Thoracic Wall & Lung Cavities Flashcards
Ribs 1-7
Attach to sternum anteriorly
Ribs 8-10
False ribs
Costal cartilage
Ribs 11-12
Lack costal cartilage
Intercostal VAN
Groove on inferior shaft of rib
What do iliocostalis muscles do?
Prevent surgery when ribs break, just lateral to costal angle
Subclavian Vein & Artery
Run anteriorly and posterior to attachment of anterior scalene
Arterial TOS
Compression of subclavian artery
Neurogenic TOS
Inferior trunk of brachial plexus is elevated by cervical rib
C8 and T1 compressed leading to ulnar nerve paresthesia
Thoracic Aperture
Formed by T1, 1st rib and superior border of manubrium
Around 2nd rib
Angle of Lewis
Junction of manubrium and sternum
Bifurcation of trachea
Pectus excavatum
Shrunken sternum
Pectus carinatum
Ridge projects anteriorly
Premature sternal fusion
Increased incidence of heart defects
Sternal fistula
Holes in sternum
Congenital heart defects
Type of costovertebral joint
Synovial