Anatomical Terms & Planes
This plane divides the animal body into left and right halves.
what is median plane
This device attached to the x-ray tube limits the size and shape of the x-ray beam to reduce scatter and improve image quality.
What is a collimator?
These blood cells differentiate into macrophages in tissues.
What are monocytes
This phase of digestion starts before food enters the stomach.
What is the cephalic phase?
The embryonic germ layer that generates the nervous system.
What is the ectoderm?
If a structure is away from the median plane, it is said to be in this position.
what is lateral
Increasing kVp results in this change to contrast.
What is decreased contrast?
The heart rhythm originates in this structure.
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
The most common GI tract disorder in dogs.
What is periodontal disease?
The structure where cerebrospinal fluid is produced.
What are the choroid plexuses?
What term is used "toward the head"
what is cranial
The two main types of radiation interactions that produce x-rays.
What are Bremsstrahlung and characteristic radiation?
This chamber of the heart receives pulmonary venous return.
What is the left atrium?
This renal hormone stimulates red blood cell production.
What is erythropoietin?
The cerebellum’s primary function.
What is coordination of accurate movement?
This surgical site is most common for abdominal procedures in dogs and cats.
what is ventral midline
Name one of the three types of image receptors used in radiology.
What is film, computed radiography (CR), or digital radiography (DR)?
These cells produce antibodies for specific immune defense.
What are B lymphocytes (plasma cells)?
The direction of reabsorption in the renal system.
What is from tubular lumen to the bloodstream?
The three protective membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord are collectively called this, with the outermost layer being tough connective tissue.
What are the meninges (outer = dura mater, middle = arachnoid mater, inner = pia mater)?
The CT image of the head taken horizontally is in this anatomical plane.
transverse plane
The safety principle for minimizing radiation exposure is abbreviated as this.
What is ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable)?
This heart condition is common in small dogs and involves degeneration of a valve.
What is myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD)?
This hormone is secreted in response to chyme entering the duodenum and helps regulate gastric acid secretion.
What is secretin?
In the spinal cord, this type of matter forms the outer region, while the other type forms the inner butterfly-shaped region.
What is white matter on the outside, gray matter on the inside?