Thoracic Wall And Lungs Flashcards
What type of joint is the Manubriosternal joint and the xiphisternal joint
Symphysis joint
- but xiphisternal joint ossifies and becomes a synostosis joint
Superior thoracic aperture border
Posterior: T1
Lateral: medial border rib 1 and coastal cartilage
Anterior: superior Manubrium
Superior thoracic aperture content
Pleural cavity, apex of lungs, brachial plexus, subclavian A&V, esophagus, trachea, common corotid A, internal jugular A, phrenic N, vagus N
Inferior thoracic aperture border
Post: T12
Lat: rib 12, tip of rib 11, rib 10, coastal margin
Ant: xyphoid process
Inferior thoracic aperture content
Almost all of diaphragm, esophagus, inferior vena cava, aorta
Sternocoast joint types
Rib 1 + manubrium = synchondrosis
Rib 2-7 + sternum = synovial planar jt
Costotransverse jt
Coastal tubercle of rib and articulate facet on TP of vertebrae
- synovial planar
Costovertebral Jt
Synovial
Ribs 2-9 + demifacet of 2 adj vertebrae
- vertebrae at same level and level above
Rib 1,10-12 + demifacet of 1 adj vertebrae at same level
Costovertebral joint ligaments
Radiate lig (intrinsic)
Intra articular (extrinsic from rib head to intervertebral disk)
Direction of external and internal intercostal
External: anterior and inferior
Internal and inner most: posterior and inferior
Branches of ventral rami thoracic spinal nerves
1 motor branch to each or the 3 intercostal muscles within each space
3 cutaneous branches in each space
- lateral cutaneous
- ant cutaneous
- post cutaneous
Travel between internal and inner most intercostal muscle
Subclavian A feeds into ___ which runs parallel to the ___ and then branches into the ___ which runs in the intercostal space
Internal thoracic, anterior internal thoracic A
Posterior intercostal A is a branch of ___\
Descending aorta
Visceral pleura of lung is in touch with ___ and parietal pleura is in touch with ___
Lung tissue, rib cage
What are gutters formed by
Parts of the parietal pleura become continuous with one another