chest is the number 1 xray? - Answers true
what are the 3 divisions of the chest? - Answers bony thorax, respiratory system, mediastinum
what is the main job of the bony thorax? - Answers protective framework protect organs
mediastinum - Answers area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae,
esophagus, and trachea
respiratory system - Answers lung and airways
the bony thorax consists of what? - Answers one sternum, two clavicles, two scapula, twelve
pairs of ribs and twelve thoracic vertebre
T1-7 are true ribs? - Answers true
T8-10 are false - Answers true they do not connect
T11 and T12 are called... - Answers floating ribs
the bony thorax is part of which system? - Answers skeletal system
The inferior tip of the sternum is called? - Answers xiphoid process
Xiphoid process of sternum is corresponds to the level of - Answers T9-10
jugular notch is the landmark for what projections? - Answers AP
The vertebra prominence is located? - Answers C7
vertebra prominens is the landmark for what projections? - Answers PA
The mid thorax is at the level of - Answers T7
What does the diaphragm separate? - Answers the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
What is the 4 divisions of the respiratory system? - Answers pharynx
trachea
bronchi
lungs
Pharynx - Answers throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
each side of the diaphragm is called? - Answers hemi-diaphragm