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Cranial scans Flashcards

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Visceral

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Location: mastoid process
Split horizontally halfway @ T7, 8 for upper/lower body & halfway vertically for anterior posterior viscera
Direction: edge to center
Scar: center to edge

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Ligament

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Location: One finger below STL
Direction: ALL drag posteriorly; PLL drag anteriorly
Scar: standard epidural row #3, post -> ant

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Venous/Lymphatics

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Location: One fw medial to STL
ant to coronal suture cervical, head; sacrum/hip at curve of head; foot at low occiput
Direction: Drag inferior/toward STL
Scar: standard epidural row #3, post -> ant

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Spinal medullary veins

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Location: Midway tw STL & sagittal suture
Direction: posterior
Scar: standard epidural row #3, post -> ant

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Spinal veins

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Location:
SVF: Midway tw STL & sagittal suture
Direction: anterior
Scar: ?? possibly standard epidural row #3
SVE: Standard LV row 1 fw medial to STL
Direction: posterior
Scar: ?? possibly standard epidural row #3

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Epidural venous plexus

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Location: midway between STL & sagittal suture
Direction: drag toward STL with posterior bias for anterior and anterior bias for posterior

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Visceral lymphatics

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Location: 1/2 fw medial to STL, about 3 fw’s in length total (short scan), begin posterior to coronal suture
Direction: inferior
Scar: ?? possibly standard epidural row #3

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Arterial standard scan

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Location: All 4 quadrants of zygomatic arch, horizontal split T7, 8
Direction: posterior/anterior
Scar: superior-anterior drag into zygomatic arch

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Spinal arteries

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Location: 1 fw inferior to lamboidal suture
Direction: SAF drag along line of suture inferiorly; SEF drag along line of suture superiorly. Cervical near occiput, thoracic midway, lumbar top of scan.
Scar: superior-posterior drag into zygomatic arch (lumbar most posterior, then thoracic, cervical)

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Spinal medullary arteries and radicular branch

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Location: Zygomatic arch
cervical, thoracic, lumbar
Direction: posterior
Scar: superior-posterior drag into zygomatic arch (lumbar most posterior, then thoracic, cervical)

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Ligamentum flavum

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Location: 1 fw inferior to STL
Direction: superior toward STL
Cervical 1-1.5 fw anterior to coronal suture
thoracic and lumbar at top, sacral near curve, coccyx just beyond curve, contine to foot
Scar: Epidural row standard scar #3, post -> ant

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Myochains

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Location: 1 fw medial to STL
Direction: drag medial
Slight anterior bias (T1-12 only) for posterior myochains
Slight posterior bias (C/T/L regions) for anterior myochains
Foot at lambdoidal suture, hip-sac at curve, thoracic top, cervical 1 fw anterior to coronal suture, continue to TMJ myochains and eye.
Scar: Epidural row standard scar #3, post -> ant

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Eye myochains

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Location: 1 fw medial to STL, standard lymphatic row
Direction: drag medial
Cervicals begin at coronal suture, TMJ LC 7 to LC 1 at about hair line, then eyes 6-1 just over eyebrow. Approach eyebrow TPs 1-3 with a drag superiorly and TPs 4-7 inferiorly
Scar: Epidural row scar #1, ant -> post

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Cartilage

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Location: standard lymphatic row, 1 fw medial to STL
Direction: posterior to anterior (knee above lamdoidal suture, hip at curve, shoulder before coronal suture, then TMJ, EUS
Scar:

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Eustachian tube and TMJ disc

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Location: standard lymphatic row, 1fw medial to STL, upper forehead
Direction: posterior -> anterior
Scar: standard epi row #1, ant -> post bias

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Ear ligament

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Location: 1 fw inferior to STL, 1-2 fw above eyebrow, scans ALL
Direction:

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Superficial fascia

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Location: along line of maxilla
Direction: Upper quadrant drag posteriorly (chin to ST6 = hand to thorax); lower quadrant drag anteriorly (ST6 to chin = thorax to foot)
Scar: same direction for each but on the line just under the maxilla

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Spinal disc and annulus

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Location: posterior to lamdoidal suture
Direction: superior toward suture (lumbar at top, cervical near occiput)
Scar: just above lamdoidal suture dragging laterally in each direction

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Costal cartilage

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Location: forehead ridge and occipital ridge
Direction: medial to lateral on forehead (T1 to T7); medial to lateral on occiput (T8-T10)
Scar: anterior to posterior on forehead and posterior to anterior on occiput (straight in)

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Bronchi

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Location: forehead ridge
Direction: lateral to medial, 3 on the right, 2 on the left (inferior to superior bronchi)
Scar: ?

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Periosteal

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Location: along the STL
Direction: posterior
Bias added for flexed segments, begin above and drag into STL; for extended segments begin below and drag into STL along posterior directions for both. Limbs unbiased.
Cranium near eyebrow, foot at lamdoidal suture
Scar: Angle anterior-superior along STL

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Pericardial

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Location: mastoid process
Direction: lateral to medial at lower 1/3 of mastoid process
Scar: medial to lateral on the medial mastoid

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Mesentery

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Location: along the STL
Direction: lateral to medial
Zone 1: at/forward of coronal suture, viscearl layer of DCF (MESC)
Zone 2: mesoesophagus and mesenteric tissue of lung (MEST)… overlapping by a bit with:
Zone 3: mesentery of the intestines (MESL and MESCX)
Scar: above STL drag lateral-anterior

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Nerves - Anterior somatic

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Location: Upper body, forehead ridge; Lower body orbital ridge/under eyebrow
Direction: inferior for upper body, superior for lower body
Neck at center, hand most lateral; pelvis at center, foot most lateral
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Nerves - Posterior somatic

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Location: Upper body, lamdoidal suture; Lower body, occipital ridge
Direction: inferior for upper body, superior for lower body
Neck at center, hand most lateral; pelvis at center, foot most lateral
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Dura

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Locations/Directions: 3 fingers along zygomatic arch, dragging medially
Locations/Directions: Sphenoid, dragging to the center
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

27
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Intercostal Nerves

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Locations/Directions:
Anterior intercostals, forehead ridge dragging inferiorly, T1 at center, T7 lateral
Posterior intercostals, mid occiput ridge, dragging inferiorly, T1 at center, T7 lateral
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Autonomic - Sympathetics

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Location/Directions:
4 areas: OM suture/occipital ridge
C1-T7 upper post ganglionics upper posterior, drag inferior; T1-T5 upper pre ganglionic upper anterior, drag inferior; lower post ganglionic T8-Impar, lower posterior, drag superior; collateral ganglia CEL-PELV inferior anterior, drag superior
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Autonomic - Parasympathetics

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Location: posterior to OM suture above/below occipital ridge
Direction: drag posterior
Cranial CN III, VII, IX, X upper
Sacral S2, 3, 4 lower
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Cranial nerves

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Location: “in row” 1 fw from sagittal suture; “out of row” trigeminal, facial and vagus, zygomatic vertical alignment. Also TP.
Direction: drag anterior to posterior “in row” and toward face with slight upward bias “out of row”
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

31
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Nerves - White rami communicantes

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Location: Over OM suture from occipital ridge extending inferiorly
Direction: Drag anteriorly with slight bias up
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Nerves - Dorsal primary rami

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Location: Just over and under mid occiput ridge. C2-T7 above, T8-L5 below
Direction: drag posteriorly
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Nerves - Gray rami communicantes

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Location: Over OM suture
Direction: Drag along suture line anteriorly with slight bias down, C1-S4
Scar: Standard nerve scan, epidural row, medial drag?

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Nerves - Sinuvertebral

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Location: Over OM suture, between and overlapping WRC and GRC
Direction: drag posterior to anterior into the OM suture
Scar: Above/along lamdoidal suture lateral to medial, cervical furthest lateral, lumbar medial

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