Thorax — Flashcards

_____ intercostal arteries for the first 6 intercostal spaces are given off by internal thoracic artery

The breast is innervated by _____ and lateral branches of the 4th to 6th intercostal nerves.

_____ infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis commonly affects the middle and lower lobes of the lungs

The intercostal nerves lie between the _____ intercostal and innermost intercostal muscle.

The upper border of the heart made by the _____, ascending aorta, and the pulmonary trunk.

The collateral branch of typical intercostal nerve is motor to muscles and sensory to _____ and periosteum

Lower _____ ribs are called false ribs of which 11th and 12th are also called floating ribs

The posterior mediastinum is bound posteriorly by _____ to T12 vertebrae

_____ intercostal arteries for the first 11 intercostal spaces are given by superior intercostal artery and descending thoracic aorta

The _____ nerve is posterior to the root of the lung and the phrenic nerve is anterior to the root of the lung.