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How many pleural cavities are present in the thorax?
How many pleural cavities are present in the thorax?
- Four
- Two (correct)
- One
- Three
What is the main function of the thorax?
What is the main function of the thorax?
- Excretion
- Digestion
- Respiration (correct)
- Circulation
What structures does the thoracic wall consist of?
What structures does the thoracic wall consist of?
- Lymphatic vessels
- Endocrine glands
- Skeletal elements and muscles (correct)
- Blood vessels and nerves
How many thoracic vertebrae are there posteriorly?
How many thoracic vertebrae are there posteriorly?
What is the superior thoracic aperture formed by?
What is the superior thoracic aperture formed by?
What forms the inferior thoracic aperture?
What forms the inferior thoracic aperture?
Which of the following is part of the thoracic wall's skeletal framework?
Which of the following is part of the thoracic wall's skeletal framework?
How many sites for articulations with ribs are there in the thoracic wall?
How many sites for articulations with ribs are there in the thoracic wall?
What is the main function of the thorax in relation to the heart and lungs?
What is the main function of the thorax in relation to the heart and lungs?
What is the function of the thorax as a conduit?
What is the function of the thorax as a conduit?
What is the main role of the thorax in biomechanics?
What is the main role of the thorax in biomechanics?
What is the superior margin of the manubrium in the same horizontal plane as?
What is the superior margin of the manubrium in the same horizontal plane as?
Which muscle is the most powerful and important during inspiration?
Which muscle is the most powerful and important during inspiration?
Which ribs articulate directly with the sternum?
Which ribs articulate directly with the sternum?
Which ribs lack an anterior connection with other ribs or with the sternum?
Which ribs lack an anterior connection with other ribs or with the sternum?
Which muscle depresses the ribs?
Which muscle depresses the ribs?
Which joint is not synovial but a fibrocartilaginous joint?
Which joint is not synovial but a fibrocartilaginous joint?
Which muscle participates in the decrease of thoracic dimension during exhalation?
Which muscle participates in the decrease of thoracic dimension during exhalation?
Which thoracic vertebrae lacks inferior costal facets and articulates only with its own ribs?
Which thoracic vertebrae lacks inferior costal facets and articulates only with its own ribs?
Which muscle is found in each intercostal space and is responsible for expiration?
Which muscle is found in each intercostal space and is responsible for expiration?
Which muscle is innervated by the phrenic nerve and is attached peripherally to the xiphoid process?
Which muscle is innervated by the phrenic nerve and is attached peripherally to the xiphoid process?
Which joints provide anchorage to the sternum and contribute to the formation of an inferior costal margin?
Which joints provide anchorage to the sternum and contribute to the formation of an inferior costal margin?
Which muscles elevate the ribs and reinforce the thoracic wall?
Which muscles elevate the ribs and reinforce the thoracic wall?
Which muscles increase the dimension of the thorax during inhalation?
Which muscles increase the dimension of the thorax during inhalation?
