Anatomy
Identify the vertebral bone that lacks a body.
What is atlas or C1?
What is the name of an abnormal or exaggerated lateral curvature of the spine?
What is scoliosis?
What is the name of the joints between the articular processes of vertebrae?
What are zygapophyseal joints?
How many degrees and in what direction do you angle the CR for an AP Axial C-spine?
What is 15 to 20 degrees cephalad?
The mastoid process is at the same level as which cervical vertebral body:
What is C1?
What is the name of the inner semi-gelatinous material found in an intervertebral disk?
What is nucleus pulposus?
Intervertebral disks are between each vertebrae except...
What is C1/C2?
The superior and inferior vertebral notches that line up in two half moon shaped areas to form _________.
What is the intervertebral foramina?
Name the location of the central ray for a lateral cervical spine x-ray.
What is C4 (upper margin of thyroid cartilage)?
The most prominent aspect of the thyroid cartilage is located at this vertebral level.
What is C5?
The spinal cord starts at the medulla oblongata and tapers off to a point distally at what vertebral level?
What is L1-L2?
What is the name of the lateral extensions coming from the junction of each pedicle and lamina?
What are the transverse processes?
When imaging a cervical spine, name the position or positions needed to see the Z joints.
What are the open mouth and lateral?
What is the level of the central ray for a cervicothoracic lateral image?
What is T1?
The jugular notch is located at what intervertebral disc space?
What is T2-T3?
Name the thoracic vertebral bodies that do not have facets for costotransverse joints.
What are T11-T12?
What is the name of the bone part that connects directly to the vertebral body?
What are the pedicles?
When placing a patient 70 to 75 degrees from the MSP, will you see the Z joints or IVF of a thoracic spine?
What are the Z joints?
When imaging a lateral c-spine, how do you instruct the patient to breathe?
What is suspend respiration on full expiration?
When positioning for an open mouth, you line up the upper incisors to the _____________.
What is the base of the skull or mastoid tips?
What is the name of the first curve to develop in a child's cervical spine?
What is the first compensatory spinal curvature?
What is the name of the short column of bone located between the superior and inferior articular processes?
What are the articular pillars?
In an AP Axial Oblique of the Cervical Spine, you see the (IVF or Z joints) (closest to or furthest away) from IR?
What is IVF and furthest away?
What is the name of the specialty method used that places the dens within the foramen magnum?
What is AP Fuchs method or PA Judd method?
When positioning for a lateral cervical spine, you place the _____ line parallel to the floor.
What is acanthiomeatal?