Superficial Thorax Flashcards
(106 cards)
What are the boundries of the thorax
- between the neck and abdomen
- contains heart and lungs
- diaphragm separates abdominal cavity
what makes up the thoracic wall
vertebrae
ribs
sternum
muscles
what type of fascia is seen in the thorax
- superficial
- deep
what is special about the superficial fascia of the thorax
it is just like the hypodermis elsewhere
what is special about the deep fascia of the thorax
it is named for the muscles or structures beneath and is thin
exp.
- pectoral fascia
- clavopectoral fascia
- endothoracic fascia
how many vertebrae are found in the thorax
12 thoracic vertebrae and their discs
** should really reveiw the thoracic v. from the back section
how many pairs of ribs?
there will be 12 pairs of ribs with their costal cartilage a long with the sternum
how many true ribs
the 1st 7
how many are false ribs
8-10
how many are floating ribs
11 and 12
what ribs are typical
ribs 3-9 are typical
what does a typical rib contain
- head
- neck
- tubercle
- body
what is found on the head of the rib
2 facets separated by crest of head
what is found on the tubercle of the rib
- articular part
- nonarticular part
what is the articular part of the tubercle of the rib
this articulated with the transverse process of the lower of the two vertebrae to which the head is connected
what is the non articular part of the tubercle of the rib
for attachment to the ligament of the tubercle
what are the atypical ribs
ribs 1, 2, 10, 11, 12
what makes rib 1 atypical
- broadest, shortest, widest rib
- 2 grooves ( 1 for subclavian a. and one for sublavian v.)
- separated by scalene tubercle
what is an attachment site for anterior scalene m
the scalene tubercle on the 1st rib
what makes rib 2 atypical
- articulates with sternum at level of sternal angle
- head has 2 facets to articulate with bodies of T1 and T2
- tubersoity for serratus anterior
what makes 10 rib atypical
only has 1 facet
what makes 11, 12th ribs atypical
they only have 1 facet and they are short wiht NO necks or tubercles
what are part of the sternum
- manubrium
- sternal angle
- xiphoid process
what can be found on the manubrium
- level of T3 or T4
- jugular notch