Diseases of the chest and the principles of physical diagnosis . t the 5th costal the 6th and 7th intercostal space Crosses at the 5th costal space,(mid-clavicular line). Turns out at the 6th costal space. Crosses the 6th and 7th costal 8th rib in axillary line. Reaches the 8th in the axillary line. Reaches 10th rib in scapular line. Reaches the lower border of 10th dorsal Reaches upper border of the 10th dorsal vertebrae in scapular line,vertebra. Louis angle^ (the junction of the manubrium with the gladiolus)marks the sternal attachment of the second rib. It is op


Diseases of the chest and the principles of physical diagnosis . t the 5th costal the 6th and 7th intercostal space Crosses at the 5th costal space,(mid-clavicular line). Turns out at the 6th costal space. Crosses the 6th and 7th costal 8th rib in axillary line. Reaches the 8th in the axillary line. Reaches 10th rib in scapular line. Reaches the lower border of 10th dorsal Reaches upper border of the 10th dorsal vertebrae in scapular line,vertebra. Louis angle^ (the junction of the manubrium with the gladiolus)marks the sternal attachment of the second rib. It is opposite to the 1 Louis angle, not Ludwigs angle. It was not described by Ludwig, the German,but was named after Louis, the great French clinician, Ludwig being the German forLouis. The angle was originally described by Louis as a unilateral prominence ofthe ribs noted in certain cases of emphysema on the most affected side. (E. H. Goodman: Historical Note on the So-called Ludwigs Angle or Angle ofLouis. Medical Record, July 23, 1910.) 74 ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. Fig. 62.—Mediastinal surface of lungs hardened before removal. This photographshows (a) the groove produced in the right apex by the trachea; (6) the relatively anteriorposition of the vessels on the right side; and (c) the smaller size of the right apex. AG,azygos groove, VG, grooves for superior vena cava, innominate vein, and subclavian vessels;TG, tracheal groove; SG, subclaAnan groove; AAG, aortic groove; CI, cardiac impression.


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