respiratory Flashcards
(53 cards)
vertebra where larynx becomes trachea, and pharynx becomes oesophagus?
at the level of C6
which region type gets its own blood/lymphatics/nerve?
bronchopulmonary segment and their respective lobes
the skeleton components of larynx?
epiglottis, thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage, and 2x arytenoid cartilage.
the entrance to the larynx called?
laryngeal inlet
from a superior view, what is the narrowest structure of larynx, with the two components?
glottis (uncertain), and it is composed of rima glottidis (opening) and vocal cords
list ribs types and numbers?
1-7 real, 8-10 false, 11-12 floating
sternal angle level
rib 2
type of cartilage in sternocostal joints?
synovial
describe in detail the rib and its articulations?
head: body of the vertebra
neck
rib tubercle: transverse process of vertebra
shaft/body
rib angle (shaft slightly changes)
the costal groove (inferiorly deep in costal ribs)
list the main intercostal muscles from superficial to deep:
external
internal
innermost
what part of the thyroid is anterior to tracheal cartilages 2-4?
isthmus
breast tissue main function?
lactation
viscera meaning?
vital organs
where does the intercostal neuro-vascular bundle lie between?
internal and innermost intercostal muscle layers
nerve supply from which rami for intercostal spaces
anterior ramus (ventral)
blood supply of intercostal structures?
posterior:
thoracic aorta
azygous vein
anterior:
Internal thoracic artery, internal thoracic vein both run along the sternum and originate from subclavian
diaphragm nerve supply?
c3-5 anterior rami and runs above lateral heart aspects (supplies fibrous pericardium)
diaphragm attachment to which bones?
L1-L3 bodies, sternum, lower 6 ribs and costal cartilages
what is a costal margin?
it is the two imaginary lines drawn in a diagonal way for the inferior parts of the anterior chest.
where does the breast tissues drain (lymph)?
medial quadrants parasternal nodes
lateral quadrants axillary nodes
what is the delto-pectoral groove and what major structure passes through it?
between the deltoid and pactoralis major, and cephalic vein passes through it.
what are the muscles in the anteriolateral chest wall?
serratus anterior (long thoracic nerve c5-c7, when paralysis--> winged scapula) goes like the exam of chest expansion latissimus dorsi, goes like a line in the axillary area
a muscle attached to scapula and runs along neck?
scalenus anterior, posterior and medius
nerve supplement of brachial muscles
brachial plexus c5-c8 and T1