213 Week 2 review

• A - Jugular notch

  B - Facet / Sternoclavicular joint

  C - Sternal angle

  D - Manubrium

  E - True ribs

  F - Body of sternum (corpus) (gladiolus)

  G - Xiphoid tip T9-T10

  
• The bony thorax includes the ribs, sternum,and:

  Thoracic Vertebrae
• The xiphoid process does not become totally ossified until the age of:

  40 years
• The sternal angle corresponds to the vertebral level of:

  T4-T5
• The anterior ends of the ribs do not attach directly to the sternum.

  False
• Which of the following ribs is classified as a floating rib?

  11th rib
• The inside margin of the rib, containing the blood vessels and nerves, is called the:

  Costal groove
• The sternocostal joint of the first rib is classified as:

  Synarthrodial
• A fracture of adjacent ribs, in two or more places, caused by blunt trauma and associated with underlying pulmonary injury is called:

  Flail chest
• A hypersthenic patient requires greater rotation of the sternum for the RAO projection as compared with a sthenic patient.

  Right lateral decubitus
• Where is the CR centered for a PA projection ofthe SC joints?

  Level of T2-T3
• The ideal, general position for a study of the ribs below the diaphragm is recumbent.

  True
• Which of the following technical considerations does NOT apply to a rib study for an injury to the left, upper anterior ribs?

  Exposure upon expiration
• Which of the following positioning/technical considerations does NOT apply to a rib study for an injury to the right, lower posterior ribs?

  LPO projection
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