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Thorax Mastery Quiz

Test your knowledge of thoracic anatomy and physiology with our comprehensive Thorax Quiz! This quiz consists of 16 carefully crafted questions that cover ribs, pleural cavities, bronchial arteries, and the heart, providing a challenging experience for students and professionals alike.

Whether you are a medical student or a thoracic specialist, this quiz will help reinforce your understanding. Key features include:

Multiple choice questions
Focus on critical anatomical concepts
Immediate feedback on your answers

16 Questions4 MinutesCreated by LearningLung256

Each of the following statements about the ribs is correct EXCEPT?

The 8th to 12th pairs of ribs are called false ribs

The first 7 pairs of ribs are called vertebrocostal ribs

The 11th and 12th pairs of ribs are called "floating ribs"

The first 7 pairs of ribs are referred to as true ribs

lumbar ribs are more common than cervical ribs

Which of the following is incorrect about the first rib?

It is clinically important because so many structures cross it or attach to it

It is flat and has a prominent scalene tubercle on its superior surface

It is the broadest of all the ribs

it is the shortest of the true ribs

the subclavian vein crosses the 1st rib posterior to the scalene tubercle

The sternal angle (angle of Louis) is located between the

Blood is supplied to the intercostal spaces by the

The internal thoracic artery usually arises from the

Each of the following statements abut a pleural cavity is correct EXCEPT:

It is a large cavity when the lung is deflated

air moves freely in and out of it during respiration

It is a potential space between the layers of the pleura

It normally contains a capillary layer of fluid

The right and left pleural cavities are separate and closed

Each of the following statements concerning the left lung is correct EXCEPT:

it is wider and lighter than the right lung

it usually has only superior and inferior lobes

it has a long deep oblique fissure

Its superior lobe has a wide cardiac notch

Its lobes are separated by a horizontal fissure

Which of the following is an INCORRECT completion? The visceral pleura is -

Supplied by the bronchial arteries

Drained by veins which open into the pulmonary veins

Supplied by autonomic nerves which accompany the bronchial vessels

Very sensitive to pain, particularly near the root of the lung

Drained by lymphatic vessels that enter lymph nodes in the hilum of the lung

Correct statements about the bronchial arteries include each of the following EXCEPT:

they supply the substance of the lung tissue

They are small and pass along the posterior aspects of the bronchi

They supply the bronchi as far distally as the respiratory bronchioles

The 2 left bronchial arteries arise form the thoracic aorta

The single right bronchial artery usually arises form the aorta

One completion is INACCURATE, which one is it? The heart is

A hollow muscular organ

normally slightly larger than a clenched fist

Placed obliquely in the thorax

Situated so that most of its anterior surface consists of the left ventricle

Visible in routine radiographs of the chest and stands out in contrast to the clearer areas occupied by the air filled lungs

..................... is Formed by the right atrium

The distinguishing characteristic of the 2nd rib is

Its costal cartilage which is connected to the sternum

Its connection dorsally with the vertebral column

A roughened tuberosity for the attachment of the serratus anterior muscle

a short costal groove on its posterior part

Its body, which is long and curved, but is not twisted

During quiet respiration the

Diaphragm contracts

Vertical diameter of the thorax increases

1st and 2nd pairs of ribs remain fixed

3rd and 4th pairs of ribs are moved superiorly

All of the above

Movement of which of the following joints of the thorax is most important to respiration?

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