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Thorax Flashcards

1
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Supplies and drains posterior and posterolateral ribcage.

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Posterior Wall

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2
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Supplies and drains anterior and anterolateral ribcage

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Anterior Wall

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3
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Drainage pattern of veins is _________.

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Symmetrical

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4
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The right and left brachiocephalic vein merged together form the ________.

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Superior Vena Cava

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5
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This vessel drains blood from right side of head and neck.

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Right Internal Jugular Vein

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6
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This vessel drains blood from right upper limb.

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Right Subclavian Vein

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7
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This vessel drains blood from left side of head and neck.

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Left Internal Jugular Vein

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8
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This vessel drains blood from left upper limb.

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Left Subclavian Vein

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9
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Branching pattern of the arteries is _________.

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Asymmetrical

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10
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This vessel supplies head, limbs, and trunk.

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Aorta

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11
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The brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid a, and the left subclavian a all branch off the _________.

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Arch of the Aorta

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12
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The right common carotid a and subclavian a come together to form _______.

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Brachiocephalic Trunk

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13
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This vessel supplies blood to right side of head and neck.

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Right Common Carotid Artery

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14
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This vessel supplies blood to right upper limb.

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Right Subclavian Artery

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15
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This vessel supplies blood to left side of head and neck.

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Left Common Carotid Artery

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16
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This vessel supplies blood to left upper limb.

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Left Subclavian Artery

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17
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An area of the thorax (located in the midline; ‘a wall that stands between’) that contains many important structure like:

  1. Trachea and esophagus
  2. Heart and Great Vessels
  3. Right and Left Phrenic Nerves = Ventral rami of C3-5 spinal nerves.
  4. Right and Left vagus nerves
  5. Thymus gland
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Mediastinum

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18
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In the adult heart, right and left sides are separate, forming a __________.

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Double Circuit

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19
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Which side of the heart deals with only deoxygenated blood?

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Right

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20
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Which side deals with the more demanding job: oxygenated blood being sent all over the body?

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Left

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21
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These vessels Are associated with some additional heart structures: septum and sulcus.

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Coronary

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22
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This structure is the wall between two atrium or ventricle.

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Septum

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23
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This structure is the ditch or groove.

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Sulcus

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24
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There is always an artery and a vein that lie in a _____.

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Sulcus

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25
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This system of blood vessels transports blood to and from the cardiac muscle tissue of the heart itself.

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Coronary Circulation

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26
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An enlarged pouch-like vein.

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Sinus

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27
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Draw and Label the Coronary Circulation

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Page 46

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28
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These vessels carry blood away from the heart and supply blood. They have thick walls.

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Arteries

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29
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These vessels drain blood back to the heart. They have thin walls.

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Veins

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30
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Deoxygenated blood is regenerated in the _____.

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Lungs

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31
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Draw and Label the Blood flow from the heart to body.

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Pg. 48

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32
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Early development of the heart occurs _____ of the developing thorax. The heart later pushes its way into its ________, like a fist.

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Outside, Celomic Cavity

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33
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The adult female human body contains fewer celomic spaces than males because males have _____ additional external celoms.

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Two

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34
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Two celomic spaces are in the _____.

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Thorax

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35
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Celoms associated with lungs is called _____.

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Pleural Cavities (L and R)

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36
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The outer lining of the lungs is called the _____.

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Parietal Pleura

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37
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The inner lining (folded around lungs) of the lungs is called the ______.

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Visceral Pleura

38
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Celoms associated with the heart is called ______.

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Pericardial Cavity

39
Q

The outer lining of the heart is called the _____.

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Parietal Pericardium

40
Q

The inner lining of the heart is called the ______.

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Visceral Pericardium

41
Q

Celoms associated with the abdominal and pelvic organs is called ______.

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Peritoneal Cavity or Peritoneum

42
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The outer lining of the abdominal and pelvic organs is called the _____.

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Parietal Peritoneum

43
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The inner lining of the abdominal and pelvic organs is called the _____.

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Visceral Peritoneum

44
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The ________ is a muscular partition (also a general term for a sheet like muscle that forms a partition) that forms the boundary between two regions: thoracic and abdominal.

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Diaphragm

45
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Only _______ have a muscular diaphragm.

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Mammals

46
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The diaphragm is _______ skeletal muscle, and it originates from ______ somites in the embryo.

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Hypaxial, Cervical

47
Q

The diaphragm is innervated by ______.

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Phrenic Nerve

48
Q

The phrenic nerve is derived from _____.

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Ventral Rami C3-C5 (keep diaphragm alive)

49
Q

At which thoracic vertebrae is the Inferior Vena Cava at?

A

T 8

50
Q

At which thoracic vertebrae is the Esophagus at?

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T 10

51
Q

At which thoracic vertebrae is the Descending Aorta at?

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T 12

52
Q

The spinal chord runs through a canal called the ________.

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Vertebral Canal

53
Q

The vertebral canal is formed by all of the separate ______ stacked atop one another.

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Vertebrae

54
Q

Spinal nerves emerge from the vertebral canal via the ______.

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Intervertebral Formina

55
Q

Coverings of spinal cord and brain.

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Spinal Meninges

56
Q

Tough mother, outermost covering of the spinal cord.

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Dura Mater

57
Q

The middle layer of the meninges and it is closely associated with the overlying dura mater.

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Arachnoid Mater

58
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A delicate, innermost, tight fitting sheath around the spinal cord.

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Pia Mater

59
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The space between the arachnoid and pia mater.

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Subarachnoid Space

60
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Its a one way street that contains sensory neurons only.

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Dorsal Roots

61
Q

Cell bodies of sensory neurons are called ______.

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Dorsal Root Ganglion

62
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Its a one way street that contains motor neurons only.

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Ventral Roots

63
Q

This contains both motor and sensory neurons.

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Spinal Nerve

64
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What does rami mean?

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Two way street

65
Q

Dorsal Ramus and Ventral Ramus both have what kind of neurons?

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Sensory and Motor Neurons.

66
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Ventral and dorsal parts

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Frontal Plane

67
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Right and left halves

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Mid Saggital

68
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Cranial and Caudal parts

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Transverse Plan

69
Q

These four divisions thorax, abdomen, pelvis, perineum form the _____.

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Trunk

70
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The segmental embryonic cells. Lie in pairs along developing spinal cord.

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Somites

71
Q

Since vertebrates like us are segmental animals: we exhibit _______ ______ of structures along the longitudinal axis of the body.

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Serial reptition

72
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Vertebrae and ribs, axial muscles (back and abs), urogenital system, and skin are derived from -____.

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Somites

73
Q

Digestive system, respiratory, and body cavities (celoms) do not derive from _____.

A

Somites

74
Q

Vertebral column, ribs and sternum, Pelvis or Oscoxae make up

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Axial Skeleton

75
Q

This replaces notochord as main body support, protects spinal cord, bears body weight

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Vertebral column

76
Q

Upper and lower limbs and shoulder and pelvic girdles

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Appendicular Skeleton

77
Q

This provides more attachment for muscles.

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Vertebral processes

78
Q

Connects bone to bone.

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Ligaments

79
Q

Each acts as a shock absorber for vertebrae

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Intervertebral Disk

80
Q

Nucleus pulposus emerges through tear in an fibrosus presses a nerve (slipped)

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Herniated disk

81
Q

A single whole is called ____

A

Foramen

82
Q

When a vertebra is not articulated with another, the intervertebral foramina are called ______.

A

Notches

83
Q

There two general types of curvature: primary and secondary. What is the difference?

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Primary is from c shaped fetal vertebral column and secondary is from later for upright posture

84
Q

Abnormal thoracic curvature is called ___

A

Kyphosis

85
Q

Prominent lumbar curvature is called ____

A

Lordosis

86
Q

Abnormal lateral curvature is called ____.

A

Scoliosis

87
Q

Muscles occur in sets called ___.

A

Antagonistic pairs

88
Q

Extension of head neck and back is the bilateral action for ___ muscles.

A

Epaxial

89
Q

Lateral flexion of head and neck and back is the unilateral action for ___ muscles.

A

Epaxial

90
Q

What nerve innervates epaxial muscles?

A

Dorsal rami

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