Thorax Flashcards
The jugular notch is at —– level in males and females respectively?
T2
T3
The sternal angle of louis is formed by and at the level of ……
Manubriosternal joint at T4/T5
In adolescents and young adults, the three sternal parts are joined by?
Synchodrosis 1°cartilagenous joint
The sternal body is located opposite to?
T5-T9
The sternal body is made up of ……. Parts called sternebrae and articulate by ?
4 parts
Synchodroses
The transverse ridges on the anterior surface of the sternal body represent?
The line of fusion between the 4 parts : synostosis
The 4 parts of the sternum fuse from the Superior borderT/F
False
Inferior border
The sternebrae fuse from puberty to ………
Age 25
The sternal body articulates directly with ? And paired articulation with ?
Direct articulation - 3rd - 7th rib
Paired articulation -@ manubrosternal joint - 2nd rib
The xiphoid process is cartilaginous at childhood but ossifies at
Age 40
The manubrosternal joint is a synchondrosis but later ossified
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The xiphisternal joint serves as a landmark for?
The inferior border of the heart
The upper limit of the liver
Location of central. tendon of the diaphragm
The xiphoisternal joint forms is the site for infrasternal or subcostal angle, so tell me , what is the infrasternal angle?
This is the angle formed by the meeting of the costal cartilages of the 7th-10th ribs at the side of the xiphoid bones
Xiphoid process is found at the level of ??
T10 vertebrae