Respiratory Anatomy Flashcards
What is the function of the thoracic wall?
- to protect the lungs/heart
- to permit the movements associated with respiration
What structures comprise the thoracic wall?
- sternum
- vertebrae T1-T12
- ribs 1-12
List the six parts of the sternum.
- jugular notch
- clavicular notch
- manubrium
- sternomanubrial joint
- body of sternum
- xiphoid process
Where do the clavicles articulate with the manubrium?
- superolateral angles at the sternoclavicular joint in the clavicular notch
Name the type of joint present in the sternoclavicular joint.
- synovial saddle
Where would you find the jugular notch?
- superior border of the manubrium
At which vertebral level is the sternomanubrial joint located?
- T4/5
At which vertebral level is the xiphoid process located?
- T9
What articulates with the manubrium and the body of the sternum?
- the facets for the second costal cartilages
Give features of the typical ribs.
- rounded superior border
- sharp inferior border
- head
- neck
- tubercle
- angle
- costal sulcus/groove
- pit for costal cartilage
- attachment of ribs/costal cartilage
With which vertebrae do the ribs articulate?
- the vertebrae of the same number as the rib
- the one above this one
What articulates with the tubercle of the rib?
- the transverse process
What lies within the costal groove?
- intercostal nerves
- intercostal veins
- intercostal arteries
Which ribs are termed true ribs?
- Ribs 1-7
Which ribs are termed false ribs?
- Ribs 8-10
Which ribs are termed floating ribs?
- Ribs 11 and 12
Describe the first rib.
- atypical, true rib
- short, wide and flat
- articulates with a single vertebra - T1
- two shallow, hortizontal grooves crossing its superior surface
- a scalene tubercle
What is the scalene tubercle?
- present for the attachment of the anterior scalene muscle of the neck
What lies in the shallow grooves of the first rib?
- the subclavian vein and artery
Which ribs are directly attached to the sternum and how to the other ribs attach?
- ribs 1-7 attach directly
- the false ribs attach to the preceding costal cartilage
What is the primary muscle used for breathing in the newborn?
- the diaphragm
What is found within the intercostal space?
- three layers of intercostal muscle
- intercostal nerve
- posterior and anterior intercostal vein and artery
Name the muscles and their orientation that reside in the intercostal space.
- external intercostal - inferio-anteriorly
- internal intercostal - inferio-posteriorly
- innermost intercostal - varying
Where is the neurovascular bundle located?
- between the internal and the innermost intercostal muscles, in the costal groove
What is the neurovascular bundle is comprised of?
- intercostal vein
- intercostal artery
- intercostal nerve
Where is the normal placement for a chest drain and why?
- the 5th intercostal space in the mid-axillary line
- the needle should be inserted above the rib to avoid damaging the neurovascular structures
What is a dermatome?
- an area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve
List the dermatome areas of the sternal angle, nipple area, umbilicus and the inguinal region.
- sternal angle - T2
- nipple area - T4
- umbilicus - T10
- inguinal region - L1
The ventral rami supplies which dermatomes?
- those of the anterolateral thoracic wall
The dorsal rami supplies which dermatomes?
- those of the posterior thoracic wall
What is lymph?
- essentially plasma which has leaked from capillary beds due to high hydrostatic pressures
Which tissues do not have lymphatic drainage?
- cartilage
- eyes
- inner ear
- brain
- spinal cord