Thyroid Anatomy
This structure connects the right and left lobes of the thyroid gland.
What is the isthmus?
This autoimmune disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism.
What is Hashimoto's?
The abdominal wall is made of up three layered muscles- What are they?
What is External Oblique, Internal Oblique, & Transverse abdominis?
Indication for abdominal wall ultrasound.
What is palpable mass?
Having your patient do this action can help identify the espohagus.
What is swallow?
These small endocrine glands are located on the posterior aspect of the thyroid.
What are the parathyroid glands?
This diffuse thyroid disease causes hyperthyroidism and a "thyroid inferno" appearance.
What is Grave's?
Layers of flat broad tendons.
What is aponeurosis?
Action that can be used to induce hernia.
What is valsalva?
Enlargment of the thyroid gland.
What is a goiter?
This vessel lies lateral to the thyroid lobe and serves as a major sonographic landmark.
What is the carotid artery?
Most common thyroid cancer.
What is papillary?
The the points where the aponeurosis come to midline.
What is the Linea Alba?
Type of congenital hernia that involves the umbilical cord insertion.
What is omphalocele?
Horizontal line that demarcates the lower limit of the posterior layer of the rectus sheath.
What is the arcuate line?
This structure is the normal sonographic landmark posterior to the thyroid gland.
What is the longus colli muscle?
Sonographic feature that makes malignant probability high in a thyroid nodule.
What are microcalcifications?
Lateral to the rectus on either side
What is the Linea Semilunaris?
What type of hernia has the sono appearance of a defect in the linea semilunaris?
What is Spigelian?
Name 3 symptoms associated with hypothryoidism.
What is weight gain, fatigue, cold intolerance?
This muscle is lateral to the thyroid gland.
What is the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
45 year old male presents with hypercalcemia. His likely diagnosis is..
What is parathyroid adenoma?
The rectus abdominus inserts superiorly into where & extends down to where?
What is the 5, 6, 7th ribs & pubic crest?
Protrusion through Hesselbach Triangle into inguinal canal.
What is a direct inguinal hernia?
Lumbar hernias occur in two areas of weakness.. What are they?
What is superior lumbar triangle (Grynfeltt’s) & inferior lumbar triangle (Petit’s)?