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    The document summarizes the anatomy of the vertebral column and thoracic cage. It notes there are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal vertebrae. The thoracic cage includes the sternum, ribs, and thoracic vertebrae. It protects the heart, lungs, and thymus gland and attaches muscles for respiration and movement. The thoracic inlet is bounded by the suprasternal notch, first ribs, and first thoracic vertebra. The outlet is bounded by the xiphoid process, costal margins, and twelfth thoracic vertebrae.

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    The document summarizes the anatomy of the vertebral column and thoracic cage. It notes there are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal vertebrae. The thoracic cage includes the sternum, ribs, and thoracic vertebrae. It protects the heart, lungs, and thymus gland and attaches muscles for respiration and movement. The thoracic inlet is bounded by the suprasternal notch, first ribs, and first thoracic vertebra. The outlet is bounded by the xiphoid process, costal margins, and twelfth thoracic vertebrae.

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    The document summarizes the anatomy of the vertebral column and thoracic cage. It notes there are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal vertebrae. The thoracic cage includes the sternum, ribs, and thoracic vertebrae. It protects the heart, lungs, and thymus gland and attaches muscles for respiration and movement. The thoracic inlet is bounded by the suprasternal notch, first ribs, and first thoracic vertebra. The outlet is bounded by the xiphoid process, costal margins, and twelfth thoracic vertebrae.

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    The document summarizes the anatomy of the vertebral column and thoracic cage. It notes there are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal vertebrae. The thoracic cage includes the sternum, ribs, and thoracic vertebrae. It protects the heart, lungs, and thymus gland and attaches muscles for respiration and movement. The thoracic inlet is bounded by the suprasternal notch, first ribs, and first thoracic vertebra. The outlet is bounded by the xiphoid process, costal margins, and twelfth thoracic vertebrae.

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    Vertebral column &

    Thoracic cage
    • 7 cervical vertebrae
    • 12 thoracic vertebrae
    (Each articulates with one
    or more pair of ribs)
    • 5 lumbar vertebrae
    • 5 Sacral
    • 4 Coccygeal
    Curvatures
    • Primary: thoracic and
    sacral
    • Secondary: cervical and
    lumber
    Typical thoracic vertebrae
    Thorax
    • Thoracic wall
    1. Osteology
    2. Soft tissues

    • Thoracic cavity
    1. Organs
    2. Mediastinum
    Osteology
    • Thoracic cage
    1. Sternum
    2. Ribs
    3. Thoracic vertebrae
    • Functions of the Thoracic Cage
    – Protects organs of the thoracic cavity
    • Heart, lungs, and thymus
    – Attaches muscles
    • For respiration
    • Of the vertebral column
    • Of the pectoral girdle
    • Of the upper limbs
    It has a narrow inlet and a wide
    outlet.
    I. Thoracic inlet:
    a. Anterior -------------- Supra-
    sternal notch of the manubrium
    sterni.
    b. On each side --------- First rib.
    c. Posterior -------------- First
    thoracic vertebra.
    2. Thoracic outlet:
    a. Anterior -------------- xiphoid
    process
    b. On each side --------- costal
    margin.
    c. Posterior -------------- twelves
    thoracic vertebrae.
    Sternum

    – A flat bone
    – In the midline of the thoracic
    wall
    – Three parts of the sternum
    • The manubrium
    • The sternal body
    • The xiphoid process
    • Manubrium
    – The superior portion of
    sternum
    – Articulates with clavicles
    (collarbones)
    – Articulates with
    cartilages of first rib pair
    – Has a jugular notch
    • Sternal angle
    • The sternal body
    – Is tongue-shaped
    – Attaches to the manubrium
    – Attaches to costal cartilages of ribs 2–7

    • The xiphoid process


    • Is the smallest part of the sternum
    • Is the last part of sternum to fuse

    • Can easily be broken away

    • Ossified in old adult


    • Development of the Sternum
    – The developing sternal body
    • Consists of four unfused bones

    • Completes fusion about age 25


    • Leaving transverse lines
    • Ribs
    – Are mobile
    – Are 12 pairs of long, curved, flat bones
    – Extending from the thoracic vertebrae
    – Functions of ribs
    • Rib movements (breathing):
    – affect width and depth of thoracic cage
    – changing its volume
    – Ribs are divided into
    three types
    • True ribs (1-7)
    • False ribs(8-10)
    • Floating ribs (11, 12)
    • A Typical rib
    • Atypical rib (1st, 11th , 12)
    • A Typical rib
    – Head

    – Neck

    – Tubercle

    – Angle

    – Shaft

    – Subcostal Groove
    Atypical rib:

    • 1st rib:
    • Strongest, broadest,
    flattest and most curved
    rib
    • Has only one facet on the
    head for articulating with
    the first thoracic vertebra
    only
    • Has two grooves on its
    upper surface on which the
    subclavian vessels lie
    • The 10th ,11th and 12th
    ribs, have only one facet
    on their heads and
    articulate with a single
    vertebra (like the 1st).

    • The 11th and 12th ribs


    are the floating ribs.
    They are short and have
    no neck or tubercle.
    Joints of the thorax
    • These are six in
    numbers
    1. Costovertebral joints
    2. Costotransverse joints
    3. Sternocostal joints
    4. Interchondral joints
    5. Manubriosternal
    6. Xiphisternal joints

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