Thorax and Lungs

Question 1

mediastinum and lungs lined by pleural membrane

Answer 1

thoracic cavity

Question 2

flexible, 10-12cm long with C-shaped hyaline cartilage

Answer 2

trachea

Question 3

Linus thoracic cavity

Answer 3

pleura

Question 4

lines chest cavity

Answer 4

parietal pleura

Question 5

covers the external surface of the lungs

Answer 5

visceral pleura

Question 6

fluid; stop lung sounds due to friction

Answer 6

pleural space

Question 7

decrease in oxygen and increase in respiration

Answer 7

hypoxemia

Question 8

increase in CO2 in blood

Answer 8

hypercapnia

Question 9

percussion tone, flat tone in scapula

Answer 9

resonance

Question 10

higher on left bcoz of liver

Answer 10

disphragm

Question 11

normal breathing sound of bronchovesicular

Answer 11

medium pitch and muffled

Question 12

normal breathing sound of bronchial

Answer 12

high pitch and loud

Question 13

normal breathing sound of vesicular

Answer 13

low pitched

Question 14

adventitious lung sounds

Answer 14

crackles and wheezes

Question 15

from the base of neck through diaphragm

Answer 15

thorax

Question 16

the distal portion of the trachea, elastic and not symmetric

Answer 16

lungs

Question 17

thoracic cage

Answer 17

sternum
12 pairs of ribs
12 thoracic vertebrae
muscles and cartilage

Question 18

breastbone

Answer 18

sternum

Question 19

sternum is divided into 3:

Answer 19

manubrium
body
xiphoid process

Question 20

connects laterally with clavicles and two pairs of ribs

Answer 20

manubrium

Question 21

third to the seventh rib

Answer 21

body (sternum)

Question 22

the inferior part of the sternum

Answer 22

xiphoid process

Question 23

U-shaped indentation

Answer 23

suprasternal notch

Question 24

bony ridge

Answer 24

sternal/angle of lovis

Question 25

location of 2nd rib which is referred for counting ribs/spaces

Answer 25

sternal/angle of lovis

Question 26

costal margins meeting at xiphoid process

Answer 26

costal angle

Question 27

the 11th and 12th rib

not conected to sternum, but in vertebra

Answer 27

floating ribs

Question 28

abnormal rapid breathing

Answer 28

tachypnea

Question 29

difficulty breathing

Answer 29

dyspnea

Question 30

breathing slowly than normal

Answer 30

bradypnea

Question 31

sunken sternum/breastbone

Answer 31

pectus excavatum

Question 32

breastbone protruded forward

Answer 32

pectus carinatum