🦴 Hip to Be Square (Femur & Pelvis)
These three bones fuse together to form the acetabulum.
What are the ischium, pubis, and ilium?
These are the largest of the major salivary glands.
What are the parotid glands?
This type of central ray angle is used for the anterior oblique projection of the cervical spine.
What is a 15° to 20° caudad angle?
These lumbar zygapophyseal joints are demonstrated on an AP oblique projection.
What are the downside (closest to the image receptor) zygapophyseal joints?
The zygapophyseal joints of the thoracic spine are positioned at this angle in relation to the midsagittal plane.
What is 70 to 75 degrees?
This projection is the preferred choice, in addition to an AP pelvis, for a patient with limited movement of both lower limbs.
What is the modified axiolateral (Clements-Nakayama method)
Storing and concentrating bile is the primary function of this organ.
What is the gallbladder?
These articulations are formed between C1 (the atlas) and the occipital condyles of the skull.
What are the atlantooccipital joints?
The AP axial projection of the sacrum requires the central ray to be angled in this direction and by this amount.
What is 15° cephalad?
When evaluating for a compression fracture of the thoracic spine, this radiographic projection provides the best demonstration.
What is the lateral thoracic spine projection?
This is the approximate angle at which the femoral neck projects anteriorly.
What is 15 to 20 degrees?
This anatomical structure is formed by the union of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct.
What is the hepatopancreatic ampulla (ampulla of Vater)?
This soft, semigelatinous structure forms the inner portion of an intervertebral disk.
What is the nucleus pulposus?
The AP axial projection of the coccyx requires the central ray to be angled in this direction and by this amount.
What is 10° caudad?
These projections best demonstrate the zygapophyseal joints of the thoracic spine.
What are the oblique projections?
These three bones fuse together to form the acetabulum.
What are the ilium, ischium, and pubis?
The mouth contains this many pairs of major salivary glands.
What are three pairs?
The zygapophyseal joints of the typical cervical vertebrae are oriented at this angle in relation to the midsagittal plane.
What is 90 degrees?
This part of the lumbar vertebra lies between the superior and inferior articular processes of the lamina.
What is the pars interarticularis?
Spinal nerves and blood vessels exit the vertebral column through these openings.
What are the intervertebral foramina?
The hip localization method relies on palpating these two anatomical landmarks.
What are the ASIS and the symphysis pubis?
These two gases are most commonly used as the negative contrast agent in double-contrast enema studies.
What are air and carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚)?
This type of central ray angulation is required for the AP axial projection of the cervical spine.
What is a 15° to 20° cephalad angle?
This degree of body obliquity is required for the posterior oblique (LPO/RPO) projection of the sacroiliac joints.
What is 25° to 30°?
This joint of the vertebral column is not a synovial, freely movable joint.
What is the intervertebral joint (between the vertebral bodies)?