Thoracic Wall and Lung Cavities Flashcards
Infrasternal angle is also called the…
subcostal angle
True ribs are #’s…
1-7
False ribs are #’s…
8-10
Floating ribs are #’s…
11-12
Second rib attaches to the sternum at the ….
sternal angle or angle of lewis
Typical Ribs are #’s…
3-9
typical ribs have what 4 parts?
head, tubercle, shaft or body, and angle of rib
head of rib articulates with
body of vertebra
tubercle of rib articulates with
transverse process of corresponding vertebra
shaft or body has a groove on its ….surface that houses the passage of ….
inferior surface, intercostal vein, artery and nerve
angle of rib is also called
costal angle
angle of rib is just lateral to the typical site of insertion of ….muscle. and is frequent site of rib…
iliocostalis; fracture
where does the anterior scalene muscle insert?
1st rib
on either side of the anterior scalene muscle are grooves on the rib for subclavian vein and artery, which one is anterior and which is posterior?
vein anterior, artery posterior
Where does the posterior scalene muscle attach?
second rib
ribs 8, 9 and 10 have costal extensions that attach to the costal cartilage of the rib which creates the ….of the thoracic cage.
costal margin
function of free ribs
protect kidney
percentage of population that have a 13th rib
0.5-1%
What does the 13th rib cause?
thoracic outlet syndrome
neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome causes… by compressing … and …nerve roots.
ulnar nerve parasthesia; C8 and T1
what percentage of patients with a cervical rib have neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrom? What is this called?
10%; ulnar neuropathy or Klumpke’s palsy
manubrium is the attachment of which ribs?
1 and 2
body is the attachment of which ribs?
2-7
xiphoid process lies where?
T10 level
what is the sternal anomaly where the chest is sunken in? and what is associated with it?
pectus excavatum; mitral valve prolapse
What is the sternal anomaly where the chest is projecting?
pectus carinatum
What is associated with increased incidents of heart defects?
premature sternal fusion
what sternal anomaly has holes in the sternum?
sternal fistula
Costovertebral joint is what kind of joint?
synovial
Where is the costovertebral joint?
between the head of rib and body of vertebra
Costotransverse joint is between…
rib tubercle and transverse process of vertebra
Sternocostal joint is where?
cartilaginous joint between 1st rib and manubrium
sternocostal joint is…
synovial and between 2-7 and sternum
costochondrial joint is…
union of rib with hyaline cartilage of same rib
costochondrial joint is aka
synchondrosis joint