Norm fxn- Anatomy Flashcards
This is the pleura that lines the lungs.
Visceral pleura
This is the pleura that lines the thoracic wall.
Parietal pleura
What is the superior boundaries of the thoracic inlet?
T1, rib 1, and sternum/manibrium
What are the inferior boundaries of the thoracic cavity?
T12, rib 12, costal margin, and xiphoid process
What are the 3 sites of articulation for typical thoracic vertebrae?
- Superior costal facet (own rib)
- Inferior costal facet (rib below)
- Transverse facet (tubercle of own rib)
Which ribs are true ribs?
1-7
what is truth? truth is subjective. to me, all ribs are a lie.
Which ribs articulate with the costal cartilages of ribs above them?
8-10
These are the ribs that demonstrate pump-handle motion only.
2-5
These are the ribs that demonstrate bucket-handle motion only.
6-10
Which rib has both pump and bucket handle motion?
1
Which motion do ribs 11 and 12 exert?
caliper
This is the deformity when you have a depression in the chest and u can have exercise intolerance, dyspnea, and chest pain.
Pectus excavatum
This is the deformity when u have an anterior protrusion of the sternum (pigeon chest) and can be assocaited with dyspnea, freuqent resp tract infections, and is common with scoliosis.
Pectus carinatum
Which rib comes and meets at the sternal angle?
Rib 2
The sternal angle is an important landmark for what 3 things?
The sup border of the mediastinum
The arch of the aorta
THe bifurcation of the trachea
Thoracic outlet syndrome from a cervical rib or elevated 1st rib (YEAH OPP WHAT THE F IS UP) can cause compression of what structure, leading to parethesias and/or weakness in the arm?
Brachial plexus
Which part of respiration do the external intercostals aid?
Inspiration
Which part of respiration do the internal intercostals aid?
Expiration
Which inercostals is deeper to the internal intercostals and also aid in expiration?
Innermost intercostals
This is the muscle on the underside of the rib cage, radiating down the sternum outward like a sun towards the ribs and the action is to depress costal cartilages.
Transversus thoracis muscle
What are the 4 components to the CAGE questionnaire for alcoholism?
Gone in 60 seconds
Which order is the artery, vein, and nerve situated with the rib?
deepest is vein –> artery –> nerve
VAN
Do the intercostal VAN sit above or below the rib?
Below
So if you’re throwin in a chest tube or doing a thoracentesis, do you put the needle on top or right below the rib to jam into the chest?
on top. if you put it below you can F up the nerve.
The subclavians give rise to the internal thoracic arteries, which have which branches to supply the chest wall?
Anterior intercostal arteries