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Thorax One Liners

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Dermatome around nipple   T4  
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Vertebral level at inferior angle of scapula   T7  
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Structure that lies immediately posterior to manubrium   Thymus  
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Vertebral level associated with sternal angle   Disc between TV4-5  
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Rib paralleled by horizontal fissure of right lung   4th  
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Inferior extent of lung at mid-clavicular line   6th rib  
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Inferior extent of pleura at mid-clavicular line   8th rib  
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Inferior extent of lung at mid-axillary line   8th rib  
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Inferior extent of pleura at mid-axillary line   10th rib  
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Inferior extent of lung posteriorly   10th rib  
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Inferior extent of pleura posteriorly   12th rib  
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Innervation of costal pleura   Intercostal nerve  
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Innervation of mediastinal pleura   Phrenic nerve  
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Level where ascending aorta is continuous with arch of aorta   TV4-5  
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Level where arch of aorta is continuous with descending aorta   TV4-5  
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Effect of sympathetic nerves on lungs   Bronchodilation, Vasoconstriction  
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Effect of parasympathetic nerves on lungs   Bronchoconstriction, Vasodilation  
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Rationale for aspirated small objects to go to right primary bronchu   Wider diameter, shorter and more vertical  
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Needle location for therapeutic pleural tapping   Superior to 12th rib, posteriorly  
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Name given to portion of right ventricle prior to beginning of pulmonary trunk   conus arteriosum or infundibulum  
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Site for auscultation of pulmonary valve   Left 2nd interspace  
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Site for auscultation of aortic valve   Right 2nd interspace  
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Site for auscultation of tricuspid valve   Xiphisternal joint  
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Site for auscultation of mitral valve   Left 5th interspace, mid-clavicular line  
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Heart chamber with greatest sternocostal projection   Right ventricle  
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Chamber that forms apex of heart   Left ventricle  
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Major chamber that forms base of heart   Left atrium  
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Heart chamber that contains moderator band   Right ventricle  
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Ridge located between sinus venarum and right ventricle   Cristae terminalis at the root of the SVC  
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Artery that determines coronary dominance   Posterior interventricular  
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Usual origin of SA and AV nodal arteries   Right coronary artery  
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Location of SA node   Cristae terminalis  
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Major vessel that drains the musculature of the heart   Coronary sinus  
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Innervation of fibrous pericardium   Phrenic nerve  
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Most common cause of systolic ejection murmur   Aortic stenosis  
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Rib associated with sternal angle   Second rib  
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Location of ductus arteriosus   Between left pulmonary artery and aorta  
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Nerve potentially injured with repair of patent ductus arteriosus   Left recurrent laryngeal nerve  
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Veins that unite to form brachiocephalic   Subclavian and internal jugular  
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Veins that unite to form superior vena cava   Right and left brachiocephalic  
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Termination of azygos vein   Superior vena cava  
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Structures that lie to right and left of thoracic duct   Azygos vein, aorta  
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Spinal levels of greater splanchnic nerve   T5-9  
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Spinal levels of lesser splanchnic nerve   T10-11  
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Spinal levels of least splanchnic nerve   T12  
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Thoracic structures that can compress the esophagus   Left bronchus, aorta and diaphragm  
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Disease often associated with thymoma   Myasthenia gravis  
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