OPP EXAM 1 LECOM QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS

OPP EXAM 1 LECOM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS



OPP exam #1 - lecom

where is the xiphoid process

the 9th and 10th thoracic vertebrae level

midclavicular line

reference line on the thorax that passes through the midline of the clavicle

,superior to inferior sternum

suprasternal notch - manubrium - body (sternal angle on the body) - xiphoid process




costal margin

lower border of rib margin formed by the medial edges of the 8th, 9th, and 10th ribs

,midaxillary line

An imaginary vertical line that starts at the middle of the axilla (armpit) and extends down the
side of the chest.

anterior axillary line

a line that is parallel to the mid-axillary line and passes through the anterior axillary skinfold




posterior axillary line

a line that is parallel to the mid-axillary line and passes through the posterior axillary skinfold

RIBS/SPINE - significance of the sternal angle (angle of Louis) - as a horizontal plane (3)

-marks the position of the anterior articulation of the costal cartilage of rib II with the sternum

-used to find the position of rib II as a reference for counting ribs (because of the overlying
clavicle, rib I is not palpable).

, -marks the position of the IV disc between T4 and T5




significance of 2nd intercostal space

-use the sternum angle to find it

-used to auscultate the aortic and pulmonic heart locations

superior mediastinum

above the sternum angle