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Clinical Anatomy I > Overview of the Thorax > Flashcards

Overview of the Thorax Flashcards

1
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Boundaries of the thoracic cavity

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Posterior border: Spine
Anterior border: sternum
Inferior border: diaphragm
Superior border: superior thoracic aperture

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2
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Components of thoracic wall

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Skin
Subcutaneous tissue
Ribs
Intercostal muscles

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3
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Functions of thoracic wall

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Protection
Respiration
Muscle attachment

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4
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Three types of ribs

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True (1-7)
False (8-10)
Floating (11 &12)

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5
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Name landmark A

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Superior facet

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6
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Name landmark B

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Inferior facet

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7
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Name landmark C

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Head

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8
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Name landmark D

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Neck

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9
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Name landmark E

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Costal angle

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10
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Name landmark H

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Costal groove

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11
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Name landmark J and its two subsets

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Tubercle: articular part, nonarticular part

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12
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Rib joints and their synovial classifications

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Costovertebral: head of rib to vertebral body (plane)
Costotransverse: costal tubercle to transverse process (plane)
Sternocostal: sternum to costal cartilage (plane)

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13
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Name landmark A

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Groove for subclavian vein

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14
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Name landmark B

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Groove for subclavian artery

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15
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Name landmark F

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Tubercle for anterior scalene

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16
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Name landmark A

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Clavicular notch

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17
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Name landmark B

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Jugular notch

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18
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Name landmark C

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Manubrium

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19
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Name landmark D

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Sternal angle (manubriosternal joint)

20
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Name landmark E

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Body of sternum

21
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Name landmark H

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Xiphoid process

22
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Name landmark I (red numbers)

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Costal notches

23
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External intercostal attachments

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from… rib to rib oriented from supero-lateral
to… infero-medial

24
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External intercostal actions

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elevation of ribs

25
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External intercostal innervation

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intercostal nerve (segmental)

26
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Internal & innermost intercostal attachments

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from… rib to rib oriented superior-medial
to… inferior-lateral

27
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Internal & innermost intercostal actions

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depression of ribs

28
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Internal & innermost intercostal innervation

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intercostal nerve (segmental)

29
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Transversus thoracis attachments

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from… posterior sternum
to… costal cartilages

30
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Transversus thoracis actions

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depress ribs

31
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Transversus thoracis innervation

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intercostal nerves (segmental)

32
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Diaphragm attachments

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from… xiphoid process, inner surface of the lower ribs & costal cartilages, lumbar vertebrae via the crura
to… the central tendon

33
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Diaphragm actions

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inspiration (negative thoracic pressure by inferior displacement)

34
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Diaphragm innervation

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PNS: phrenic nerve
CNS: C3-5

35
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Rami communicans relationship to sympathetic chain ganglia and intercostal nerves (include axons)

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White: preganglionic sympathetic axons and sensory axons
Gray: postganglionic sympathetic axons and sensory axons

36
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Naming convention of the intercostal nerves

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Named for the rib they are under (which rib they inhabit the costal groove)

37
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Name which thoracic nerve innervates the green star (nipple)

38
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Name which thoracic nerve innervates the blue star (xiphoid process)

39
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Name which thoracic nerve innervates the purple star (umbilicus)

40
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What types of innervation (action) does the phrenic nerve do?

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sensory, postganglionic, and motor

41
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White rami communicans

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Carry preganglionic sympathetic axons to sympathetic chain ganglia and abdominal ganglia
Sensory axons from viscera to spinal cord

42
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Gray rami communicans

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Carry postganglionic sympathetic axons from the sympathetic chain to the spinal nerves for distribution through the dorsal and ventral rami
Sensory axons from the viscera to the spinal cord

43
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Draw thoracic arterial supply

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Compare to drawing

44
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Draw thorax venous drainage

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Compare to Drawing

45
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Draw thorax lymphatic drainage

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Compare to drawing

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