Thoracic Cavity Practice Flashcards
1
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- Define the thorax anatomically
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- Region of the trunk between the neck and abdomen. Anteriorly bounded by the thoracic wall, externally bounded by the rib cage.
2
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- What are the contents of the thorax important for this class?
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- Heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea/bronchi, thymus, vagus nerve, phrenic nerve, lymphatic duct, lymph nodes, great vessels
3
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- What are the divisions of the thorax?
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- 2 pulmonary cavities containing lungs and pleural cavities, and mediastinum containing heart and aorta
4
Q
- What muscle separates the thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity?
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- Diaphragm
5
Q
- What are the cavities that make up the dorsal cavity?
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- Cranial cavity and vertebral cavity
6
Q
- What are the serous membranes?
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- Meninges, pleura, pericardium, peritoneum
7
Q
- What is a serious membrane?
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- Double layered membranes that produce serous fluid lubrication
8
Q
- What are the two openings of the thoracic cavity called?
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- Superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet) and inferior thoracic aperture (thoracic outlet)
9
Q
- What is the anterior boundary of the superior thoracic aperture?
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- Sternal manubrium and costal cartilages of 1st ribs
10
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- What is the posterior boundary of the superior thoracic aperture?
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T1
11
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- What is the lateral boundary of the superior thoracic aperture?
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- 1st ribs
12
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- What is the anterior boundary of the inferior thoracic aperture?
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- Xiphisternal joint and costal margins 7-10
13
Q
- What is the posterior boundary of the inferior thoracic aperture?
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T12
14
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- What is the lateral boundary of the inferior thoracic aperture?
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- 12th ribs
15
Q
- What does the thoracic inlet transmit?
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- Trachea, esophagus, aortic arch, superior vena cava, nerves/vessels to/from neck
16
Q
- What does the thoracic outlet transmit?
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- Diaphragm, esophagus, aorta, inferior vena cava, nerves/vessels to/from abdomen
17
Q
- What is the anterior to posterior diameter of the thoracic inlet? Transverse?
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- 5cm, 10cm
18
Q
- What is the joint between manubrium and body of the sternum?
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- Manubriosternal joint AKA sternal joint AKA Angle of Louis.
19
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- What rib level is the sternal angle at?
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- Rib 2
20
Q
- What are the three main parts of the sternum?
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- Manubrium, body, xiphoid
21
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- What rides along the costal grooves of a rib?
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- The neurovascular bundle- Costal vein, artery, and nerve
22
Q
- Does the head of a rib attach to costal cartilage or a vertebrate?
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- Vertebrate
23
Q
- Know what a demi-facet means, at approximately 9min in the 2nd thoracic cavity video
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- Go watch the video
24
Q
- What are the levels of true ribs? False? Floating?
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- 1-7, 8-12, 11-12
25
Q
- Why are they called false ribs?
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- Ribs 8-10 form one piece of cartilage attaching to the sternum
26
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- Why are they called floating ribs?
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- Ribs 11 and 12 aren’t quite attached to anything on the anterior side and “float”
27
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- What are the three main parts of the manubrium? Where is each one of them?
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- Suprasternal notch superomedial, aka jugular notch. Sternal angle at the 2nd rib. Clavicular notch at the superolateral edges for your clavicle.
28
Q
- Name all the thorax joints (7).
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- Manubriosternal, xiphisternal, sternocostal, costochondral, costovertebral, costotransverse, interchondral
29
Q
- At what level vertebrae does a straight line from anterior to posterior from the sternal angle land?
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- Between T4-T5. This is a symphysis
30
Q
- What is the above line referred to as?
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- Transthoracic plane
31
Q
- The xiphisternal joint is ________.
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- Synchondrosis
32
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- The sternocostal joint is _______ for rib 1 and _______ for ribs 2-7.
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- Synchondrosis, synovial
33
Q
- What type of joint is the costochondral joint and what does it unite?
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- Synchondrosis, sternal end of rib with costal cartilage
34
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- What type of joint is the costovertebral joint and what does it unite?
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- Synovial, head of rib with demifacets