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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The carotid bifurcation is located | upper border of thyroid cartilage. C5 |
| The aortic arch s located | 2.5cm below jugular notch |
| S1 and S2 are located at the level of the | ASIS |
| Flank pain refers to | side of the trunk adjoining the lumbar region |
| The term antebrachial refers to the area of the | forearm |
| T9 and T10 are located at the level of the: | xiphoid process |
| plane passing through the body at right angles to its longitudinal axis is termed: | Horizontal |
| The carina is located at: | T4-T5, sternal angle |
| In which quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix usually located? | RLQ |
| What is a parameter that allows for the adjustment of the gray scale? | Window Width |
| What controls image brightness? | Window level |
| L4 and L5 are located at the level of the: | Crest |
| How many regions is the abdomen divided into? What are they | Nine. Hypochondrium, epigastrium, lateral, umbilical, inguinal, hypogastrium |
| The adult skeleton is composed of how many bones? | 206 |
| rostral refers to | towards nose |
| Most of the small intestine is located in which quadrant? | LLQ |
| Aortic bifurcation? | L4-L5 |
| Celiac trunk? | 4 cm above transpyloric plane |
| Suprasellar Cistern? | circle of willis |
| Common iliac vein bifurcation | L5, upper margin of SI joint |
| Conus Medullaris | T12 to L1/L2 |
| Heart: Apex | fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line |
| Heart: base | level of 2nd and 3rd costal cartilages behind sternum |
| 4 cm above bifurcation of abdominal aorta | inferior mesenteric artery |
| 2 cm above transpyloric plane | superior mesenteric artery |
| portal vein | behind head of pancreas |
| anterior to L1, inferior to superior mesenteric artery | Renal arteries |
| midway between superior and inferior border of thyroid cartilage | vocal cords |
| What are Hounsfield units? (HU) | express CT numbers... scale to describe radio density "linear transformation of the linear attenuation coefficient" |
| What do CT numbers greater than zero represent? | attenuate more than water..? |
| Two main body cavities and their divisions? | DORSAL: cranial and spinal. VENTRAL: Thoracic and abdominopelvic |
| Thenar? | fleshy part of hand at the base of the thumb |
| Volar? | Palm of the hand or flexor surface of wrist or sole of foot |
| Popliteal? | back of knee |
| Gallbladder quadrant? | RUQ |
| Stomach quadrant? | LUQ |