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Bony Thorax 125
Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Bony Thorax is formed by? | Sternum |
| The Bony Thorax is formed by? | 12 pairs of ribs |
| The Bony Thorax is formed by? | 12 thoracic vertebrae |
| What aspect of the bony thorax is longer then the other? | Posterior |
| The sternum is centered on the? | Midline |
| What is the superior part of the sternum? | Manubrium |
| What is the middle part of the sternum? | Body |
| What is the Inferior part of the sternum? | Xiphoid Process |
| What is the joint between the Manubrium and the body? | Sternal Angle |
| The sternum provides attachment for costal cartilages of? | The first seven pairs of ribs at lateral borders |
| The Ribs are numbered | Superiorly to Inferiorly |
| The Rib numbers corresponds to the __________ to which it attaches | Thoracic Vertebra |
| What Rib is shortest and broadest? | 1st Rib |
| The ribs Increase in length from? | 1-7 |
| The ribs decrease in length from? | 7-12 |
| What are the false ribs? | 8-12 |
| __________ ends lie lower than the vertebral ends | Anterior |
| Posterior ends are also known as? | Vertebral ends |
| Ribs 1-7 are known as ____________ which attach directly to sternum | True Ribs |
| There are 5 pairs of ___________ which attach indirectly to the sternum via costal cartilage | False Ribs |
| Rib pairs 11 and 12 are known as _________ which attach only to the vertebrae | Floating Ribs |
| The __________ articulates with the body of the vertebra | Head of Ribs |
| The ________ articulates with transverse process of the vertebra | Tubercule |
| The sternal end is the? | Anterior part of the rib |
| The articulation of the Head of Ribs with the vertebral bodies form the? | Costovertebral Joints |
| The articulation of the Tubercule of the Ribs with the T-Spine form the? | Costotransverse Joints |
| The Sternal Angle is located at | T4/T5 |
| Ribs ________ are both False Ribs and Floating Ribs | 11-12 |
| Jugular Notch is located at | T2/T3 |
| Xiphoid Process is located at | T9/T10 |
| Defined as ribs above the diaphragm | Upper Ribs |
| Defined as ribs below the diaphragm | Lower Ribs |