Rib Cage
The liver is the second largest organ, weighing about three pounds, located under the right rib cage.
What our notes say
- The liver is the second largest organ, weighing about three pounds, located under the right rib cage. (Liver Function Tests (LFTs))
- Place your thumbs along each costal margin with your hands along the lateral rib cage. (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- Place your thumbs about the level of and parallel to the 10th rib, your hands grasping the lateral rib cage. (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
Practice questions on Rib Cage
The following vessels drain the rib cage EXCEPT ---
- Azygous vein
- Accessory hemiazygous
- Pericardiophrenic veins
- Intercostal veins
Answer: C.