UNIT I: CHEST WALL

A. Anatomy, Physiology and Embryology

At the end of this unit the resident understands the anatomy, physiology, and embryology of the chest wall and interprets diagnostic tests.

Learner Objectives:

Upon completion of this unit the resident:

1. Understands the anatomy and physiology of the cutaneous, muscular, and bony components of the chest wall and their anatomic and physiologic relationships to adjacent structures;

2. Understands the anatomy of the vascular, neural, muscular, and bony components of the thoracic outlet;

3. Knows all operative approaches to the chest wall;

4. Knows the surgical anatomy, neural, vascular, and skeletal components of the chest wall, as well as the major musculocutaneous flaps.