Bontrager ch.10 Bony Thorax Exam Questions And Answers

Bontrager ch.10 Bony Thorax Exam Questions And Answers Three (3) Structures that make up the bony thorax - ANSWER-1.Sternum 2.Thoracic Vertebra 3.12 pairs of ribs Term for the long middle aspect of the sternum - ANSWER-Body / Corpus / Gladiolus What is the names for the upper most border of the manubrium? - ANSWER-Jugular notch Suprasternal notch Manubrial notch What is the lower end of the manubrium called? - ANSWER-Sternal angle Age at which the most distal aspect of the sternum ossifies - ANSWER-40 Total sternum length for an average adult - ANSWER-about six (6) inches At what level is the jugular notch found? - ANSWER-T2 - T3 At what Vertebral level is the sternal angle found? - ANSWER-T4 - T5 At what vertebral level is the xiphoid process found? - ANSWER-T9 - T10 At what level is the inferior costal margin found? - ANSWER-L2 - L3 Name of the joint that is the only connection of the bony thorax to the upper limbs - ANSWER-Sternoclavicular Joint Name of the section of cartilage that connects the anterior end of the rib to the sternum - ANSWER-Costocartilage What distinguishes a true rib from a false rib - ANSWER-True ribs connect to the sternum by their own costocartilage False ribs connect to the sternum via the costocartilage of the seventh (7th) rib Classification of the 11th and 12th ribs - ANSWER-False and floating Name of the anterior end of the rib - ANSWER-Sternal end Name of the posterior end of the rib - ANSWER-Vertebral end Name for the aspect of the ribs which articulates with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae - ANSWER-Tubercle Three (3) structures found within the costal groove of each rib - ANSWER-1.Artery 2.Vein 3.Nerve The end of the rib that is most superior - ANSWER-Posterior vertebral end The end of the rib that is most inferior - ANSWER-Anterior sternal end Difference in height between the two ends of a rib - ANSWER-3 to 5 inches Rib that articulates with the upper lateral aspect of the manubrium of the sternum - ANSWER-First (1st) rib - anterior sternal end What rib attaches to the sternal angle? - ANSWER-Second rib Ribs at which the bony thorax is the widest at the lateral margins - ANSWER-Eighth (8th) or Ninth (9th) ribs Minimum number of rib pairs that must be demonstrated on an acceptable radiograph (PA cxr) - ANSWER-10 posterior ribs Movement type of the 1st sternocostal joint - ANSWER-Immovable - synarthrodial Movement type of the 1st sternocostal joint (between 1st rib and sternum) - ANSWERCartilagenous, synarthrodial Movement type of the 1st through 12th costovertebral joints - ANSWER-Movable - diarthrodial (plane or gliding) Movement type of the 1st through 10th costochondral unions (between costocartilage and ribs) - ANSWER-Immovable - synarthrodial Movement type of the 1st througth 10th costotransverse joints (between ribs and transverse processes of T vertebrae) - ANSWER-Movable - diarthrodial (plane or gliding) Movement type of the 2nd through 7th sternocostal joints (between 2nd and 7th ribs and sternum) - ANSWER-Movable - diarthrodial (plane or gliding) Movement type of 6th through 10th interchondral joints (between anterior 6th through 10th costal cartilage) - ANSWER-Movable - diarthrodial (plane or gliding) Classification for rib joints that have diarthrodial movement - ANSWER-Synovial Numbered pairs of ribs that are classified as True - ANSWER-1st through 7th ribs Numbered pairs of ribs that are classified as false - ANSWER-8th through 12th ribs Numbered pairs of ribs that are classified as floating - ANSWER-11th through 12th ribs Characteristic that makes a rib a true rib - ANSWER-It attaches to the sterum anteriorly by its own cartilage Characteristic that makes a rib a floating rib - ANSWER-It has no anterior attachment in the bony thorax Name of the most posterior end of the rib - ANSWER-Vertebral end Name of the process on the rib that articulates with the vertebrae - ANSWER-Tubercle Most lateral portion of a rib where it essentially curves the most - ANSWER-Axillary portion (angle of rib) Medially facing surface of the rib containing arteries, veins and nerves - ANSWERCostal groove Name of the most anterior end of the rib - ANSWER-Sternal end Location (end) of the rib cotaining the neck and the head - ANSWER-Vertebral end (posterior)