Ribs Flashcards
Which ribs are called true ribs?
aka - typical ribs
1 - 7
Which ribs are called false ribs?
8 - 12
How do the ‘false’ ribs connect with the sternum?
7TH RIB COSTAL CARTILAGE
What is the additional name given to ribs 11 - 12?
FLOATING RIBS
unattached anteriorly
Which rib is the longest rib?
7
Which ribs are the ‘typical’ ribs?
2 - 10
What are the 4 characteristics of ‘typical’ ribs?
HEAD \+ NECK \+ TUBERCLE \+ SHAFT
What do the 2 facets at the head of the ‘typical’ rib articulate with?
2 VERTEBRAL BODIES
What is the neck of a ‘typical’ rib located between?
HEAD
and
TUBERCLE
On the tubercle of a ‘typical rib’ is a facet that articulates with a ________.
TVP
Which directions does the shaft of a ‘typical rib’ go off the vertebral body?
POSTERIOR \+ INFERIOR \+ LATERAL
What is the costal groove on the shaft of the ‘typical’ rib for?
COSTAL NERVE
The superior costal facet articulates with the head of the rib of the _________ number.
SAME
T4 - RIB 4
The inferior costal facet articulates with the head of the __________ rib.
INFERIOR
T4 - RIB 5
Name the facet which articulates with the tubercle of the rib of the same number?
TRANSVERSE COSTAL FACET
The transverse costal facet on T4 articulates with the tubercle of rib number ____.
4
Name the facet which articulates with the head of the rib of the same number?
SUPERIOR COSTAL FACET
Name the facet which articulates with the head of the inferior rib?
INFERIOR COSTAL FACET
Name the 3 atypical ribs?
1 \+ 11 \+ 12
What makes atypical ribs.. atypical?
ATYPICAL ARTICULATE WITH ONLY 1 VERTEBRAL BODY
numerically corresponding
What is the name of the tubercle on rib 1?
SCALENE TUBERCLE
anterior scalene muscle attaches
What are the grooves on rib 1 for?
SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY AND VEIN
Ribs 11 and 12 have a small _______ on the head of the rib.
FACET
Name the two things ribs 11 and 12 do not have, as well as what it does not connect to?
NO NECK \+ NO TUBERCLE \+ TRANSVERSE PROCESS
