Thorax Flashcards
Organization/ location of intercostal neurovasculature
Intercostal vein, artery, nerve are between internal intercostals and innermost intercostals on post/inf. rib
Where is the internal thoracic a
Post to 1-6 costal cartilages
Boundaries of Thorax
Sup: superior thoracic aperture
Inf: Diaphragm
Ant: Sternum
Post: Vertebral Column
Compartments of Thorax
R/L Pleural Cavities
Mediastinum: middle, superior, inferior, posterior
Contents of the Thoracic Wall
skin, subcutaneous tissue, ribs, intercostal mm
Functions of the Thoracic Wall
Protection, Respiration, Muscle Attachment
How many types of ribs are there?
3: true rib, false rib, floating rib
True rib
Ribs 1-7
connect directly to the sternum via costal cartilage
False Ribs
Ribs 8-10
Connect to the sternum via shared costal cartilages
Floating Ribs
Ribs 11-12
No connection to the sternum
Rib Components
Head, Neck, Shaft, Angle
Rib articular surfaces
Head->Body of vertebrae
Tubercle-> Transverse Process of vertebrae
Bony landmark on 1st rib
scalene tubercle-> Scalene m attachment that has pulled on lateral aspect of 1st rib
Rib joint classification
plane/gliding
Rib joints
costovertebral
costotranverse
sternocostal
External Intercostal
att: rib to rib (ex to sex)
ax: elevate ribs
in: intercostal n
* does not attach to costal cartilage
Internal Intercostal
att: rib to rib (in to chin)
ax: depress ribs
in: intercostal n
Innermost Intercostal
att: post surface of ribs
ax: depress ribs
in: intercostal n
Transversus Thoracis
att: posterior sternum to costal cartilages 3-7
ax: depress ribs
in: intercostal
Diaphragm attachments
att: xiphoid process, inner surface of lower ribs/ costal cartilages, lumbar vertebrae, cura of central tendon
Diaphragm innervation
phrenic n
segmental C3-5
Diaphragm action
Inspiration and maintain negative pressure in thoracic cavity