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Which part of the body is properly called the thorax?
Which part of the body is properly called the thorax?
- Head
- Neck
- Abdomen
- Chest (correct)
What are the two major openings of the thorax?
What are the two major openings of the thorax?
- Chest wall and thoracic skeleton
- Superior thoracic aperture and abdominal cavity
- Superior thoracic aperture and inferior thoracic aperture (correct)
- Neck and abdomen
What is the skeletal framework of the thorax called?
What is the skeletal framework of the thorax called?
- Thoracic skeleton (correct)
- Neurovasculature
- Muscles
- Fascia
Which muscles are the most important for breathing in the thoracic wall?
Which muscles are the most important for breathing in the thoracic wall?
Which arteries originate from the aorta and are the three largest in the thorax?
Which arteries originate from the aorta and are the three largest in the thorax?
Which veins collect deoxygenated blood from the muscles and organs of the thorax?
Which veins collect deoxygenated blood from the muscles and organs of the thorax?
Which nerves contribute to the formation of the esophageal, cardiac, and thoracic aortic plexuses in the thorax?
Which nerves contribute to the formation of the esophageal, cardiac, and thoracic aortic plexuses in the thorax?
Which part of the thorax is covered by the diaphragm?
Which part of the thorax is covered by the diaphragm?
What are the components of the thorax?
What are the components of the thorax?
What is the superior boundary of the thorax?
What is the superior boundary of the thorax?
What is the skeletal framework of the thorax called?
What is the skeletal framework of the thorax called?
What are the two major openings of the thorax?
What are the two major openings of the thorax?
Which part of the thorax opens towards the neck?
Which part of the thorax opens towards the neck?
Which part of the thorax is almost completely covered by the diaphragm?
Which part of the thorax is almost completely covered by the diaphragm?
What are the boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture?
What are the boundaries of the superior thoracic aperture?
What is the function of the thoracic wall?
What is the function of the thoracic wall?
What is the function of the thoracic skeleton?
What is the function of the thoracic skeleton?
Which muscles are involved in forming the thoracic wall by attaching to the ribs, their cartilages, or thoracic vertebrae?
Which muscles are involved in forming the thoracic wall by attaching to the ribs, their cartilages, or thoracic vertebrae?
Which arteries originate from the aorta and supply various thoracic organs including bronchial, esophageal, pericardial, and mediastinal arteries?
Which arteries originate from the aorta and supply various thoracic organs including bronchial, esophageal, pericardial, and mediastinal arteries?
Which veins collect all the deoxygenated blood from the muscles and organs of the thorax and bring them into the superior vena cava?
Which veins collect all the deoxygenated blood from the muscles and organs of the thorax and bring them into the superior vena cava?
Which thoracic joints include the intervertebral discs, costovertebral, sternocostal, sternoclavicular, costochondral, and interchondral joints?
Which thoracic joints include the intervertebral discs, costovertebral, sternocostal, sternoclavicular, costochondral, and interchondral joints?
Which spaces between adjacent ribs are called intercostal spaces and contain the intercostal muscles together with the intercostal neurovascular bundle?
Which spaces between adjacent ribs are called intercostal spaces and contain the intercostal muscles together with the intercostal neurovascular bundle?
Which muscles are the most important for breathing in the thoracic wall, along with the diaphragm?
Which muscles are the most important for breathing in the thoracic wall, along with the diaphragm?
Which nerves contribute to the formation of the esophageal, cardiac, and thoracic aortic plexuses in the thorax?
Which nerves contribute to the formation of the esophageal, cardiac, and thoracic aortic plexuses in the thorax?
Which arteries are parietal branches of the thoracic aorta and supply the thoracic muscles?
Which arteries are parietal branches of the thoracic aorta and supply the thoracic muscles?
Which veins are major veins of the thorax that collect deoxygenated blood from the muscles and organs of the thorax?
Which veins are major veins of the thorax that collect deoxygenated blood from the muscles and organs of the thorax?
Which muscles are involved in forming the thoracic wall by ultimately depressing or elevating the ribs?
Which muscles are involved in forming the thoracic wall by ultimately depressing or elevating the ribs?
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