This document provides an overview of the thorax, including its skeleton, muscles, joints, cavities, and major internal structures like the lungs, heart, and mediastinum. It covers topics such as the ribs, vertebrae, diaphragm, pleura, pericardium, and blood vessels of the thoracic region. The slides include diagrams and images to illustrate the anatomy of the thorax.

1. Thorax - Overview
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2. TOPICS :
Intercostal space
Pleura
Lungs & Bronchopulmonary segments
Mediastinum
Pericardium
The heart
Rt Atrium
Blood supply of Heart
Azygos system & Thoracic Duct
Arch of Aorta 2

3. Skeleton of thorax – ant view
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4. Skeleton of thorax – post view
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5. Typical rib
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6. Atypical ribs
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7. T. vertebrae
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8. Joints
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9. MOVEMENTS OF RIB CAGE
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10. Shape of thorax
-Truncated cone
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11. Plane of Inlet
45°
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12. Superior Thoracic Aperture
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13. Superior Thoracic Aperture
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14. Suprapleural membrane/ Sibson’s fascia
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16. Inferior Thoraxic Aperture
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17. Diaphragm- ant view
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18. Diaphragm-Thoracic Surface
Diaphragm: Abdominal view
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19. Rt & Lt Pleural cavity
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22. Pericardium with heart
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23. Mediastinum – C.S.Mediastinum – C.S.
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24. MEDIASTINUM: SUBDIVISIONS
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25. Cervical Rib Syndrome
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26. Gorilla rib
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27. 11 pairs of ribs…?
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28. Chest x-rayChest x-ray
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29. ?
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