Thorax 4 Flashcards
anterior border of posterior mediastinum
pericardial sac
superior border of posterior mediastinum
transverse thoracic plane (T4)
inferior border of posterior mediastinum
thoracic surface of diaphragm
posterior border of posterior mediastinum
border of T5- T12 vertebrate
what does the azygos vein link
SVC and IVC (on the right side)
what drains the left side of the posterior thoracic wall
hemiazygos
accessory hemiazygos
left superior intercostal
what is contained within posterior mediastinum
mediastinal surface of lungs
3 visceral branches of descending aorta
bronchial arteries
oesophageal artery
pericardial artery
3 parietal branches of descending aorta
superior phrenic
posterior intercostals
subcostals
what joins the diaphragm onto the lumbar vertebrate
left and right crus
what is the medial arcuate ligament
thickening of fascia over psoas (ends in l so more lateral than median)
3 types of arcuate ligament
medial, median and lateral
where is the median arcuate ligament found
over aorta
where is the lateral arcuate ligaments found
thickening of fascia over quadrates lumborum
3 borders of anterior triangle of neck
midline of trachea
inferior border of mandible
anterior border of SCM
3 borders of posterior triangle
posterior border of SCM
anterior border of trapezius
midthird of clavicle
nerve supply to SCM
accessory
attachments of trapezius
occipital bone to lateral 1/3rd of clavicle and acromion process
4 branches of subclavian artery
internal thoracic (goes down) thyrocervical trunk (falls first) costocervical trunk vertebral (into brain)
where does the thoracic duct drain
where the IJV rises up from the subclavian vein
