Term
| abdomina structures surronded by thoracic wall |
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Definition
| liver, spleen, gall bladder, and stomach |
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Term
| which ribs attach to body of sternum? |
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Definition
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Term
Pectus Excavatum
Charachteristics
Cuases |
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Definition
concave depression(excavates) of anterior wall of chest. affects boys more than girls.
Maybe due to incr. intrauterine pressure on chest wall during development
abnormal diaphram position
abnormal ct production |
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Term
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Definition
Pigeon chest
protrusion of coastal cartilage and sternum
abnormal growth of coastal cartilage, sternum
ct disorders
biochemical
affect boys more than girls |
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Term
Fail Chest
cause and result |
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Definition
multiple rib fractures which lead to uncoupling of chest wall from ribcage.
Leads to paradoxical motion ie chest wall is sucked in during inspiration since its not attached |
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Term
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Definition
compression of nerves and arteries exiting top of thorax.
Median and ulnar nerve most likely affected
as well as subclavian blood vessels |
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Term
extrapleural intrathoracic surgical access
why would you do this?
and where? |
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Definition
seperation of endothroacic fasica along fascia lines. seperates costal parieatal pleura from throacic wall
intrathoracic access to extrapleural structures ie lymph nodes |
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Term
| What feature makes ribs 1-7 true ribs |
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Definition
| attaches directly to sternum via coastal cartilage |
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Term
| Which ribs are false ribs and why |
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Definition
| their coastal cartilage joins with the one above then joins sternum |
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Term
| which are the typical ribs |
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Definition
3-9
they have head, neck, tubercle body. 2 facets to the head. |
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Term
| which ribs are atypical ? |
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Definition
1,2 10-12
10-12 have no neck, tubercle, and one facet on the head |
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Term
which ribs are most likely to be fractured
least? |
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Definition
middle ribs anteriror to the angle
upper ribs may damage local organs
lower may damage diaphram
a) rib1 |
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Term
| 1)dislocation vs 2) seperation of rib |
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Definition
1) seperation of costal cartilage from sternum
2) seperation of rib from costal cartilage |
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Term
Sternum is located btwn which verterbra?
xiphoid process?
xiphosternal joint indicates what?
jugular notch
manubrium |
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Definition
t5-t9
b) t10
c) inferior limits of thoracic cacity
and superior limits of liver, central tendon of diaphram inf. border of heart
d) t2
e) t3-4 |
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Term
a) comminuted fracture
b) median sternotomy |
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Definition
a) fracture where sternum is broken in multiple pieces but frag are not displaced casue of deep fascia
b) way to gain access to thoracic cavity for corornary artery grafting and removal of superior lobe of lung |
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Term
lymphatic drainage above clavicle?
lymphatic drainage below clavicle? |
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Definition
a) inf. jugular lynmph nodes
b) parietal lymph nodes to axillary lymph nodes |
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Term
where does right azygous vein drain?
left azygous and left accesory hemiazygous? |
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Definition
a) superior vena cava
b) right azygous vein |
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Term
Intercoastalbrachial nerve arise from which nerve?
what does it communicate with?
7-11? |
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Definition
2nd intercostal nerve
b) medial brachial cutaneous nerve
c) cross costal margin and become thoracoabdominal nerves |
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