Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy- Chapter 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy- Chapter 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Bony Thorax - Answer️️ -is the part of the skeletal system that provides a protective framework for the parts of the chest involved with breathing and blood circulation. Parts of the bony thorax - Answer️️ -sternum, 2 clavicles, 2 scapulae, 12 pairs of ribs, 12 thoracic vertebrae Vertebrae prominens - Answer️️ -is an important landmark for determining the CR location on a PA chest projection. Jugular notch - Answer️️ -is an important landmark for determining the CR placement on AP chest projections Pharynx - Answer️️ -is a structure or passageway that is important to the respiratory system because air must pass through it. Three divisions of the pharynx - Answer️️ -nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx Esophagus - Answer️️ -the part of the digestive system that connects the pharynx with the stomach. It is located posteriorly to the larynx and trachea ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 2 of 5 Four parts of the Respiratory System - Answer️️ -Larynx, Trachea, Rt and Lft Bronchi, and lungs Larynx - Answer️️ -or voice box, is a cartilaginous structure that is approximately 1 1/2'' to 2'' in length in an adult. It is located in the anterior portion of the neck. Hyoid Bone - Answer️️ -is found in the upper neck just below the tongue or floor of the mouth. Trachea - Answer️️ -or windpipe, is a fibrous muscular tube about 1/2'' in diameter and 4 1/2'' long. Located anteriorly to the esophagus, at the level of C6, and downward to the level of T4 of T5 where it divides into Rt and Lft Bronchi Thyroid Gland - Answer️️ -is a vascular organ that is located anteriorly in the neck region just below the larynx, with its right and left lateral lobes on each side and distal to the proximal trachea. Thymus Gland - Answer️️ -is located just inferior to the thyroid gland Carina - Answer️️ -is specific prominence or ridge of the lowest tracheal cartilage, which is seen at the bottom and inside portion of the trachea, where it divides into the rt and lft bronchi. Located at the approximate level of T5. Alveoli - Answer️️ -Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide are exchanged in the blood ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 3 of 5 Lungs - Answer️️ -located on each side of the thoracic cavity. They fill all of the space not occupied by other structures. Pleura - Answer️️ -Delicate double walled sac, or membrane Parietal Pleura - Answer️️ -the outer layer of the pleural sac lines the inner surface of the chest wall and diaphragm Visceral Pleura (pulmonary) - Answer️️ -The inner layer thats covers the surface of the lungs, also dipping into the fissures between t