What is the function of organs contained by the thoraxic wall?
Protection
Breathing
Abdominal conduit
Digestion
List the thoracic tissues, from most superficial to deepest A-Modified Superficial Fasica B- Pectoralis Minor & Subclavious C- Pectoralis Major D-Deep Fascia
A-D-C-B
C-D-A-B
A-D-B-C
D-C-A-B
How many thoracic verterbra are there?
12
13
14
Which part of the vertebra allows nerve fibres to travel through them?
Vertebral foramen
Vertebral callosum
Vertebral column
What direction does the spinous process point?
Anteriorly
Posteriorly
Inferiorly
Superiorly
Which part of the vertebra is made of cancellous bone?
Body
Transverse process
Articular process
Lamellae
What make up the vertebral foramen?
The body
Pedicles
Laminae
Which ribs are 'true' ribs?
1-7
8-10
10-12
Why are some ribs 'true' ribs?
The bone is much denser
They articulate with the sternum
They articulate directly with the sternum (no cartilage)
Name the posterior-most feature of a rib
The head
The tubercle
Costal groove
What is the role of the tubercle?
Articulates with the transverse process
Articulates with the spinous process
Articulates with the body
Where does the head of the rib articulate with the vertebra?
Body of the vertebra above
Costal facet
Boy of the vertebra below
Intercostal facet
What lies in the costal groove?
Veins
Spinal nerve
Artery
Lymphatic vessel
Name the point of the sternum where the aortic arch begins/ends
Sternal angle
Clavicular notch
Jugular notch
Xiphosternal joint
Name the bones of the sternum, most inferior first
Xiphoid process
Body of sternum
Manubrium
Where are the costal notches and transverse ridges found?
Body of the sternum
Manbrium
Which joint joins the xiphoid process and the body of the sternum?
Xiphosternal Joint
Sterno-xiphoid Joint
Xiphoidal Angle
Where does the 2nd rib articulate?
Costal notch 1
Costal notch 2
Which part of the sternum makes up the anterior part of the superior thoracic aperture?
What is the (pertinent) function of the medial margin of manubrial ridge?
The lateral superior thoracic aperture
The protection of the aorta
The protection of the lungs
Which verterbra forms the posterior border of the thorax?
T1
L8
How do the subclavan vein/artery enter the arm?
Arch over the manubrium
Arch over T1 vertebra
Arch around sternal angle
Which ribs form each side of the inferior thoracic aperture?
XII
XI
X
What makes up the anterior part of the inferior thoracic aperture?
7-10 rib cartilage
9-10 rib cartilage
Which vertebra forms part of the inferior thoracic aperture?
T12
L1
L5
What seals the inferior thoracic aperture?
Stomach
Liver
Diaphragm
Name the nerve that supplies the diaphragm
Phrenic
Diaphric
Phragmic
Which parts of the anterior primary rami supply the diaphragm?
C3-5
C2-4
C1-3
What is the role of the intervertebral disk?
Shock absorber & pressure reliever
Spinal movement
Describe the makeup of the intervertebral disk
Nucleus pulposa inside Anunculus fibrosis outside
Anunculus fibrosis inside Nucleus pulposa outside
Does the intervertebral joint allow movent?
Yes- in a certain plane
Yes- in 2 plans
No
What type of joint in the intervertebral joint?
Symphysis
Parasymphysis
What type of joint are both rib-vertebral joints?
Synovial
Ball and socket
Saddle
What articulates in the costovertebral joint?
Rib tubercle and costal facet
Rib tuburcle and transverse joint
Rib head and costal facet
What articulates in the costo-transverse joint?
The tubercle and the transverse process
The tubercle and the costal notch
The head and the costal notch
What type of joint is the first sternal joint?
Fibrocartilaginous
What type of joint attaches the 2-7th ribs to the body of the sternum?
None (they're floating)
Which ribs share the costal cartilage of the 7th rib?
8-9
7-10
What is effected by a 'pump handle joint'?
Anterio-posterio diameter
Transverse diameter
Superior diameter
What is effected by the 'bucket handle' joint?
Medial diameter
