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From where to where do the internal intercostal muscles extend around the thorax?
To which blood vessels do intercostal veins in the 5th intercostal space drain directly?
Which number indicates the jugular notch?
Where is the transition from an external intercostal muscle to the external intercostal membrane located?
From which blood vessels do intercostal arteries in the 8th intercostal space receive blood directly?
Which number indicates the sternal angle?
Which number indicates a sternocostal joint?
The patient in the photo has herpes zoster (shingles) on the chest. This generally causes pain and itching in the affected area. Which nerve(s) will the pain and itching be conducted through? Foto: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herpes_zoster_chest.png door Fisle, Licentie: CC BY SA
A patient has an intrapleural fluid collection. The patient is asked to exhale. A needle is inserted into the midaxillary line at the location indicated by the arrow on the rib cage in the photo. The aim is to advance the needle until fluid is aspirated. What structures and / or spaces is the needle most likely to reach and / or pass through?
