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_____ passes anterior to the scalene tubercle of the 1st rib.
The carina is _____ to ascending aorta and _____ to descending aorta
Major structures related to the mediastinum of the right lung: No answer _____
Major openings through the diaphragm: No answer _____
Major structures related to the mediastinum of the left lung: No answer _____
Manubrio-sternal joint fuses in old age usually above _____ years of age.
The phrenic nerve supplies _____ fibres to the mediastinal pleura, pericardium and diaphragmatic peritoneum
Hint: motor/sensory
Aortic hiatus is located at the level of _____, in the crus of diaphragm
_____ valve is the valve of coronary sinus and is derived from sinoatrial valve
Vena caval hiatus is located at the level of _____, in the central tendon of diaphragm
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Flashcard 1: _____ passes anterior to the scalene tubercle of the 1st rib.
Answer: Subclavian vein
Flashcard 2: The carina is _____ to ascending aorta and _____ to descending aorta
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 3: Major structures related to the mediastinum of the right lung: No answer _____
Answer: :)
Flashcard 4: Major openings through the diaphragm: No answer _____
Answer: :)
Flashcard 5: Major structures related to the mediastinum of the left lung: No answer _____
Answer: :)
Flashcard 6: Manubrio-sternal joint fuses in old age usually above _____ years of age.
Answer: 50
Flashcard 7: The phrenic nerve supplies _____ fibres to the mediastinal pleura, pericardium and diaphragmatic peritoneum
Answer: sensory
Flashcard 8: Aortic hiatus is located at the level of _____, in the crus of diaphragm
Answer: T12
Flashcard 9: _____ valve is the valve of coronary sinus and is derived from sinoatrial valve
Answer: Thebesian
Flashcard 10: Vena caval hiatus is located at the level of _____, in the central tendon of diaphragm
Answer: T8
Flashcard 11: Minor openings through the diaphragm:The _____ vessels and nerves pass through the lateral arcurate ligament
Answer: subcostal
Flashcard 12: The _____ and the pulmonary trunk lie anterior and the superior vena cava and the atria lie posterior to the transverse sinus
Answer: aorta
Flashcard 13: The _____ of the heart is a quadrilateral directed posteriorly. It is made of:The left atrium mainlySmall part of theright atriumProximal parts of superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and pulmonary veins
Answer: base
Flashcard 14: Triangle of _____ is found on the smooth posterior wall of the right atrium and contains the atrioventricular node*boundaries?
Answer: Koch
Flashcard 15: The left bronchus crosses the esophagus at _____ cm from the upper incisor teeth.
Answer: 28
Flashcard 16: _____ in the right atrium corresponds externally to sulcus terminalis and is the site of origin of pectinate muscles.
Answer: Crista terminalis
Flashcard 17: Reflections of the _____ pericardium surrounding the pulmonary veins is J-shaped and the cul-de-sac formed within the J is the oblique pericardial sinus
Answer: serous
Flashcard 18: Esophageal hiatus is located at the level of _____, in the muscular part of diaphragm
Answer: T10
Flashcard 19: The orifice of the _____ valve is level with the left half of the sternum opposite the 4th costal cartilage
Answer: mitral
Flashcard 20: _____ bronchial veins drain into the accessory hemiazygos vein
Answer: Left
Flashcard 21: On the right side, _____ intercostal veins form the right posterior vein, which drains into the superior intercostal.
Answer: 2nd, 3rd, and often the 4th
Flashcard 22: The _____ bundle branch of the bundle of His divides into anterior and posterior fascicles
Answer: left
Flashcard 23: Lymphatics from _____ quadrant of the breast drain first into the anterior axillary lymph nodes.
Answer: upper outer
Flashcard 24: The sequence of structures at the left hilum superior to inferior is:_____Principal (Hyparterial) bronchusInferior pulmonary vein
Answer: Pulmonary artery,
Flashcard 25: The _____ phrenic nerve passes through the muscular part of the diaphragm
Answer: left
Flashcard 26: Azygous vein enters _____ at T4 vertebral level.
Answer: SVC
Flashcard 27: The SA node is commonly supplied by the _____ artery while the AV node is supplied by the Posterior Descending Artery
Answer: right coronary
Flashcard 28: _____ to 9th intercostal spaces have their anterior intercostal arteries derived form branches of musculophrenic artery.
Answer: 7th
Flashcard 29: _____ vein/venae cordis minimae, anterior cardiac veins, and the right marginal vein drain directly into the right atrium.
Answer: Thebasian
Flashcard 30: The diagonal artery is a branch of the _____ interventricular artery supplying the left ventricle
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 31: The phrenic nerve lies in the _____ and middle inferior mediastinum.
Answer: superior
Flashcard 32: The _____ nerve travels with the lateral thoracic artery through the axilla/lateral thorax
Answer: long thoracic
Flashcard 33: Normal Right ventricle thickness is _____ to 0.5 cm
Answer: 0.3
Flashcard 34: The breast extends from _____ to 6th ribs vertically
Answer: 2nd
Flashcard 35: The azygous and hemiazygous veins lies in the _____ and posterior inferior mediastinum.
Answer: superior
Flashcard 36: _____ diaphragmatic pleura is innervated by intercostal nerves and the pain is referred to the thoracic or abdominal wall
Answer: Costal and peripheral
Flashcard 37: The blood supply of diaphragm is via:_____ arteriesInferior phrenic arteriesMusculophrenic arteriesPericardiophrenic arteriesLower 5 intercostal and subcostal arteries
Answer: Superior phrenic
Flashcard 38: In the mid-axillary line, the inferior border of lung is at the _____ rib and for pleura is at the level of 10th rib
Answer: 8th
Flashcard 39: Posterior intercostal arteries of the _____ are longer than those on the left.
Answer: right
Flashcard 40: The sinoatrial node is located at the junction of the _____ opening to the right atrium
Answer: superior vena cava
Flashcard 41: The upper border of the heart made by the _____, ascending aorta, and the pulmonary trunk.
Answer: left atrium
Flashcard 42: _____ infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis commonly affects the middle and lower lobes of the lungs
Answer: Primary
Flashcard 43: The breast is innervated by _____ and lateral branches of the 4th to 6th intercostal nerves.
Answer: anterior
Flashcard 44: The collateral branch of typical intercostal nerve is motor to muscles and sensory to _____ and periosteum
Answer: pleura
Flashcard 45: The posterior mediastinum is bound posteriorly by _____ to T12 vertebrae
Answer: T5
Flashcard 46: Lower _____ ribs are called false ribs of which 11th and 12th are also called floating ribs
Answer: 5
Flashcard 47: The intercostal nerves lie between the _____ intercostal and innermost intercostal muscle.
Answer: internal
Flashcard 48: _____ intercostal arteries for the first 6 intercostal spaces are given off by internal thoracic artery
Answer: Anterior
Flashcard 49: _____ bronchial veins drain to the azygos vein.
Answer: Right
Flashcard 50: The _____ nerve is posterior to the root of the lung and the phrenic nerve is anterior to the root of the lung.
Answer: vagus
Flashcard 51: The intercostal nerve is a branch of _____ rami (anterior) of thoracic spinal nerves.
Answer: ventral
Flashcard 52: _____ intercostal arteries for the first 11 intercostal spaces are given by superior intercostal artery and descending thoracic aorta
Answer: Posterior
Flashcard 53: On the left side, _____ intercostal veins form the left posterior vein, which drains into the superior intercostal.
Answer: 2nd, 3rd, and often the 4th
Flashcard 54: The carina is _____ to ascending aorta and anteromedial to descending aorta
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 55: _____ intercostal arteries supply the intercostal space up to the costochondral junction.
Answer: Posterior
Flashcard 56: The sympathetic innervation of the heart is by _____-T5.
Answer: T1
Flashcard 57: Structures passing through 2 grooves of the first rib are:Anterior groove - _____.Posterior groove - Subclavian artery and lower trunk of brachial plexus
Answer: Subclavian vein
Flashcard 58: SIT-Q depressors work along with anterior abdominals for expiration:S: _____I: Internal intercostalsT: Transversus thoracisQ: Quadratus lumborum
Answer: Serratus posterior inferior
Flashcard 59: Midline joints of the thorax like _____ and xiphisternal joints are secondary cartilaginous joints of symphysis type
Answer: manubriosternal
Flashcard 60: _____ hiatal hernias occur due to protrusion of the fundus of the stomach into the thorax
Answer: Paraesophageal
Flashcard 61: _____ diaphragmatic pleura is innervated by phrenic nerve and the pain is referred to the lateral neck and supraclavicular region
Answer: Mediastinal and central
Flashcard 62: On the right side, the lower intercostal spaces (below _____ ICS) drain directly into the azygous vein
Answer: 4th
Flashcard 63: On the left side, _____ intercostal veins drain into the posterior vein.
Answer: 5th to 8th
Flashcard 64: On the left side, _____ posterior intercostal veins and the subcostal vein drain into the hemiazygos vein.
Answer: 9th to 11th
Flashcard 65: Each of the upper _____ intercostal spaces has 2 anterior intercostal arteries and 1 posterior intercostal artery.
Answer: 9
Flashcard 66: The inferior border of the heart is made by the _____ mainly and a small contribution by the left ventricle.
Answer: right ventricle
Flashcard 67: The roots of the lung are at the level of _____-T7 vertebral bodies.
Answer: T5
Flashcard 68: The sequence of structures at the right hilum from superior to inferior is: BABV_____Pulmonary arteryPrincipal (Hyparterial) bronchusInferior pulmonary vein
Answer: Superior lobar (Eparterial) bronchus
Flashcard 69: The esophagus lies in the _____ and posterior inferior mediastinum.
Answer: superior
Flashcard 70: The _____ posterior intercostal vein drains into the brachiocephalic or vertebral vein on both sides of the thorax
Answer: first
Flashcard 71: The _____ duct drains most lymph into the junction of the left subclavian and left internal jugular veins
Answer: thoracic
Flashcard 72: The thymus lies in the _____ and anterior inferior mediastinum.
Answer: superior
Flashcard 73: In the mid-clavicular line, the inferior border of lung is at the _____ rib and for pleura is at the level of 8th rib
Answer: 6th
Flashcard 74: The cardiac ganglion of (Wrisberg) lies _____ the arch of aorta to the right of the ligamentum arteriosum.
Answer: below
Flashcard 75: The thoracic duct lies in the _____ and posterior inferior mediastinum.
Answer: superior
Flashcard 76: The phrenic nerve supplies _____ fibres to the muscular diaphragm
Answer: motor
Flashcard 77: Thoracic duct ascends through the _____ mediastinum between the aorta and the azygous vein.
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 78: Minor openings through the diaphragm:The _____ artery passes through the space of Larry (Costo-Xiphoid gap)
Answer: superior epigastric
Flashcard 79: Minor openings through the diaphragm:The _____ passes through the medial arcurate ligament
Answer: sympathetic chain
Flashcard 80: When the _____ arises from the left circumflex artery, it is referred to as left-dominant circulation (8%)
Answer: posterior descending artery (PDA)
Flashcard 81: The right RLN is _____ than the left RLN as it loops around the subclavian artery
Answer: shorter
Flashcard 82: When the _____ arises from the right coronary artery, it is referred to as right-dominant circulation (85%)
Answer: posterior descending artery (PDA)
Flashcard 83: In the paravertebral line, the inferior border of lung is at the _____ rib and for pleura is at the level of 12th rib
Answer: 10th
Flashcard 84: Acute right marginal artery is a branch of _____ coronary artery
Answer: Right
Flashcard 85: In which chamber do venae cordis minimae open?_____
Answer: All 4
Flashcard 86: Where does the middle cardiac vein lie on the surface of the heart?_____
Answer: Posterior interventricular sulcus
Flashcard 87: Type _____ esophageal rings are found in the most distal portion of the esophagus, due to indentations formed by diaphragmatic crural pressure
Answer: C
Flashcard 88: Foregut cysts are most often located in the hilum or _____ mediastinum.
Answer: middle
Flashcard 89: The nipple is supplied by the _____ intercostal nerve.
Answer: 4th
Flashcard 90: _____ is also called the smooth posterior part of the right atrium.
Answer: Sinus venarum
Flashcard 91: The hemiazygos vein crosses from the left to the right side at the level of _____ vertebrae.
Answer: T8
Flashcard 92: Bronchial artery supplies lungs up to _____ bronchiole.
Answer: respiratory
Flashcard 93: Which intercostal nerves are called typical?_____
Answer: T3, T4, T5 and T6 (4)
Flashcard 94: The thoracic aorta lies in the _____ mediastinum.
Answer: posterior inferior
Flashcard 95: Intercostobrachial nerve is a branch of _____ intercostal nerve.
Answer: 2nd
Flashcard 96: The trachea bifurcates at the lower border of _____ vertebra.
Answer: T4
Flashcard 97: Which intercostal nerves supply both thoracic and abdominal walls?_____
Answer: 7th,8th,9th,10,11th (5)
Flashcard 98: The tracheal bifurcation and bronchi lie in the _____ mediastinum.
Answer: middle inferior
Flashcard 99: Foramen of Langer lies along the inferolateral edge of _____ and may extend through the deep fascia up to the apex of the axilla.
Answer: pectoralis major (muscle)
Flashcard 100: The bronchopulmonary segments are aerated by _____ bronchi
Answer: tertiary
Flashcard 101: The _____ recurrent laryngeal nerve passes through the superior thoracic aperture.
Answer: left (right/left)
Flashcard 102: The vagus nerve lies in the _____ mediastinum.
Answer: posterior inferior
Flashcard 103: Superior epigastric and Musculophrenic artery are terminal branches of _____ artery
Answer: internal thoracic
Flashcard 104: Thoracic duct passes through the _____ hiatus in the diaphragm
Answer: aortic
Flashcard 105: The inferior thyroid vein is a tributary of _____ vein
Answer: Brachiocephalic
Flashcard 106: The trachea lies in the _____ mediastinum.
Answer: superior
Flashcard 107: Which ribs are known as typical ribs?_____
Answer: 3-9
Flashcard 108: The typical intercostal nerve pierces the deep fascia at how many points?_____
Answer: 3
Flashcard 109: Structures passing through the esophageal hiatus include (3)?_____
Answer: Esophagus and right and left Vagal nerve
Flashcard 110: _____ lactiferous ducts open in the nipple.
Answer: 1520 (Number)
Flashcard 111: The mediastinum is divided into superior and inferior by a line joining sternal angle to the _____ intervertebral disc.
Answer: T4-T5
Flashcard 112: Cardiac valves contain a dense collagenous core called _____ at the outflow surface, connected to valve supporting structures
Answer: fibrosa
Flashcard 113: The right border of the heart is formed of the _____
Answer: right atrium.
Flashcard 114: Structures passing through the Aortic hiatus include (4)?_____
Answer: Aorta, Azygous vein, Hemiazygous vein and Thoracic duct
Flashcard 115: What is usually the first branch of RCA?_____
Answer: Right conal artery
Flashcard 116: Which ribs have 1 articulations to the vertebra?_____
Answer: 11 and 12
Flashcard 117: The most commonly involved viscus to herniate through foramen of Morgagni is the _____
Answer: transverse colon
Flashcard 118: Structures passing through the Vena caval hiatus include (2)?_____
Answer: IVC and Right phrenic nerve
Flashcard 119: Which ribs are known as atypical ribs?_____
Answer: 1, 2, 10 and 12
Flashcard 120: Axillary lymph nodes are divided into different levels on the basis of their relation to the _____
Answer: pectoralis minor
Flashcard 121: The arrangement of the components of the neurovascular bundle in the intercostal space from above downwards is _____.
Answer: Vein-artery-nerve
Flashcard 122: The sternocostal joint is a misnomer and should ideally be called _____
Answer: sternochondral
Flashcard 123: _____ one-third of the liver is related to the the 10th and 11th rib
Answer: Lower
Flashcard 124: Which artery is the exclusive supplier of the right bundle branch?_____
Answer: Circumflex coronary artery
Flashcard 125: The skin over the xiphoid process is innervated by the thoracic spinal nerve from _____.
Answer: T6
Flashcard 126: Which intercostal spaces have no anterior intercostal artery?_____
Answer: 10th and 11th
Flashcard 127: Which ribs have 2 articulations to the vertebra?_____
Answer: 1 and 10
Flashcard 128: The hemiazygous vein crosses from left to right at the level of the _____ vertebra.
Answer: T8
Flashcard 129: Vagus nerve passes _____ to the hilum of the lung.
Answer: posterior
Flashcard 130: Both the lungs have _____ bronchopulmonary segments each.
Answer: 10
Flashcard 131: Internal thoracic artery is itself a branch of _____ artery
Answer: subclavian
Flashcard 132: The joint between the attachment of the 8th and 9th rib with the 7th rib is a _____ joint.
Answer: synovial
Flashcard 133: The sinoatrial node is located at the upper part of the _____ of the right atrium
Answer: crista terminalis
Flashcard 134: The thoracic duct crosses over to the left side at the level of _____ vertebra
Answer: T4-T5
Flashcard 135: The left recurrent laryngeal nerve lies in the _____ mediastinum.
Answer: superior
Flashcard 136: _____ one-third of the liver is related to both the lung and the pleura
Answer: Upper
Flashcard 137: Most of the joints in the thoracic cavity are _____ joints.
Answer: plain synovial
Flashcard 138: The highest thoracic dermatome on the anterior chest wall is _____.
Answer: T2
Flashcard 139: The costal cartilages of _____ ribs form the subcostal angle.
Answer: 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th ribs
Flashcard 140: The thoracic duct joins _____ vein at its junction with _____ vein.
Answer: Left subclavian; left internal jugular
Flashcard 141: The subclavian vein passes _____ to the scalene tubercle of the 1st rib.
Answer: Anterior
Flashcard 142: The manubriosternal junction (angle of Louis) corresponds to which rib level?
Answer: Second rib level
Flashcard 143: The sternocostal surface of the heart is mainly formed by _____ and RV.
Answer: RA
Flashcard 144: _____ passes anterior to the scalene tubercle of the 1st rib.
Answer: Subclavian vein
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