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Anatomy exam II Thorax

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The _____ is the superior part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen   thorax  
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The thorax consists of the ________ and the surrounding ___________.   thoracic cavity; thoracic wall  
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The thoracic cavity contins the ______ and the _____, which are separated by a medican mass of tissue, the _________   lungs; pleurae; mediastinum  
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The thoracic wall contains the __________ muscles, blood vessels, and nerves   thoracic skeleton  
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The thoracic cavity consists of: right and left _______, each surroundsing a ____   pleural cavities; lung  
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The thoracic cavity consits of: a central mass of tissue, the _____, that separates the R and L plural cavity and the lung   mediastinum  
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The thoracic skeleton constists of: _____, _____, ______   the sternum; 12 pairs of ribs and costal cartilage; 12 thoracic vertebrae  
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The sternum has 3 parts: _____, _____, ______.   manubrium; body of sternum; and xiphoid process  
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The manubrium has a ________ that articulates with the clavicle and the 1st costal cartilages   superior jugular notch  
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What is the articulation between the manubrium and the body of the sternum? What does it form?   manubriosternal joint; sternal angle  
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What is the sternal angle also known as?   Angle of Louis  
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What does the sternal angle indicate? (4)   1. the level of the intervertebral disc between T4/T5 2. marks the superior level of the pericardium 3. shows the level of the beginning and end of the aortic arch 4. where the trachea bifurcates into the R and L main bronchi  
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What does the xipoid process indicate? (3)   1. level of the superior border of the liver 2. inferior border of the heart 3. central tendon of the diaphragm  
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Where is the xiphisternal joint?   T9  
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The ribs terminate ________ in the costal cartilage   anteriorly  
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Each rib consists of a _____, _____, _____, _____.   head, neck, tubercle and shaft  
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The head of a typical rib is wedge-shaped and has two facets separated by _______   crest of the head  
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The shaft has a costal groove on the _______   inferior margin of its internal surface  
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The _____ and _____ lie in the costal groove and are protected by ______   intercostal vein and artery; bone  
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The __________ of the costal groove is not typically protected by bone and isn't really part of the groove   intercostal nerve  
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______ have costal cartilage that articulate directly with the sternum (ribs _____)   true ribs (1-7)  
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______ have costal cartilage that do not articulate wit hthe sternum (ribs ____)   false ribe (8-12)  
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The costal cartilages of ribs _______ articulate with the costal cartilages of the ribs above   8-10  
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Floating ribs (_____) have no _____ connection with other ribs or the ______   11-12; anterior; sternum  
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Which rib is the broadest and the shortest? It articulates with ____ and a ______.   rib 1; T1 and scalene tubercle  
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Which rib has 2 articular facets on its head?   rib 2  
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The _______ is located on rib 2's superior surface   tubercle for the serratus anterior  
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Ribs ___ and rib ____ have one facet on their heads and articulate with a single vertebrae   10-12; 1  
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Which ribs have no neck or tubercle?   ribs 11 and 12  
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_____ ribs are presenti n appoximately 1% of the population   cervical ribs  
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If a person has cervial ribs, what problems can be caused from this?   comression of the brachial plexis, subclavian vein or artery  
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The bodies of ribs articulate with their costal cartilages at _______ known as ______ joints.   fibrocartilginous joints; costochondral joints  
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The costal cartilages of the 7 true ribs articulate with the sternum at _______   sternocostal joints  
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The joint of rib 1 is known as the ________   synchondrosis of the 1st rib  
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The joint of ribs 2-7 are known as _______   synovial joints  
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The costal cartilages of ribs 7-10 articulate with the cartilage above at synovial joints known as _______   interchondral joints.  
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_______ is an inflammation of the costochondral or sternocostal joints that causes localized pain and tenderness   costochondritis  
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_____ is a common cause of chest pain in children and adolescents.   costochondritis  
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A typical thoracic vertebra has two _______ on each side of the vertebral body for articulation with heads of ribs and _________ on the transverse processes for articulation with tubercles of ribs   demifacets; transverse costal facets  
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The head of a typical rib articulates with the _______ of the _____-numbered vertebra and the _________ of the vertebra above it to form a joint of head of rib   superior demifacet; same; inferior demifacet  
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The tubercle of the rib articulates with the______ of the ____-numbered vertebra to form a ______ joint   transverse process; same; costotransverse  
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______ has a complete superior costal fact instead of a demifacet   T1  
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_____ have a single complete costal facet for articulation with the same-numbered rib   T10-12  
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_____ lack transverse costal facets on their transverse processes   T11-12  
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Ribs and their costal cartilages are separated by _____   intercostal spaces  
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How are the intercostal spaces numbered?   according to the superior rib bordering the space  
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What lyes in the intercostal space? (4)   1. intercostal muscles 2. nerves 3. arteries 4. veins  
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The _____ run inferoanteriorly from the rib above to the rib below   external intercostal muscles  
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Where are the external intercostal muscles replaced by the external intercostal membrane?   from the costochondral junction to the sternum  
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The _____ run inferoposteriorly from the rib above to the rib below   internal intercostal muscles  
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Where are the internal intercostal muscles replaced by the internal intercostal membrane?   posterior and medial to the angles of the ribs  
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The _____ are similar to the internal intercostals and are essentially their deeper parts.   innermost intercostal muscles  
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Anteriorly, the innermost intercostal layer is represented by the _____ which passes from the _____ aspect of the lower sternum upward to costal cartilages (_____)   transversus thoracis; posterior; 2 or 3-6  
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Laterally, the innermost intercostal layer occurs as the _____   innermost intercostal proper  
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Posteriorly, the innermost intercostal layer is represented by ______ which span _____ intercostal spaces in the ____ thoracic wall   subcostal muscles; 2-3; lower  
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The _____ rami of nerves T1-T11 form the _________ that run through the intercostal space   anterior (ventral); intercostal nerves  
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The _____ rami of nerve T12 is know as ______   anterior; subcostal nerve  
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The intercostal nerves innervate the intercostal muscles and give off ____ and ______ cutaneous branches   lateral and anterior  
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Small ______ of the intercostal nerves can be found in the intercostal space along the ______ border of the lower rib   collateral branches; superior  
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What are the main arteries of the thoracic wall?   thoracic aorta; subclavian artery; axillary artery  
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The thoracic aorta runs through the _____ and _____   posterior intercostal and subcostal arteries  
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The subclavian artery runs through the _____ and _____   anterior internal thoracic and supreme intercostal arteries  
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The axillary artery runs through the ____ and _____   superior and lateral thoracic arteries  
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The posterior intercostal arteries of intercostal spaces 1 and 2 arise from the _____   supreme (superior) intercostal artery  
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The posterior intercostal arteries of intercostal spaces 3-11 arise _____   posteriorly from the thoracic aorta  
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The posterior intercostal arteries give rise to branches that accompany the ______ and the _____   posterior rami and the lateral cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves  
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The anterior intercostal arteries of the intercostal spaces 1-6 arise from the _____   internal thoracic arteries  
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The anterior intercostal arteries of spaces 7-9 arise from the _____   musculophrenic arteries  
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Intercostal spaces 10-11 do not have ____   anterior intercostal arteries  
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The anterior and posterior intercostal arteries have _____ and ____ branches that anastomose with each other   terminal and collateral  
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The _____ arteries arise in the root of the neck from the inferior surfaces of the ____ arteries   internal thoracic; subclavian  
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The internal thoracic arteries descend on the _____ surface of the thorax ______ to to the sternum and ______ to the clavicle and upper 6 costal cartilages   internal; lateral; posterior  
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Where do the internal thoracic arteries terminate?   in the 6th intercostal space  
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The internal thoracic arteries separate into the ______ and ______ arteries   superior epigastric and musculophrenic  
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Where do the intercostal veins lie in the coastal grooves?   most superior to the arteries and nerves  
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Most postior intercostal veins drain into the _______   azygos system of veins  
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The anterior intercostal veins drain into the _______   internal thoracic veins  
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The internal thoracic veins accompany the _____   internal thoracic arteries  
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The ______ provides communication between the thorax and the neck   superior thoracic aperture  
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The ______ is the border between the thorax and abdomen   inferior thoracic aperture  
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Inferior thoracic aperture is also know as _____   the anatomical thoracic outlet  
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What is thoracic outlet syndrome?   obstructions of the structures that exit the superior thoracic aperture  
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What 2 important structures are located in the superior thoracic aperture?   apex of the lung; cervical pleura (cuploa)  
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The mammary gland consists of _____ lobules of grandular tissue   15-20  
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How is each lobule in the breast drained?   by a lactiferous duct which opens independently on the nipple  
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What is the dialated portion of the lactiferous duct?   lactiferous sinus  
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What helps support hte mammary gland lobules?   suspensory ligaments  
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Approximately ____% of the lymphatic drainage of the breast flows through the axillary tail   75%  
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The arterial supply of the breast is derived from: (4)   1. mammary branches of the internal thoracic artery 2. lareral thoracic artery 3. thoracoacromial artery 4. posterior intercosal arteries  
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