Bontrager Chapter 10 Workbook Questions and Revised
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List the 3 structures that make up the bony thorax - ✔✔✔A. Sternum
B. Thoracic vertebrae
C. 12 pairs of ribs
What is the term for the long, middle aspect of the sternum? - ✔✔✔Body
The most distal aspect of the sternum does not ossify until a person is approximately ______ years of age - ✔✔✔40
The total sternum length on an average adult is about _____ inches (____ cm) - ✔✔✔6 inches (15 cm)
The xiphoid process of the sternum is at the approximate level of the _______ vertebra - ✔✔✔T9 to T10
The sternal angle is at the level of - ✔✔✔T4 to T5
What is another term for the sternal angle? - ✔✔✔Manubriosternal joint
What is the name of the joint that connects the upper limb to the bony thorax (the only bony connection between the bony thorax & upper
limbs)? - ✔✔✔Sternoclavicular joint
What is the name of the section of cartilage that connects the anterior end of the rib to the sternum? - ✔✔✔Costocartilage
What distinguishes a true rib form a false rib? - ✔✔✔True ribs connect to the sternum by their own costocartilage.
False ribs are connected to the sternum via the costocartilage of the 7th rib.
True/False: The 11th & 12th ribs are classified as false & floating ribs - ✔✔✔True
True/False: The anterior aspect of the ribs is called the vertebral end - ✔✔✔False (anterior or sternal end)
Which aspect of the ribs articulates with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae?
A. Head
,B. Costal angle
C. Neck
D. Tubercle - ✔✔✔D. Tubercle
List the 3 structures found within the costal groove of each rib - ✔✔✔A. Artery
B. Vein
C. Nerve
Which end of the ribs is most superior - the posterior vertebral ends or the anterior sternal ends? - ✔✔✔posterior or vertebral ends
Approximately how much difference in height is there between the 2 ends of the ribs? - ✔✔✔3 to 5 inches (7.5 to 12.5 cm)
Which ribs articulate with the upper lateral aspect of the manubrium of the sternum? - ✔✔✔First (anterior sternal end)
The bony thorax is widest at the lateral margins of which ribs? - ✔✔✔8th or 9th
How many posterior ribs are shown above the diaphragm? - ✔✔✔10
Movement type:
1st sternocostal - ✔✔✔Synarthrodial - immovable
Movement type:
1st through 12th costovertebral joints - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
1st through 10th costochondral unions (between costocartilage & ribs) - ✔✔✔Synarthrodial - immovable
Movement type:
1st through 10th costotransverse joints (between ribs & transverse processes of T vertebrae) - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
2nd through 7th sternocostal joints (between 2nd & 7th ribs & sternum) - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
, 6th through 9th interchondral joints (between anterior 6th & 9th costal cartilage) - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
9th & 10th interchondral joints between the cartilages - ✔✔✔Syndesmosis - fibrous
The joints that have diarthrodial movement are classified as - ✔✔✔Synovial
True, False, or Floating:
First 7 pairs of ribs - ✔✔✔True
True, False, or Floating:
8th, 9th, & 10th ribs - ✔✔✔False
True, False, or Floating:
11th & 12th ribs - ✔✔✔Floating
True/False: It is virtually impossible to visualize the sternum with a direct PA or anteroposterior (AP) projection - ✔✔✔True
True/False: A large, "deep-chested" (hypersthenic) patient require more obliquity (rotation) for a frontal view of the sternum as compared with
a "thin-chested" (asthenic) patient - ✔✔✔False (less obliquity)
How much rotation should be used for the oblique position of the sternum for a large, "deep-chested" patient? - ✔✔✔Approximately 15
degrees
What is the advantage of performing an orthostatic (breathing) technique for radiography of the sternum? - ✔✔✔It blurs lung markings & ribs,
which improves the visibility of the sternum
What is the primary reason that a SID of less than 40 inches (102 cm) should not be used for sternum radiography? - ✔✔✔Increase in patient
dose, especially skin dose
What other imaging option is available to study the sternum if routine RAO & lateral radiographs do not provide sufficient information? -
✔✔✔CT or Nuclear medicine
Identify the preferred positioning factors to demonstrate an injury to the ribs found below the diaphragm:
A. Erect or recumbent
B. Inspiration or expiration
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List the 3 structures that make up the bony thorax - ✔✔✔A. Sternum
B. Thoracic vertebrae
C. 12 pairs of ribs
What is the term for the long, middle aspect of the sternum? - ✔✔✔Body
The most distal aspect of the sternum does not ossify until a person is approximately ______ years of age - ✔✔✔40
The total sternum length on an average adult is about _____ inches (____ cm) - ✔✔✔6 inches (15 cm)
The xiphoid process of the sternum is at the approximate level of the _______ vertebra - ✔✔✔T9 to T10
The sternal angle is at the level of - ✔✔✔T4 to T5
What is another term for the sternal angle? - ✔✔✔Manubriosternal joint
What is the name of the joint that connects the upper limb to the bony thorax (the only bony connection between the bony thorax & upper
limbs)? - ✔✔✔Sternoclavicular joint
What is the name of the section of cartilage that connects the anterior end of the rib to the sternum? - ✔✔✔Costocartilage
What distinguishes a true rib form a false rib? - ✔✔✔True ribs connect to the sternum by their own costocartilage.
False ribs are connected to the sternum via the costocartilage of the 7th rib.
True/False: The 11th & 12th ribs are classified as false & floating ribs - ✔✔✔True
True/False: The anterior aspect of the ribs is called the vertebral end - ✔✔✔False (anterior or sternal end)
Which aspect of the ribs articulates with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae?
A. Head
,B. Costal angle
C. Neck
D. Tubercle - ✔✔✔D. Tubercle
List the 3 structures found within the costal groove of each rib - ✔✔✔A. Artery
B. Vein
C. Nerve
Which end of the ribs is most superior - the posterior vertebral ends or the anterior sternal ends? - ✔✔✔posterior or vertebral ends
Approximately how much difference in height is there between the 2 ends of the ribs? - ✔✔✔3 to 5 inches (7.5 to 12.5 cm)
Which ribs articulate with the upper lateral aspect of the manubrium of the sternum? - ✔✔✔First (anterior sternal end)
The bony thorax is widest at the lateral margins of which ribs? - ✔✔✔8th or 9th
How many posterior ribs are shown above the diaphragm? - ✔✔✔10
Movement type:
1st sternocostal - ✔✔✔Synarthrodial - immovable
Movement type:
1st through 12th costovertebral joints - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
1st through 10th costochondral unions (between costocartilage & ribs) - ✔✔✔Synarthrodial - immovable
Movement type:
1st through 10th costotransverse joints (between ribs & transverse processes of T vertebrae) - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
2nd through 7th sternocostal joints (between 2nd & 7th ribs & sternum) - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
, 6th through 9th interchondral joints (between anterior 6th & 9th costal cartilage) - ✔✔✔Diarthrodial (plane or gliding) - movable
Movement type:
9th & 10th interchondral joints between the cartilages - ✔✔✔Syndesmosis - fibrous
The joints that have diarthrodial movement are classified as - ✔✔✔Synovial
True, False, or Floating:
First 7 pairs of ribs - ✔✔✔True
True, False, or Floating:
8th, 9th, & 10th ribs - ✔✔✔False
True, False, or Floating:
11th & 12th ribs - ✔✔✔Floating
True/False: It is virtually impossible to visualize the sternum with a direct PA or anteroposterior (AP) projection - ✔✔✔True
True/False: A large, "deep-chested" (hypersthenic) patient require more obliquity (rotation) for a frontal view of the sternum as compared with
a "thin-chested" (asthenic) patient - ✔✔✔False (less obliquity)
How much rotation should be used for the oblique position of the sternum for a large, "deep-chested" patient? - ✔✔✔Approximately 15
degrees
What is the advantage of performing an orthostatic (breathing) technique for radiography of the sternum? - ✔✔✔It blurs lung markings & ribs,
which improves the visibility of the sternum
What is the primary reason that a SID of less than 40 inches (102 cm) should not be used for sternum radiography? - ✔✔✔Increase in patient
dose, especially skin dose
What other imaging option is available to study the sternum if routine RAO & lateral radiographs do not provide sufficient information? -
✔✔✔CT or Nuclear medicine
Identify the preferred positioning factors to demonstrate an injury to the ribs found below the diaphragm:
A. Erect or recumbent
B. Inspiration or expiration
