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Chapter 2 Part 1 Questions & answers latest update 2024/2025 with complete solution
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STUVIA 2024/2025Chapter 2 Part 1
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chest
Upper portion of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen
thorax
Another name for chest?
1. bony thorax
2. respiratory system proper
3. mediastinum
Radiographic anatomy of the chest is divided into 3 portions:
bony thorax
Part of the skeletal system that provides a protective framework for the parts of the chest involved
with breathing and blood circulation
thoracic viscera
Term used to describe these parts of the chest consisting of the lungs and the remaining thoracic
organs contained in the mediastinum
sternum
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Anteriorly the bony thorax consists of what flat bone right in front?
breastbone
Another name for sternum?
manubrium, body, xiphoid process
List the part of the sternum from superior to inferior
2 clavicles, 2 scapulae, 12 pairs of ribs, 12 thoracic vertebrae
Superiorly, the bony thorax consists of:
vertebral prominens and jugular notch
For CXR, 2 common topographic landmarks are the:
C7
What vertebrae is the vertebral prominens?
C7
Which vertebrae is an important landmark for determining CR location on PA chest?
C7
This vertebra is at the level to the upper margin of the lungs
manubrial notch/suprasternal notch
The jugular notch has 2 names:
T3 or T4
The jugular notch is at the vertebral level of:
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yes
Is the jugular notch an important landmark for determining CR location on AP chest?
PA chest
Vertebral promens and the jugular notch are important landmarks for determining CR position on:
3-4in
How many inches down from the jugular notch is the midthorax?
T9-T10
The xiphoid process is at the level of what vertebrae?
no
Is the xiphoid a reliable topographic landmark to palpate?
T7
What level of vertebra is the midthroax at?
sternum
The middle of the thorax is also the middle of the:
anterior/diaphragm
The xiphoid process is level to the ____ portion of the ____
T9-T10
What vertebral level is the xiphoid process at?
respiration
Exchange of gaseous substances between the air we breathe and the bloodstream
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respiratory system
Consists of parts through which air passes as it travels from nose & mouth into lungs
gas exchange
What's the purpose of the respiratory system?
pharynx
Serves as passageway for food, fluids, & air
1. pharynx
2. trachea
3. bronchi
4. lungs
The 4 general divisions of the respiratory system consist of the:
1. larynx
2. trachea
3. bronchi
4. lungs
The 4 general divisions of the respiratory system proper consist of the:
pharynx
What does the respiratory system have that the respiratory system proper does not include?
pharynx
What's common to both respiratory system and digestive system?
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