Sternum:
1) ________________
2) ________________ also called the _____________ or _____________
3) ________________
1) manubrium
2) body aka corpus or gladiolus
3) xiphoid
Landmarks
Jugular notch: ____________ also termed the _____________ or ____________
Sternal Angle: ____________
Xiphoid tip: ______________
Lower rib margin: __________
Jugular notch: T2- T3 also termed the manubrial notch or suprasternal notch
Sternal Angle: T4- T5
Xiphoid tip: T9-T10
Lower rib margin: L2 - L3
SC joints comprise the _________ __________ of the rib and the __________ __________of the sternum?
Medial Aspects of the ribs and lateral aspects of the sternum
Ribs ____ thru ____ are considered true because: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
1 thru 7-- bc they attach to the sternum by costocartalidge
Ribs ____ thru____ are considered false because:
8 thru 12-- bc they are attached to the 7th costocartilage not their own
Ribs ____ and ____ are classified as both because?
11 and 12 -- bc they are not connected to any cartilage at all