Chest
Patients x-rays reveal pendulous breast obscuring the base of lungs; what can be done
what is ask patient to lift breast up and outward
On an AP Chest radiograph what receives the highest radiation dose
what is the Thyroid gland
Body habitus that requires IR to be Crosswise
what is hypershenic
What conditions may occur with trauma to the ribs
what is hemothorax
What kind of technique is recommended for CXR
what is high KVP and low mAs
Vertebral prominence corresponds to the level of
what is C7
Joint mobility type of Sternal costal joint of 1st Rib
what is synarthrodial
anatomy demonstrated for AP Projection Upper Airway
what is Larynx, Trachea from C3 to T4 filled with Air
3 parts to the Sternum
what is manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
three anatomical areas visualized on a optimal CXR for diagnosis
what is apices and costophrenic angles, and 10 posterior ribs
Air or gas escapes into the pleural cavity
what is pneumothorax
this organ flips downward during the act of swallowing to prevent food from entering bronchi
what is the epiglottis
gland that provides the body with certain body immune systems and produces antibodies in children until puberty.
what is the thymus gland
Type of joint found at sternal costal joints 2 thru 7
what is diarthrodial joints
CR for PA CXR
what is midsagittal plane at the level of T7
patient is erect at 90o with arms raised
What is a lateral projection of chest
condition where all or part of the lung collapses
what is atelectasis
pericardial sac
ribs that connect directly to the sternum
what are true ribs
45o
what is the degree of oblique for ribs
used to describe parts (organs) of the chest as a whole
what is thoracic viscera
lower posterior aspect of the soft palate
what is the uvula
located in the anterior aspect of the thoracic cavity, directly behind the sternum
what is the heart
posteriorly the ribs have two articulations
what is costotransverse joints and costoverbral joints
Oblique projection needed for Left Anterior Ribs
what is RAO