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Bony Thorax and Thoracic Viscera
For A&P - Spring '12
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Anatomy
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02/25/2012

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Term

What is 1?

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Jugular Notch
Term

What is 2?

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Definition
Clavicular Notch
Term

What is 3?

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Definition
Manubrium
Term

What is 4?

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Definition
Sternal Angle
Term

What is 5?

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Definition
Body of Sternum
Term

What is 6?

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Definition
Xiphoid Process
Term

What is 7?

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Definition
Costal Cartilage
Term

What is 1?

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Definition
Clavicular Notch
Term

What is 2?

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Definition
Manubrium
Term

What is 3?

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Definition
Sternal Angle aka Manubriosternal Joint
Term

What is 4?

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Definition
Body of Sternum
Term

What is 5?

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Definition
Xiphisternal Joint
Term

What is 6?

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Definition
Xiphoid Process
Term

What is 1?

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Definition
Facet
Term

What is 2?

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Definition
Tubercle
Term

What is 3?

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Definition
Facet
Term

What is 4?

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Definition
Body of Rib
Term

What is 5?

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Definition
Costal Groove
Term

What is 6?

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Definition
Angle
Term

What is 7?

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Definition
Neck of Rib
Term

What is 8?

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Definition
Head of Rib
Term

What is 1?

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Definition
Body of Vertebra
Term

What is 2?

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Definition
Costovertebral Joint
Term

What is 3?

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Definition
Costotransverse Joint
Term

What is 4?

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Definition
Vertebral Spinous Process
Term

What is 1?

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Definition
Larynx
Term

What is 2?

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Definition
Left Primary Bronchus
Term

What is 3?

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Definition
Terminal Bronchiole
Term

What is 4?

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Definition
Alveolar Duct
Term

What is 5?

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Definition
Alveolus
Term

What is 6?

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Definition
Alveolar Sac
Term

What is 7?

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Definition
Bronchiole
Term

What is 8?

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Definition
Right Primary Bronchus
Term

What is 9?

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Definition
Pleura
Term

What is 10?

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Definition
Pleural Space
Term

What is 11?

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Definition
Carina
Term

What is 1?

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Definition
Apex of Left Lung
Term

What is 2?

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Definition
Superior Lobe of Left Lung
Term

What is 3?

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Definition
Cardiac Notch
Term

What is 4?

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Definition
Oblique Fissure of Left Lung
Term

What is 5?

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Definition
Inferior Lobe of Left Lung
Term

What is 6?

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Definition
Costophrenic Angle of Left Lung
Term

What is 7?

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Definition
Apex of Right Lung
Term

What is 8?

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Definition
Superior Lobe of Right Lung
Term

What is 9?

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Definition
Horizontal Fissure
Term

What is 10?

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Definition
Middle Lobe
Term

What is 11 & 12?

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Definition
Oblique Fissure of Right Lung
Term

What is 13?

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Definition
Inferior Lobe of Right Lung
Term
The ________ cavity contains the lungs and heart; the organs of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems; the inferior portion of the esophagus; and the thymus gland.
Definition
thoracic
Term
What are the 3 chambers of the thoracic cavity?
Definition
1. Pericardial 2. Right Pleural 3. Left Pleural
Term
The ___________ seperates pleural cavities and it also contains all thoracic structures, except lungs and pleurae.
Definition
Mediastinum
Term
The respiratory system consists of what? (name 4)
Definition
1. Pharynx
2. Trachea
3. Bronchi
4. Two Lungs
Term
The _______ is a fibrous, muscular tube with 16 - 20 C-shaped cartilaginous rings in its walls for strength.
Definition
trachea
Term
The trachea lies ________ to the esophagus.
Definition
anterior
Term
The ______ is a hooklike process on the last cartilage of the trachea. It is where the trachea divides or bifurcates into the right and left primary bronchi.
Definition
Carina
Term
The _____ primary bronchus is shorter, wider, and more vertical than the ____.
Definition
right, left
Term
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged by diffusion in the ______.
Definition
alveoli
Term
The medial border of the lungs is called the _____.
Definition
hilum
Term
Why is the right lung shorter than the left.
Definition
The right lung is shorter than the left lung because of presence of the liver.
Term
Each lung is enclosed in a double-walled serous membrane sac called the ______.
Definition
pleura
Term
The inner layer of the pleura is called the ________ pleura.
Definition
visceral
Term
The outer layer of the pleura is called the ________ pleura.
Definition
parietal
Term
What are the structures associated with the mediastinum?
Definition
1. Heart
2. Great Vessels
3. Trachea
4. Esophagus
5. Thymus
6. Lymphatics
7. Nerves
8. Fibrous Tissue
9. Fat
Term
The primary bronchi extend into the _________ bronchi, which branches out into the _______ bronchi, which divide into smaller bronchioles, which end in minute tubes called the ________ bronchioles.
Definition
Primary bronchi -> secondary bronchi -> tertiary bronchi -> bronchioles -> terminal bronchioles
Term
The terminal bronchioles communicate with alveolar ducts, which end in alveolar ____ that are lined with alveoli.
Definition
sacs
Term
The bony thorax is formed by what anatomy?
Definition
The sternum, 12 pairs of ribs, and 12 thoracic vertebrae
Term
The bony thorax is _______ in shape.
Definition
conical
Term
What are the functions of the bony thorax?
Definition
1. Protect the heart and lungs
2. Support the walls of pleural cavity and diaphragm
3. It varies the volume of the thoracic cavity during respiration
Term
The jugular notch lies at the T_-T_ interspace.
Definition
T2-T3 interspace
Term
The sternal angle lies at the T_-T_ interspace.
Definition
T4-T5 interspace
Term
The xiphoid process lies over T__.
Definition
T10
Term
The _______ ends of the ribs lie lower than the _________ ends.
Definition
anterior, posterior
Term
Ribs 1-7 are ____ ribs.
Definition
true
Term
Ribs 8-12 are _____ ribs.
Definition
false
Term
Ribs 11 and 12 are _______ ribs.
Definition
floating
Term
The typical rib consists of a head, neck, ________, and body.
Definition
tubercle
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