Essentials of physical diagnosis of the thorax / by Arthur M. Corwin.

  • Corwin, A. M. (Arthur Mills), 1864-1933.
Date:
1896
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Credit: Essentials of physical diagnosis of the thorax / by Arthur M. Corwin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    througli the points at which the latissiinus dorsi leave the chest, tlie arms being at right angles to the body. Mid-axillary lines, right and left, midway between the anterior and posterior axillary lines. Scapular lines, right and left, passing vertically through the inferior angles of the scapulae. Vertebral line, passing through the spines of the vertebrae. HORIZONTAL line of reference. Horizontal Nipple Line. OBLIQUE line of reference. Linea-costo-articularis, drawn from the left sterno- clavicular articulation to the free end of the left eleventh rib. LANDMARKS OF THE LUNGS. OUTLINE of the lungs. Outline of the Right Lung. THE AJPEX extends an inch and a half above the first rib, and is apt to be a little lower than the apex of the left lung. THE ANTERIOH BOJRHER lies in the meso-sternal line from the level of the second to the level of the sixth costal cartilage. THE INFERIOR BORDER in adults lies as follows, in the average position ; on deep inspiration it is de- pressed an inch and a half lower; in children it is from a half to a full interspace higher; in the aged it is often as much lower: IN THE MAMMILLARY LINE at the sixth rib. IN THE MID-AXILLARY LINE at the eighth rib. IN THE SCAPULAR LINE at the tenth rib. Outline of the Left L^ung. THE APEX extends one inch and a half to two inches above the first rib.