One-Liners: Anatomy Thorax

Front 1

Dermatome around nipple

Back 1

T4

Front 2

Vertebral level at inferior angle of scapula

Back 2

T7

Front 3

Structure that lies immediately posterior to manubrium

Back 3

Thymus

Front 4

Vertebral level associated with sternal angle

Back 4

Disc between TV4-5

Front 5

Rib paralleled by horizontal fissure of right lung

Back 5

4th

Front 6

Inferior extent of lung at mid-clavicular line

Back 6

6th rib

Front 7

Inferior extent of pleura at mid-clavicular line

Back 7

8th rib

Front 8

Inferior extent of lung at mid-axillary line

Back 8

8th rib

Front 9

Inferior extent of pleura at mid-axillary line

Back 9

10th rib

Front 10

Inferior extent of lung posteriorly

Back 10

10
th
rib

Front 11

Inferior extent of pleura posteriorly

Back 11

12
th
rib

Front 12

Innervation of costal pleura

Back 12

Intercostal nerve

Front 13

Innervation of mediastinal pleura

Back 13

Phrenic nerve

Front 14

Level where ascending aorta is continuous with arch of aorta

Back 14

TV4-5

Front 15

Level where arch of aorta is continuous with descending aorta

Back 15

TV4-5

Front 16

Effect of sympathetic nerves on lungs

Back 16

Bronchodilation, Vasoconstriction

Front 17

Effect of parasympathetic nerves on lungs

Back 17

Bronchoconstriction, Vasodilation

Front 18

Rationale for aspirated small objects to go to right primary bronchus

Back 18

Wider diameter, shorter
and more vertical

Front 19

Needle location for therapeutic pleural tapping

Back 19

Superior to 12th
rib, posteriorly

Front 20

Name given to portion of right ventricle prior to beginning of pulmonary trunk

Back 20

conus arteriosum or infundibulum

Front 21

Site for auscultation of pulmonary valve

Back 21

Left 2
nd
interspace

Front 22

Site for auscultation of aortic valve

Back 22

Right 2
nd
interspace

Front 23

Site for auscultation of tricuspid valve

Back 23

Xiphisternal joint

Front 24

Heart chamber with greatest sternocostal projection

Back 24

Right ventricle

Front 25

Chamber that forms apex of heart

Back 25

Left ventricle

Front 26

Major chamber that forms base of heart

Back 26

Left atrium

Front 27

Heart chamber that contains moderator band

Back 27

Right ventricle

Front 28

Ridge located between sinus venarum and right ventricle

Back 28

Cristae terminalis at the root of the
SVC

Front 29

Artery that determines coronary dominance

Back 29

Posterior interventricular

Front 30

Usual origin of SA and AV nodal arteries

Back 30

Right coronary artery

Front 31

Location of SA node

Back 31

Cristae terminalis

Front 32

Major vessel that drains the musculature of the heart

Back 32

Coronary sinus

Front 33

Innervation of fibrous pericardium

Back 33

Phrenic nerve

Front 34

Most common cause of systolic ejection murmur

Back 34

Aortic stenosis

Front 35

Rib associated with sternal angle

Back 35

2nd

Front 36

Location of ductus arteriosus

Back 36

Between left pulmonary
artery and aorta

Front 37

Nerve potentially injured with repair of patent ductus arteriosus

Back 37

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve

Front 38

Veins that unite to form brachiocephalic

Back 38

Subclavian and internal jugular

Front 39

Veins that unite to form superior vena cava

Back 39

Right and left brachiocephalic

Front 40

Termination of azygos vein

Back 40

Superior vena cava

Front 41

Spinal levels of greater splanchnic nerve

Back 41

T5-9

Front 42

Spinal levels of lesser splanchnic nerve

Back 42

T10-T11

Front 43

Spinal levels of least splanchnic nerve

Back 43

T12

Front 44

Thoracic structures that can compress the esophagus

Back 44

Left bronchus, aorta and diaphragm

Front 45

Disease often associated with thymoma

Back 45

Myasthenia gravis