Mrt 249

What structures make up the zygapophyseal joint

What structures make up the intervertebral foramen

What emerges from the intervetebral foramen

At what level do the intervertebral discs begin

Which vertebrae have alternate names

What is the largest blood vessel in the neck

Which salivary gland is closely related to the ramus of the mandible

At what level does the common carotid artery bifurcate

Which vessel passes through the transverse foramen of the upper six cervical vertebrae

What structures are directly lateral to the trachea at the level of C6

At what level of C4 which vessel is the most lateral

At what level does the larynx end

Which two vessels form the superior vena cava

The sternal angle corresponds to which vertebral level

List the structures that form the thoracic inlet

List the structures that form the thoracic outlet

At what level are the sternoclavicular joints found

Where are the costophrenic angles (recesses) located

What is the area of bifurcation of the right and left main stem bronchi called and at what level of of the thorax does it correspond to

Which main stem bronchus is the largest and most vertical

What part of the lung is seen on the first axail section of the chest

Which structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

What are the crurae of the diaphram

What structures pass through the three openings in the diaphram

In which part of the mediastinum is the thymus found

Which chamber of the heart has the thickest myocardium

In viewing a CT scan of the entire chest starting from the apex of the lungs which major pulmonary vessel would you see first

Which chamber of the heart is directly posterior to the body of the sternum

State the three vessels arising off the arch of the aorta from antrior to posterior

Which chamber of the heart is the most posterior

Which chamber of the heart does the pulmonary artery arise

Which chamber of the heart is just anterior to the esphagus

What is the WW and WL for viewing the mediastinum

What is the WW and WL for viewing the lungs

What is the common slice thickness and slice interval for the chest

Besides using 1mm slice thickness and interval, which two post processing methods will help to demonstrate a small nodule

Why is contrast media injected for CT scans of the chest

What are the advantages of dynamic scanning of the chest

What is the disadvantage of dynamic scanning of the chest

What is volume scanning also know as

List the advantages of spiral CT of the chest

An important landmark for the chest is the sternal angle. Which structure is not found at this level

When viewing axial sections of the chest from the apex of the lung to the base which structure is seen first

At the level of T4-5 which structure is the most posterior

Which two veins join to form the superior vena cava

The head of the rib articulates with the thoracic vertebra at the

The right crus of the diaphragm crosses posterior to the

The aorta arises off the left ventricle and is directed

Which joints are found between the superior and inferior articular processes

List three features unique to the cervical spine

List the features unique to the thoracic spine

What is the short column of bone found between the superior and inferior articular processes in typical vertebral called

What term used for the articular pillar

What is the portion of lamina located between the superior and inferior articular processes called

What do the superior and inferior vertebral notches of adjacent vertebrae join together to form

List the inner and outer aspects of an intervertebral disc

What is the condition involving a slipped disk is correctly reffered to as

What would normally be found within the central canal of the spinal cord

The extension of the meninges inferior to the ternimation of the spinal cord is called the

The outermost layer of the meninges is the

What would normally be found inmmediately surrounding the central canal of the spinal cord

Cerebrospinal fluid normally circulates in the

In the adult the spinal cord extends from the medula to the

The epidural space contains

To do a lumbar puncture the needle is inserted into the

The subdural space commonly contains

The highly vascular innermost layer of the meninges is the

Is IV contrast used for CT of the spine

Why is the gantry angled for transverse scans of the lumbar spine

What direction would the gantry be angled for scans of the lumbar spine

Spinal nerves are part of the central nervous system
True or False
True False

The arachnoid layer of the meninges is avascular
True of False
True False

The subdural space normally contains CSF
True or False
True False

The spinal cord extends from the medulla to the coccyx
True or False

The spinal tap is done to remove CSF from the central canal of the spinal cord
True or False
True False

The nervous tissue surrounding the central canal of the spinal cord is gray matter
True or False
True False

The outermost layer of the spinal cord is teh arachnoid mater
True or False
True False

In the adult the spinal cord extends from the medulla to L2
True or False
True False

The tapering end of the spinal cord below the lumbar enlargement is called the conus medullaris
True or False
True False

The roots of the spinal nerves that angle inferiorly in the vertebral canal from the end of the spinal cord from the cauda equina
True or False
True False