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Overview of Thoracic Cavity

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  • Q1
    The angle of Louis is located at what level of the vertebral column?
    4th Thoracic Vertebra
    4th Cervical Vertebra
    2nd Coccyx Vertebra
    6th Lumbar Vertebra
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is not a typical rib?
    5th
    9th
    11th
    2nd
    30s
  • Q3
    An atypical rib has how many facets?
    2
    None
    3
    1
    30s
  • Q4
    A deep laceration at or just superior to the 1st rib may cause concern for which of the following reasons?
    None of the answers are true
    Vertebral artery runs along a groove on the 1st rib
    Subclavian vein runs along a groove on the 1st rib
    Damage to the 1st rib may puncture the lungs
    30s
  • Q5
    Which rib(s) have a single facet, no facet on the tubercle, and does not have a costal pit?
    11th
    9th
    5th
    2nd
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following is not a typical thoracic nerve?
    T3
    T8
    T4
    T6
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following statements best describes why the 1st thoracic nerve is atypical?
    This is not an atypical rib
    Has a collateral branch located at the angle of the 1st rib
    It supplies only the thoracic wall
    Gives off a branch to the brachial plexus
    30s
  • Q8
    The lowest five intercostal, or thoracic nerves, are atypical because they supply not only the thoracic wall but also the abdomen and peritoneum.
    TRUE
    FALSE
    30s
  • Q9
    There are many ways to section out the regions of the abdominal wall. On method draws a line from the midpoint of the clavicle to the midinguinal point. What is the name of this line?
    Subcostal plane
    Midclavicular line
    Median plane
    Transpyloric plane
    30s
  • Q10
    A kickboxer is hit just above the umbilical region. What region were they struck in?
    Epigastric
    Hypochondriac
    Lumbar
    Hypogastric
    30s
  • Q11
    The external oblique muscle forms what portion of the inguinal canal?
    Posterior wall
    Anterior wall
    Roof
    Floor
    30s
  • Q12
    The floor of the inguinal canal is formed by the superior portion of what ligament?
    Inguinal ligament
    Internal oblique ligament
    Lacunar ligament
    External oblique ligament
    30s
  • Q13
    A hernia covered by all three layers of the spermatic cord, and that is lateral to the epigastric artery is what kind of hernia?
    Direct inguinal hernia
    Hiatal hernia
    Anterior inguinal hernia
    Indirect inguinal hernia
    30s
  • Q14
    What structure runs through the inguinal canal that predisposes men to hernia?
    Epigastric artery
    Inguinal ligament
    Round ligament
    Spermatic cord
    30s
  • Q15
    The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by what structure?
    Thoracic inlet
    Diaphragm
    Thoracic outlet
    Ribs
    30s

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