NURSING 220 TEST BANK 2026 EXAM REVIEW
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ how many ribs are there. Answer: 12 pairs
◉ where are the ribs attatched. Answer: first 7 to sternum, 8-10 to costal
cartilage, 11-12 floating
◉ suprasternal notch. Answer: hollow U-shaped depression just above
the sternum, in between the clavicles
◉ sternal angle. Answer: "Angle of Louis" - articulation of the
manubrium and body of the sternum.
◉ costal angle. Answer: the right and left costal margins form an angle
where they meet at the xiphoid process
◉ vertabrae prominens. Answer: C7; flex head and lean forward, bone
sticks out the back
◉ spinous process. Answer: the knobs you feel when palpating vertebrae
, ◉ 12th rib. Answer: midway between spine and the persons side to
identify the free tip
◉ midsternal line. Answer: a vertical line down the middle of the
sternum
◉ midclavicular line. Answer: imaginary vertical line bisecting the
middle of the clavicle in each hemithorax
◉ midspinal line. Answer: vertical line drawn from the midpoint of the
spinous processes
◉ anterior axillary line. Answer: a line that is parallel to the mid-axillary
line and passes through the anterior axillary skinfold
◉ midaxillary line. Answer: An imaginary vertical line that starts at the
middle of the axilla (armpit) and extends down the side of the chest.
◉ mediastinum. Answer: area between the lungs containing the heart,
aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea
◉ difference between right and left lungs. Answer: right = 3 lobes, short,
wide (liver)
left = 2 lobes, tall, narrow (heart)
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ how many ribs are there. Answer: 12 pairs
◉ where are the ribs attatched. Answer: first 7 to sternum, 8-10 to costal
cartilage, 11-12 floating
◉ suprasternal notch. Answer: hollow U-shaped depression just above
the sternum, in between the clavicles
◉ sternal angle. Answer: "Angle of Louis" - articulation of the
manubrium and body of the sternum.
◉ costal angle. Answer: the right and left costal margins form an angle
where they meet at the xiphoid process
◉ vertabrae prominens. Answer: C7; flex head and lean forward, bone
sticks out the back
◉ spinous process. Answer: the knobs you feel when palpating vertebrae
, ◉ 12th rib. Answer: midway between spine and the persons side to
identify the free tip
◉ midsternal line. Answer: a vertical line down the middle of the
sternum
◉ midclavicular line. Answer: imaginary vertical line bisecting the
middle of the clavicle in each hemithorax
◉ midspinal line. Answer: vertical line drawn from the midpoint of the
spinous processes
◉ anterior axillary line. Answer: a line that is parallel to the mid-axillary
line and passes through the anterior axillary skinfold
◉ midaxillary line. Answer: An imaginary vertical line that starts at the
middle of the axilla (armpit) and extends down the side of the chest.
◉ mediastinum. Answer: area between the lungs containing the heart,
aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea
◉ difference between right and left lungs. Answer: right = 3 lobes, short,
wide (liver)
left = 2 lobes, tall, narrow (heart)
