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29 Cards in this Set
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How many ribs are there |
12 |
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How many ribs are true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs |
7 true ribs 3 false ribs 2 floating ribs |
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What is between ribs |
Called intercoastal space, costal cartilage |
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What muscles elevates ribs on inspiration |
Internal intercostals |
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What muscle depresses ribs on expiration |
External intercostals |
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What is the superior thoracic aperture formed by |
1st rib T1 Manubrium Contains: Esophagus, trachea, vessels, nerves |
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What does the inferior thoracic aperture contain |
Diaphragm Esophageal, aortic, and IVC hiatuses Innervated by phrenic nerve |
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What is the superior thoracic aperture also called |
Thoracic inlet |
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What is the inferior thoracic aperture also called |
Thoracic outlet |
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4 things the breasts contain |
Mammary glands Coopers suspensory ligaments Nipple/areola Lactiferous ducts |
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Pleura contains... |
Left and right lung |
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Mediastinum contains |
Trachea Esophagus Great vessels Heart Thymus |
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3 characteristics of the Thymus |
Overlies the aorta Immune system gland Atrophies w/ age |
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Trachea descends from... |
Larynx |
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Right side of the main bronchi is |
Straighter More likely to catch aspirated foreign bodies 3 divisions |
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Left side of the main bronchi has how many divisions |
2 divisions |
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The alveolar sacs... |
Termination of the bronchial tree Site of gas exchange |
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How many lobes does the right side of the lung have |
3 lobes |
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How many lobes does the left side of the lung have |
2 lobes |
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The Hilum of the lung is |
Where vessels and bronchi enter |
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What are the lungs covered in |
Pleura (serous membrane) |
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What kind of pleura covers the lungs |
Visceral pleura |
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What kind of pleura lines the chest cavity |
Parietal pleura |
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What are the lungs fed by |
Pulmonary arteries and veins |
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What kind of tissue are the lungs made up of |
Very friable tissue Fragile |
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What kind of ribs are directly attached to the sternum |
True ribs |
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What is a hiatus |
Opening for structures to pass through in diaphram |
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Nissen Fundoplication |
Surgery to fix Hiatal Hernias |
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Pneumothorax |
Collapsed lung |
