Intercostal nerves - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Where and why are lumbar punctures performed? - Answer- Spinal Block -> Anesthetic (into epidural space) Spinal Tap -> CSF extraction (into subarachnoid space)W B/W L3/L4 or L4/L5 NB: Posterior to this is *cauda equina* Where does a *herniated intervertebral* disk occur? What causes it? - Answer- Occurs b/w L4/L5 or *L5/S1* and C5/C6 or C6/C7 NB: affects lower spinal nerve # Degeneration of annulus fibrosis followed by *sudden compression* of nucleus pulposus What is the dif...

Hk 3401 final 2024 Exam Questions With Correct Answers whats in the middle mediastinum? - Answer -heart, roots of great vessels, pericardium whats in the superior mediastinum? - Answer -veins, arteries, trachea, esophagus (anterior to posterior) - brachiocephalic veins -> SVC - arch of aorta (3 branches) azygous vein - Answer -- receives venous blood from intercostal spaces/thoracic cage - drains into SVC posteriorly (wraps around trachea) what is the location of the posterior...

NURS 6512N Final Exam 2 With Answers (Summer Term – 98/100) NURS 6512N Final Exam 2 With Answers (Summer Term – 98/100) 1. Examination of the patient in the lithotomy, or knee-chest, position includes: To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine with An apical PMI palpated beyond the left fifth intercostal space may indicate Breath odors may clue the examiner to certain underlying metabolic conditions. The odor of ammonia on the breath ...

Root is to ____ as ganglion is to ___ - Answer-axons; cell bodies ventral is to ____ as dorsal is to _____ - Answer-motor; sensory white matter is to ____ as gray matter is to ____ - Answer-axons; cell bodies Spinal Meninges (three layers) - Answer-dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater Spinal Meninges functions - Answer-protect spinal cord and provide it with oxygen and nurtrients where is CSF - Answer-in subarachnoid space (between arachnoid and pia mater) CSF provides spinal cord with: ...

Windshield survey is done when? - ANSWERduring scene size-up Signs and symptoms of a tension pneumothorax include: - ANSWER- AMS - signs of shock (P/C/D, hypotension) - JVD - diminished/absent lung sounds on affected side What priority is increased bag resistance in trauma? - ANSWERthe lowest What sort of assessment is done for an elderly patient involved in a moderate auto accident? - ANSWERa rapid trauma assessment Which is considered a "load-and-go" situation: open femur ...

DPT6160 - MUSCLES OF THE THORAX EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED muscles of the thorax intercostals, serratus posterior, levatores costarum, and diaphragm intercostals muscles external, internal, and innermost external intercostals proximal attachment inferior border of ribs external intercostals distal attachment superior border of ribs below external intercostals innervation intercostal nerves external intercostals action elevate ribs with forced inspirat...

FISDAP Trauma Study GuideUNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS - correct answer ======================================= >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Disseminating intravascular coagulation - correct answer Results from any number of life-threatening conditions, including massive injury and hypotension due to trauma. Sepsis and obstetric complications als...

When does the breast begin to develop in utero? - CORRECT ANSWER 4th week of gestation Where does the primitive milk streak develop - CORRECT ANSWER Bilaterally from the axilla to the groin By the 5th week gestation the milk streak becomes what? - CORRECT ANSWER Mammary Milk Ridge (or milk line) Thickening and inward growth into the chest wall continues during what weeks gestation? - CORRECT ANSWER 7-8 weeks gestation Between weeks 12 and 16 gestat...

structures that aid breathing - correct answer-diaphragm, intercostal muscles, nerves of brain and spinal cord that innervate those muscles visceral tissue - correct answer-tissue that lines lungs parietal tissue - correct answer-lines inside of thoracic cavity mediastinum - correct answer-space between lungs surrounded by tough connective tissue; contains the heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, major bronchi, and many nerves phrenic nerves - correct answer-originates from 3rd, 4th, ...

What week gestation does the breast begin to develop in utero? - Answer-*4th* week of gestation Where does the primitive milk streak develop - Answer-Bilaterally from the axilla to the groin By the 5th week gestation the milk streak becomes what? - Answer-Mammary Milk Ridge (or milk line) Thickening and inward growth into the chest wall continues during what weeks gestation? - Answer- *7-8* weeks gestation Between weeks 12 and 16 gestation specialized cells differentiate into what? - Answe...