Respiratory Workbook Dry Room Flashcards
which bones articulate with the manubrium at its superolateral angles?
clavicles
The clavicle articulates with the manubrium - what joint is this?
sternoclavicular joints
what type of joint is a sternoclavicular joint?
synovial saddle
What is the name given to the notch formed by the superior border of the manubrium?
Jugular Notch
AT what vertebral level is the Xiphoid process located?
T9-T10
At what level is the sternomanubrial joint located?
T5
Facets for the 2nd costal cartilage. With which component parts of the sternum do these articulate?
Manubrium
body of sternum
The bodies of which thoracic vertebra will the head of rib 7 articulate?
T6 and T7
With which thoracic vertebral structure does the tubercle of a typical rib articulate?
transverse process
Which structures lies in the costal groove?
ribs
intercostal nerves and vessels
Which ribs are true ribs?
1-7
Which ribs are false ribs?
8-12
Which ribs are floating ribs?
11-12
A true rib
articulates with a single vertebrae
A false rib
attaches to the sternum via cartilage
1st rib structure
short, wide, flat
1st ribs articulates with
only a single vertebra (T1)
Scalene tubercle
for the attachment of the anterior scalene muscle of the neck
(an accessory respiratory muscle)
Shape of typical thoracic vertebra
heart shaped
structures passing though the vertebra foramen
spinal cord
dura/arachnoid mater