ANATOMY: Coronal Images of Abdomen & Pelvis

Question 1

T/F: the spleen is more lateral than the stomach

Answer 1

true

Question 2

label the coronal scan -

mint green =
tan =
dark green =

Answer 2

mint green = liver
tan = stomach
dark green = spleen

Question 3

which kidney is lower? RIGHT or LEFT… and why

Answer 3

the RT kidney is lower than LT kidney
due to way Liver lies on RT kidneys… it pushes it down

Question 4

on the scan what is circled in purple? yellow?

Answer 4

yellow = kidneys
purple = spleen

Question 5

what is circled in blue? orange?

Answer 5

blue = colon/large bowel/ large intestines
orange = small bowel/ small intestines

Question 6

the anatomy circled in white is the ascending or descending colon? how do you know -

Answer 6

ascending colon because on RT side

Question 7

the anatomy circled in brown, is the ascending or descending colon? how do you know -

Answer 7

descending colon because on left

Question 8

what anatomy is circled in blue? what anatomy is circled in brown? orange?

Answer 8

blue = bladder
brown = pelvic bones
orange = femoral heads

Question 9

what anatomy is highlighted in lime green? *hint - they’re a muscle

Answer 9

lime green = psoas muscles

Question 10

on either side of the vertebral column, we can find what? *hint a muscle

Answer 10

psoas muscles

Question 11

label the following -

green =
white =
lilac =
purple =
red =
blue =

Answer 11

green = diaphragm
white = liver
lilac = stomach
purple = spleen
red = kidneys
blue = descending aorta