Ribs/Sternum Flashcards
What serves as protection of the heart and lungs?
Bony Thorax
The bony thorax is formed by?
Sternum
12 pairs of ribs (24 rib bones total)
12 thoracic vertebrae
True or False.
The clavicles are part of the bony thorax?
False, they are not part of the bony thorax
True or False.
The sternum is directed anterior and inferiorly?
True
What is the most superior aspect of the manubrium at the level of T2-T3?
Jugular Notch (Suprasternal Notch, Manubrial Notch)
What is the articulation between the manubrium and clavicle?
Sternoclavicular Joint
What is the articulation of the manubrium and body of the sternum at the level of T4-T5?
Sternal Angle
* Junction of the 2nd costal cartilage
How many ribs attach to the body of the sternum by costal cartilage?
5
Enciform Process is another name for what part of the sternum at the level of T10?
Xiphoid Process
*Cartilaginous in early life
Ribs 1-7 are considered what?
True Ribs
* They attach to the sternum
Ribs 8-12 are considered what?
False Ribs
*They do NOT attach to the sternum but to costal cartilage
Ribs 11 and 12 are considered what?
Floating Ribs
*They have no sternal attachment but only to the vertebral body
What is the articulation of the head of the ribs and the body of the vertebrae?
Costovertebral Joint
What is the articulation of the tubercle of the ribs and the transverse process of the vertebrae?
Costotransverse Joint
Sternoclavicular Joint is classified as?
Synovial, Gliding Joint (Free movable)
Manubriosternal corresponds to what?
The Sternal Angle
Sternocostal (1st-7th ribs) are classified as?
True Ribs
- 1st rib is immoveable
- 2nd-7th ribs are freely moveable (Expansion of the Lungs)
Costochondral (1st-10th ribs) are classified as?
Cartilaginous, Synchondroses; Immoveable
Costovertebral (1st-12th ribs) are classified as?
Synovial, Gliding; Free moveable
Costotransverse (1st-10th ribs) are classified as?
Synovial, Gliding; Free moveable
What is the articulation of the Interchondral (6th-10th ribs)?
Costal Cartilage of the 6th through 10th ribs
Xiphisternal is classified as?
Immoveable
Positioning for right anterior ribs?
PA Full Chest
LAO Upper and Lower
The AP/PA Upper Ribs are taken on full?
Inspiration
An RAO Sternum the cassette is about 1 1/2 inches above what?
Jugular Notch
If a RAO Sternum cant be performed a ____ should be performed?
LPO Sternum
