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| Contents of the thoracic cage (5/6) |
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| Heart, Lungs, Airways, Great Vessels, Supporting circulatory/nerve networks. |
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| Functions of the thoracic cage. |
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| Protection; Breathing; Attachments |
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| The breast is attached between ribs ___ and ___ covering pectoralis major. |
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| The thoracic cage is made up of ___ pairs of ribs, ___ vertebrae and the ___________. |
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| What makes a true rib, true? |
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| The rib is directly attached at the vertebrae and at the sternum (costal cartilage). |
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| Rib 1 articulates with which vertebra? |
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| The two parts of the tubercle of the rib. |
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| articular surface; non-articular surface |
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| The three components of the sternum. |
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| Manubrium; body; xyphoid process. |
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| Two joints of the sternum. |
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| manubriosternal and xyphisternal joints |
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| The three intercostal muscles. |
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| external intercostals, internal intercostals, innermost intercostals |
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| The fibres of the external intercostals point ____ and ______. |
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| The fibres of the internal intercostals point ______ and ________. |
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| The intercostal space exists between the ______________ and the ______________ layers of muscle. |
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| The area below the 12th rib. |
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