Thorax and Diaphragm Flashcards
What is the superior thoracic aperture/anatomical thoracic inlet bound by? (4)
- T1 posteriorly
2, First pair of ribs laterally - Costal cartilage of the first rib anteriorly
- Superior border of the manubrium anteriorly.
What is the inferior thoracic aperture/thoracic outlet bound by? (4)
- T12 posteriorly
- 11th and 12th pair of ribs
- Costal cartilage of ribs 7 through 10 anteriorly
- Xiphisternal joint anteriorly
What does the thoracic cage do?
Protects heart and lungs
`What level is the sternal angle at?
At the lower border of T4 vertebra.
What are the bones of the thoracic cage?
Sternum
12 pairs of ribs
Where does the manubriosternal joint pass through?
T4-5
Describe the structure of the 1st rib.
Broad and flat with it’s surfaces looking upwards and downwards.
What is the one articular facet of the first rib for?
Articulation with the body of the first thoracic vertebra (T1).
What are the two shallow grooves of the upper surface of the first rib separated by?
Scalene tubercle.
What are the two grroves of the upper surface of the body of the first rib for?
Attachment of the anterior scalene muscle.
What does the anterior groove lodge?
Subclavian vein
What does the posterior groove lodge?
Subclavian artery and the lowest trunk of the brachial plexus.
What is any joint between the rib and the vertebra?
Synovial plane joint
What type of joint are the joints between two vertebral bodies?
Secondary cartilaginous.
What does the head of the rib articulate with?
Body of the thoracic vertebra of the same number as well as the body of the vertebra above it.
Name the joint in which the head of the rib articulates with the body of the thoracic vertebra of the same number as well as the body of the vertebra above it.
Costovertebral joint
Costovertebral joints=?
Synovial plane joints.
What does the tubercle of a rib articulate with?
The transverse process of the thoracic vertebra of the same number
Where does the tubercle of a rib articulate w the transverse process of the thoracic vertebra of the same number?
Costotransverse joint
Costotransverse joints=?
Synovial plane joints
What happens to the diaphragm when it contracts?
It goes up (rlly good anatomical vocab here)
Do bucket handle and pump handle movements occur on inspiration or expiration?
Inspiration
Why does bucket handle and pump handle movements occur on inspiration?
To increase volume.
What is the arterial blood supply of the thoracic wall?
Posterior intercostal arteries
Anterior intercostal arteries
Branches of axillary arteries
Describe posterior intercostal arteries
Branch of mainly descending thoracic aorta
Describe anterior intercostal arteries
Branch of internal thoracic artery
List the different opart of the venous drainage system of the thoracic wal.
Azygos
Hemiazygos accessory hemiazygos venous system
Internal thoracic veins
Name the space between ribs.
Intercostal space