L-Spine Positioning
Why should the patient be instructed to flex the hips and knees when in the supine position?
What is reduces the lumbar lordosis.
How is L5 different than the other vertebrae?
What is wedge-shaped to adapt for articulation with the sacrum.
Which vertebrae are considered typical?
What is T3-T9.
What should you do if C7 is not well visualized on the lateral?
What is Swimmer's.
The spinous processes are ______ tips
What is double pointed or bifid.
How much of the vertebral column should be seen on both AP and lateral images?
What is T12-L5/S1.
With reference to the midsagittal plane, how do the lumbar intervertebral foramina open?
What is 90 degrees or lateral
Where do the ribs articulate with the thoracic spine?
What are the costal facets.
With a patient positioned in an RAO, the intervertebral foramina best demonstrated are ... ?
Those on the patient's RIGHT side
What makes the atlas different from the other vertebrae?
What is a ring like structure with no body.
What is the significance of seeing the Scottie dog on an image?
What is the technologist knows the patient was properly obliqued/positioned correctly for the oblique.
What articulates with both the vertebral column and both ilia?
What is the Sacrum.
With reference to the midsagittal plane, how do zygapophyseal articulations open?
What is 70 degrees anteriorly.
The AP axial projection for C-spine will demonstrate which vertebrae?
What is C3-T2.
What makes C7 different from the other vertebrae?
What is a long, prominent spinous process that is almost horizontal.
What landmark should you use for positioning the sacrum and coccyx?
What is ASIS
What is spondylolisthesis?
What is anterior displacement of one vertebrae over another
The spinal processes of the thoracic spine are ______ and ________
What is prominent and thin.
If the AP image does not adequately demonstrate all 12 thoracic vertebrae - what should you do?
What is take 2 images - one upper and one lower.
The number of vertebrate in cervical spine.
What is 7.
The Iliac Crest is at the level of __________?
What is L4-L5.
What will a Scotty dog show you?
What are the superior articular process, transverse process, pedicle, pars interarticularis, lamina & inferior articular process.
The number of vertebrate in the thoracic spine.
What is 12.
A PA oblique C-spine is performed to visualize this specific anatomy.
What is the intervertebral foramina?
Compared to the thoracic and lumbar vertebrate, the cervical spine are smaller or larger?
What is smaller.