KIN*1040 Study Guide - Final Guide: Posterior Intercostal Veins, Inferior Pancreaticoduodenal Artery, Middle Colic Artery
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Superior thoracic aperture: bound by, 1st thoracic vertebrae, 1st pair of ribs/ costal cartilages, manubrium. Inferior thoracic aperture: bound by, t12, ribs 11 and 12, costal margin, xiphisternal joint. Occurs at level of: second costal cartilage t4-t5. Brachiocephalic trunk: right subclavian artery, right common carotid artery. Anterior intercostal arteries: internal thoracic artery and branches. Subclavian artery internal thoracic artery anterior intercostal arteries. Posterior intercostal veins: azygos vein, accessory hemiazygos vein, hemiazygos vein. Double walled sac that encloses the heart: fibrous pericardium, parietal serous pericardium, visceral serous pericardium. Thorax 4 valves and chambers of the heart. Heart valves (2 types: right/left atrioventricular valves, tricuspid and bicuspid, semilunar valves, pulmonary and aortic. Chambers of the heart (2 atria, 2 ventricles) Sat: sympathetic trunk, azygos vein, thoracic duct. During embryological development certain organs invaginate into the abdominal cavity, and are covered with visceral peritoneum. Omentum: greater, greater curvature of stomach, transvers colon, lesser.
