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Chest Chp 2
Positioning
Question | Answer |
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Bony Thorax | Sternum, 2 clavicles, 2 scapulae, 12 pairs of Ribs, 12 thoracic vertebra |
Two important bony landmarks | Jugular Notch Vertebra Prominens |
Four divisions of Respiratory System | Pharynx Lungs Trachea Bronchi |
Adam's Apple | Thyroid cartilage |
Shoulder Blade | Scapulae |
Voice Box | Larynx |
Collar Bone | Clavicles |
Breastbone | Sternum |
Three divisions that serve as common passageway for both food and air. | Nasopharynx Oropharynx Laryngopharynx |
Structure that acts as a lid over the larynx | Epiglottis |
Carina | Bronchus divides into right and left |
Which vertebra is the Carina located? | T5 |
Small air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the blood | Alveoli |
Double walled sac or membrane containing the lungs | Pleura |
Outer layer of the pleura membrane | Parietal pleura |
Inner layer of the pleura on surface of lungs | Pulmonary or visceral pleura |
Potential space between inner and outer layer of pleura | Pleural Cavity |
Air or gas that enters the Pleural Cavity | Pneumothroax |
Double walled membrance enclosing the heart | Pericardial Sac |
Three parts to the Aorta | Ascending aorta, Aortic Arch, Descending aorta |
Lower, concave portion of the lungs | Base |
Central area with bronchi, blood vessels that enter lungs. Also know as Root area | Hilum |
Upper rounded portion of lungs, above clavicles | Apex (apices) |
Outermost lower corner of the lungs | Costophrenic Angles |
Four structure located in the Mediastinum | Trachea, Thymus gland, esophagus, heart & vessels |
Chest xray for Adult, kVp? | 110-125 kVp |
Minimum number of Ribs on adult chest xray? | 10 |