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Thoracic cavity
Thoracic cavity
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Health Care
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11/02/2013

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Term
Which thoracic joints are synchondrosis?
Definition
1st sternocostal and all costochondral
Term
Which thoracic joints are synovial plane joints?
Definition
2nd-7th sternocostal, all costovertebral, and all costotransverse
Term
Thoracic muscles assisting in respiration, which ones are during forced respiration?
Definition
External intercostal, normal respiration. Levator costarum, serratus posterior superior and inferior, forced respiration
Term
Thoracic muscles assisting in expiration, which ones are during forced expiration?
Definition
Internal intercostal, innermost intercostal, subcostal, transverse thoarcic, all normal expiration
Term
Direction of external intercostal fibers
Definition
infero-medially
Term
Direction of internal intercostal fibers
Definition
Infero-laterally
Term
Where are external intercostal fibers replaced by external intercostal membrane?
Definition
Anteriorly at the costochondral joint
Term
Where are the internal intercostal fibers replaced by internal intercostal membrane?
Definition
at the angle of the rib, posteriorly
Term
Transversus thoracis loaction
Definition
Anterior thoracic region
Term
Innermost intercostal location
Definition
Lateral thoracic region
Term
subcostalis location
Definition
Posterior thoracic region
Term
Name the fascia that lines the entire internal thoracic wall, what function does it serve? Clinical correlation?
Definition
Endothoracic fascia, adheres the parietal pleura to the thoracic wall, provides cleavage plane between thoracic wall and pleura for surgery
Term
Increase in A-P diameter or pump-handle action is due to what type of movement at what joint?
Definition
Rotational at costotransverse joint
Term
Increase in transverse diameter or bucket-handle action is due to what type of movement at what joint?
Definition
Gliding at posterior (costovertebral and costotransverse) joints
Term
Location of diaphragm during deep expiration
Definition
4th intercostal space
Term
Location of diaphragm during forced inspiration
Definition
6th intercostal space
Term
Non thoracic muscles involved in forced inspiration
Definition
Sternocleidomastoid, scalene muscles, serratus anterior, Pec. major and minor, quadratus lumborum
Term
What type of rami make up intercostal and subcostal nerves, do they travel, between what layers?
Definition
Ventral, in the costal groove along inferior margin of the rib, between 2nd and 3rd layers, internal intercostal and innermost/transversus thoraces/subcostalis depending on posterior, anterior, or lateral portion of thoracic cavity
Term
Where are collateral branches of intercostal nerves given off? Lateral perforating (cutaneous) branches?
Anterior?
Definition
near angle of rib, superior border
Near MAL, pierce wall and divide into anterior and posterior cutaneous branches
Lateral border of sternum, divide into medial and lateral cutaneous branches
Term
What intercostal nerve has no cutaneous branches?
Definition
1st
Term
Lateral branch of what intercostal nerve forms intercostobrachial cutaneous nerve? What innervation does it provide?
Definition
2nd, skin and subcutaneous tissue of axilla and medial brachial area
Term
Dermatome of nipple(male), xiphoid, and umbilicus
Definition
T4, T6, T10
Term
Where does internal thoracic artery divide into terminal branches? What are they?
Definition
near 6th or 7th costal cartilage, musculophrenic and superior epigastric
Term
What provides posterior intercostal arteries and subcostal artery?
Definition
1-2 via supreme/superoir/highest
3-11 and subcostal via descending thoracic aorta
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