WorksheetsThoracic and Abdomen
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
skeletal framework of the thorax
sternum
rib
thoracic cavity
rib cage
Not a function of the thoracic wall
Protect vital thoracic and abdominal organs (most air or fluid filled) from external forces
Resist the positive (sub-atmospheric) internal pressures generated by the elastic recoil of the lungs and inspiratory movements.
Provide attachment for and support the weight of the upper limbs.
provide the attachments for muscles of the abdomen, neck, back, and respiration.
The body of the sternum articulates with the manubrium at what joint?
jugular notch
xiphisternal joint
manubriosternal joint
infrasternal joint
The sternal angle corresponds to the level of what anatomical structure
second costal cartilage
second ICS
2nd thoracic vertebrae
jugular notch
which of the following is not a true rib?
1st rib
8th rib
2nd rib
7th rib
Parts of a typical rib, except
head
neck
tubercle
costal ridge
structure that prolong the ribs anteriorly and contribute to the elasticity of the thoracic wall
intercostal muscles
costal cartilage
intercostal spaces
endothoracic fascia
not a characteristic features of thoracic vertebrae
bilateral demifacets on vertebral body
costal facets on transverse processes
short, superiorly slanting spinous process
none of the a bove
boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture, except
vertebra of T1
1st pair of ribs
superior border of manubrium
clavicles
Not an accessory muscle of respiration
diaphragm
serratus anterior
scalene
sternocleidomastoid
