DPT 6160 EXAM 1: O&A OF THORAX WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
1. thoracic vertebrae
2. ribs and their cartilages
3. sternum
What are the bones that make up the thorax?
1. upper region (C7/T1 - T3/T4)
2. middle region (T4/T5 - T9/T10)
3. lower region (T10/T11 - T12/L1)
What are the 3 regions of the thorax?
1st - 7th
8th - 10th
11th - 12th
Which ribs are considered to be true ribs?
False ribs?
Floating ribs?
costal cartilages
connects the upper 10 pairs of the ribs to the sternum; form a series of flexible, springy
links between the ribs and the sternum
3rd - 9th
1st, 2nd, 10th - 12th
, Which ribs are considered to be the typical ribs?
Atypical ribs?
1. manubrium
2. body
3. xiphoid process
What are the 3 parts of the sternum?
sternum
manubrium
body of the sternum
xiphoid process
with the manubrium
Where does the first costal cartilage articulate?
with the manubriosternal joint
Where does the second costal cartilage articulate?
the body
Where do the third through seventh costal cartilages articulate?
costochondral joint
located between the distal part of the ribs and the costal cartilages
costal arch
the lowest 4 costal cartilages join onto one another in a series forming the
_______________
infrasternal angle
the angle between the 2 costal arches
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
1. thoracic vertebrae
2. ribs and their cartilages
3. sternum
What are the bones that make up the thorax?
1. upper region (C7/T1 - T3/T4)
2. middle region (T4/T5 - T9/T10)
3. lower region (T10/T11 - T12/L1)
What are the 3 regions of the thorax?
1st - 7th
8th - 10th
11th - 12th
Which ribs are considered to be true ribs?
False ribs?
Floating ribs?
costal cartilages
connects the upper 10 pairs of the ribs to the sternum; form a series of flexible, springy
links between the ribs and the sternum
3rd - 9th
1st, 2nd, 10th - 12th
, Which ribs are considered to be the typical ribs?
Atypical ribs?
1. manubrium
2. body
3. xiphoid process
What are the 3 parts of the sternum?
sternum
manubrium
body of the sternum
xiphoid process
with the manubrium
Where does the first costal cartilage articulate?
with the manubriosternal joint
Where does the second costal cartilage articulate?
the body
Where do the third through seventh costal cartilages articulate?
costochondral joint
located between the distal part of the ribs and the costal cartilages
costal arch
the lowest 4 costal cartilages join onto one another in a series forming the
_______________
infrasternal angle
the angle between the 2 costal arches
