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Lumbar/Sacrum/Coccyx - Scotty dog

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What radiograph position of the lumbar spine shows an appearance of a Scotty dog?   a good 45 degree oblique  
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What forms the nose of the Scotty dog?   transverse process  
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What forms the eye of the Scotty dog?   one pedicle seen on end  
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What forms the neck of the Scotty dog?   pars interarticularis  
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What forms the front leg of the Scotty dog?   one inferior articular process  
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What forms the pointed ear of the Scotty dog?   one of the superior articular processes  
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What does the front leg and ear of the Scotty dog form?   zygapophyseal joint  
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What positioning error will demonstrate the pedicle (eye of the Scotty dog) to appear more posteriorly on the vertebral body?   overrotation  
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What positioning error will demonstrate the pedicle (eye of the Scotty dog) to appear more anteriorly on the vertebral body?   underrotation  
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Where is the pedicle (eye of the Scotty dog) located on a correct 45 degree rotated oblique?   near the center of the vertebral body on the radiographic image  
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