BLAST from the PAST
Chest CSA
HEAD CSA
Neck CSA
Spine CSA
100

The annual occupational effective dose limit?

50 mSv

100

Where are basivertebral veins located?

within the vertebral column

100

In the coronal section of the nasal cavity, the right and left sides are separated by which 3 structures?

1. Crista galli

2. Perpendicular plate

3. Vomer

100

U-shaped bone in the neck that and has lesser and greater horns on each side.

Hyoid bone

100

In which of the vertebrae is the spinous process often bifid?

cervical spine 

200

Protects personnel from secondary radiation?

Protective apparel (aprons or barriers)

200

All are components of the mediastinum EXCEPT?

esophagus

trachea

aorta

thoracic spine

thoracic spine

200

Bone often referred to as the keystone of the cranium?

Sphenoid Bone

200

What structures come together to form the Larynx?

Hint - 3 structures

hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage, and cricoid cartilage


200

The _______ is composed of five fused vertebral segments.

Sacrum

300

Monthly fetal dose should not exceed?

0.5 mSv
300

Pneumonic trick for remembering the Sternal Angle of Louis?

RAT PLANT

300

The brain and spinal cord are covered by which three meningeal layers?

Dura mater, Arachnoid mater, and Pia mater.

300

Vein is found in the superficial neck?

External jugular vein

300

In imaging of the sagittal spine the spinal nerves exit through the ______________.  

Intervertebral Foramina

400
  • AKA: Incoherent, Inelastic, or Modified Scattering

  • Responsible for most of the scattered radiation during radiologic procedures.

  • Can be directed:

  • Forward as small-angle scatter

  • Backward as backscatter

  • Side as side scatter

Compton Scatter

400

The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, so it helps to keep us ____ and _______.

calm and balanced

400

Junction of several important arteries at the bottom part of the brain. 

Hint - It helps blood flow from both the front and back sections of the brain :-)

Circle of Willis

400

Structures found deep in the neck? 

Hint - artery & vein

Common carotid artery 

Internal jugular vein

400

The ________________ is the bundle of nerves below the conus medullaris.

Cauda equina

500

Compton Scatter is an outer shell interaction or inner shell interaction?

Outer shell

500

Network of nerves in the shoulder that carries movement and sensory signals from the spinal cord to the arms and hands.

Brachial plexus

500

Which arteries provide most of the blood to the brain?

The internal carotid and vertebral arteries

500

All Important Circle of Willis is composed of five main arteries. Please list them


•Internal carotid artery (left and right)

•Anterior cerebral artery (left and right)

•Anterior communicating artery

•Posterior cerebral artery (left and right)

•Posterior communicating artery (left and right)

500

Lateral C-Spine images demonstrate which two structures?

•intervertebral spaces

•zygapophyseal joints