Topics covered
01Thoracic skeleton: ribs, sternum, costal cartilages, vertebrae; typical and atypical ribs
02Thoracic wall: intercostal muscles, intercostal neurovascular bundle; intercostal nerve block
03Pleura: parietal and visceral layers, pleural cavity, recesses; pneumothorax and pleural effusion
04Lungs: lobes, fissures, bronchopulmonary segments (clinical importance for surgery)
05Mediastinum: superior, anterior, middle, posterior compartments and their contents
06Heart: external features, chambers, valves, conducting system, coronary arteries and veins
07Pericardium: layers, sinuses; pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
08Great vessels: aorta and its branches, superior/inferior vena cava, pulmonary vessels
09Diaphragm: attachments, openings, nerve supply; hiatus hernia
10Thoracic duct, azygos system of veins, sympathetic chain in thorax
Turn this chapter into a case
Run any topic above through a Vibe Rounds module — Socratic questioning, tiered hints, and a full teaching summary only after you've reasoned it through yourself.