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17 Cards in this Set
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What is the thorax?
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Ribs
Costal cartilage thoracic vertebrae sternum |
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What are the false ribs?
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Ribs 8-10. They share a common anterior attachment at the costal cartilage, or have no anterior attachment
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What are the floating ribs?
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Within the lower 5 Ribs
First 3 attach at costal cartilage 11 & 12 have no anterior attachment |
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Where are the ribs?
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On the anterolateral thorax.
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Where is the sternum?
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Has 3 parts:
Manubrium - top Body - inbetween Xiphoid process - terminal part of Sternum |
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What are the 3 main muscles of respiration?
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External intercostals
Internal intercostals Diaphragm |
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What are the 3 main muscles of respiration?
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External intercostals
Internal intercostals Diaphrahm |
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What does the Spinal Accessory Nerve innervate?
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SCM Sternocleidomastoid
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What does the Cervical Nerves innervate?
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Scaleni, located in the neck(contains cervical vertebrae)
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What do the Spinal Nerves innervate?
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Erector Spinae Group
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What do the Intercostal Nerves Innervate?
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External and Internal Oblique
Rectus Abdominis |
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What does the Phrenic nerve innervate?
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Diaphragm
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Where is the Carotid Artery?
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In the neck, supplying blood
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Where is the Suprasternal Notch?
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Superior border of the manubrium
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What do the external and internal intercostals do? The diaphragm?
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E&I function at ribs to expand and depress the thorax.
Externals - superficial Internals - mostly deep Diaphragm - dome shaped, forms basement of thoraxic cavity |
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Where is the Femoral Artery?
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Where leg connects w/body, in that crease. Is a continuation of the external iliac, serves the leg
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What is sternum?
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Breast plate, articulates w/costal cartilage of 1st SEVEN ribs, true ribs
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