HUMB1004 Study Guide - Final Guide: Suprasternal Notch, Sternoclavicular Joint, Thoracic Vertebrae
4 Aug 2018
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Lungs, heart, thymus, great vessels that pass out of the heart, organs of abdominal cavity, liver, kidney, spleen. Rib fracture may also lead to a visceral injury: point of attachment. Muscles that support the movement of the neck, the upper limb and the trunk: movement. Sternum: sternum, manubrium, manubriosternal joint, body of the sternum, xiphisternal joint, xiphoid process, clavicular notches, articulate with the medial end of the clavicle, sternoclavicular joint, only point of attachment from the upper limb to the axial skeleton. Jugular notch: superior end of the manubrium, easily palpable, first rib articulates with the manubrium, second rib articulates at the manubriosternal joint, sternal angle (angle of louis) is the angle made between the manubrium and sternum. Important clinical landmark: cutting at the transverse thoracic plane hit a lot of important cardiovascular structures t4/5 disc, ribs will articulate with the sternocostal joint lateral surface of the sternum.
