Thorax 1

Question 1

what is the bony cage

Answer 1

vertebral column
ribs
sternum

Question 2

what is in the intercostal spaces

Answer 2

intercostal muscles
intercostal (veins, arteries, nerves (VAN))

Question 3

What is the sternum made up of

Answer 3

manubrium
body of sternum
xiphoid process

Question 4

how far does the body of the sternum span

Answer 4

T5-T9

Question 5

what is the sternal angle

Answer 5

manubriosternal joint (level of second costal cartilage (T4-T5))

Question 6

what makes up the superior thoracic aperture

Answer 6

1st thoracic vertebrae
1st pair of ribs
manubrium

Question 7

what makes up the inferior thoracic aperture

Answer 7

t12
ribs 11 and 12
costal margin
xiphosternal joint
(diaphragm)

Question 8

great vessels of the heart

Answer 8

SVC
Aorta
Pulmonary Trunk

Question 9

how does the SVC branch

Answer 9

Right and left brachiocephalic veins
- each have an internal jugular and subclavian veins

Question 10

three parts of the aorta

Answer 10

1. ascending aorta
2. arch of the aorta
3. descending aorta/thoracic aorta

Question 11

parts of the arch of the aorta

Answer 11

1. brachiocephalic trunk
2. left common carotid
3. left subclavian