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Pair of ribs inserts on the sternum at sternum angle?
the second pair of ribs
What is the sternomanubrial junction region?
The sternomanubrial junction is where the manubrium (top part of the sternum) meets the body (sternum). It plays a role in connecting the sternum to the clavicles and first rib. It is an important landmark in the chest for medical examinations and procedures.
What is used to indicate when a desired angle has to be made?
A protractor will indicate an angle that has to be made.
What is the coastal angle is?
The costal angle is the angle beneath the the sternum. It is created by the costal cartilage that joins what are called the false ribs, the ones tha6t do not directly attach to the sternum via their own cartilage, but attach directly and indirectly to the cartilage of the 7th rib. This angle is created because these false ribs get shorter as they go down. Since they are connected by the descending costal cartilage which travels laterally and inferiorly from the sternum, it creates the angle known as the costal angle.
How do you find the hand location for giving CPR compessions on an adult?
at the center of sternum
How can you indicate an angle is a right angle?
With a small square in its corner
How do you locate the site for chest compressions?
Locate the middle of the sternum. This is where your hand location should be for an adult or child. For an infant, it will be on the sternum, 1 finger below the nipple line.
What does retrosternal mean?
"Retrosternal" refers to the area located behind the breastbone (sternum). It is often used to describe the location of pain, discomfort, or pressure felt in the chest.
The union of the manubrium and the body of the sternum is an important landmark of the chest and is callled?
The manubrium is united to the body of the sternum either by an amphiarthrodial joint-a piece of fibrocartilage connecting the segments-or by a diarthrodial joint, in which the articular surface of each bone is clothed with a lamina of cartilage.
What letter is used to indicate the measure of an angle?
I
What is a square in a right angle?
The square drawn in a right angle simply is to indicate that the angle is, indeed, 90 degrees.
What is the angle of Louis?
It is the angle at which the manibrium and sternum meet/articulate. It is an anatomical landmark for finding the second rib, approx. area of the carina
