Thorax — Flashcards

The _____ and the pulmonary trunk lie anterior and the superior vena cava and the atria lie posterior to the transverse sinus

Minor openings through the diaphragm: The _____ vessels and nerves pass behind the lateral arcuate ligament

The phrenic nerve supplies _____ fibres to the mediastinal pleura, pericardium and diaphragmatic peritoneum

Hint: motor/sensory

Vena caval hiatus is located at the level of _____, in the central tendon of diaphragm

Esophageal hiatus is located at the level of _____, in the muscular part of diaphragm

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

_____ in the right atrium corresponds externally to sulcus terminalis and is the site of origin of pectinate muscles.

The left bronchus crosses the esophagus at _____ cm from the upper incisor teeth.

The orifice of the _____ valve is level with the left half of the sternum opposite the 4th costal cartilage

_____ bronchial veins drain into the accessory hemiazygos vein