Thoracic Anatomy

Question 1

What make up the borders of the thoracic inlet?

Answer 1

first thoracic vertebra (T1)
first rib
manubrium of sternum

Question 2

What is the pulmonary ligament?

Answer 2

attaches lungs to the dorsal body wall

Question 3

What is the cupula pleurae?

Answer 3

The dome-shaped pleura at the cranial edge of the pleural cavity

Question 4

What is the plica vena cavae?

Answer 4

A thin sheet of fascia that reflects of the mediastinum and diaphragm to wrap around the caudal vena cava

Question 5

What is the name given to vertebrae when their arch does not fuse?

Answer 5

spina bifida

Question 6

What is the name given to vertebrae that fuse with adjacent vertebrae?

Answer 6

block vertebrae

Question 7

What is syndactyly?

Answer 7

Failure of digits to separate

Question 8

What is notomelia?

Answer 8

Extra limb originating from axial skeleton

Question 9

What is the name for fuse joints?

Answer 9

ankylosis

Question 10

What is the name for crooked limbs?

Answer 10

arthrogyrposis