Unit One Thoracic Wall Flashcards
AKA of upper thoracic aperture
Thoracic inlet
Upper thoracic aperture anterior portion
Manubrium
Upper thoracic aperture lateral portion
Medial margin of rib 1
Upper thoracic aperture of posterior portion
T1 vertebrae
What membrane is present at the upper thoracic aperture
Suprapleural membrane
The thoracic inlet contains what
Apices of lungs, brachiocephalic artery and vein, subclavian arteries and veins, trachea, esophagus, vagus and phrenic nerves, sympathetic trunk
Anterior portion of lower thoracic aperture
Xiphoid process
AKA of lower thoracic aperture
Thoracic outlet
Anterior lateral portion of lower thoracic aperture
Costal margin of ribs 1 to 10
Posterior lateral portion of lower thoracic aperture
End of rib 11 and rib 12
Posterior portion of lower thoracic aperture
Body of T12
What closes the thoracic outlet
Diaphragm
Manubriosternal joint found at
T4 and T5
Aka of manubriosternal joint
Sternal angle
What type of joint at manubriosternal joint
Secondary, symphysis
Xiphisternal joint located at
T9 and T10
What type of joint is xiphisternal joint
Secondary, symphysis
Sternocostal joints contain how many different types of joints
Two
What is the first rib joint on the sternocostal joint
Primary, synchondrosis
What type of joint is the 2nd to 7th rib of the sternocostal joints
Synovial
Where are the interchondral joints
7th to 10th ribs
What type of joint is interchondral joint
Small synovial
What are the two costovertebral joints
Costocoporeal joint and costotransverse joint
Costocoporeal joint is between
Head of rib and demifacet of vertebral body