Extremities
What is the femur?
This is considered the largest vertebra
What is L1?
The muscular duct that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
What is the ureter?
This imaging plane divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections.
What is the coronal plane?
The most posterior cranial bone
What is the occipital bone?
The most lateral *superficial* vein in the body
This provides strength and stability to the spine
What is the psoas muscle?
The hepatic veins drain into this.
What is the IVC?
This cavity houses the trachea, esophagus, thymus, and pericardium
What is the mediastinum?
In this imaging modality, bones do not appear hyperechoic as they do in other imaging modalities.
What is MRI?
The continuation of the subclavian artery.
What is the axillary artery?
This separates the hemispheres of the cerebrum into right and left
What is the longitudinal fissure?
These muscles that line the pelvic floor.
What are the Levator ani?
This means "Toward the head".
What is cephalad?
These areas within the neonatal cranium that typically close by age 2
What are fontanels?
This muscle is responsible for hip extension
What is the gluteus maximus?
The largest bundle of white matter in the brain
What is the corpus callosum?
The muscle located on the most anterior surface of the abdomen and pelvis
What is the rectus abdominis?
Coronal, Midsagittal, oblique
What are imaging planes?
The largest immovable facial bone.
What is the maxillary?
This connects the arms to the trunk of the body.
What is the scapula?
This connects the right and left lobes of the thyroid
What is the isthmus?
The 3 structures considered the innominate bones.
What are the the ilium, ischium, and pubis?
The direction of the lungs from the heart.
What is lateral?
This fibrous connective tissue joint separates the right and left halves of the skull.
What is the sagittal suture?