Imaging of the skeleton Flashcards

1
Q

diaphysis

A

long central shaft (green)

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2
Q

epiphysis

A
  • the large round ends of long bones (blue)
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3
Q

metaphysis

A
  • the area between diaphysis and epiphysis at both ends (brown)
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4
Q

physis

A
  • plates of cartilage growth plate at both ends between metaphysis and epiphysis
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5
Q

apophysis

A
  • a bony outgrowth grows from separate ossification center and later fuses with the bone
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6
Q

how do you describe a radiographic view?

A
  • first word is tissue ray first enters, 2nd word is where it exits to detector
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7
Q

what is free projection?

A
  • projecting object beyond shadows and other objects to prevent superimposition
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8
Q

What is this xray showing?

A

free projecting R scapula

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9
Q

What is present in this caudal-cranial x-ray?

A

scapula

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10
Q

What is present in this xray?

A
  • gleno-humeral joint

- humerus to scapula

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11
Q

What is this x-ray showing?

A

caudal-cranial view of shoulder

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12
Q

What view and bones are in this x-ray?

A

lateral, humerus + scapula

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13
Q

What is this x-ray showing?

A

R lateral of elbow (ulna, radius, humerus)

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14
Q

What views and bones are in this x-ray?

A

cranial-caudal, elbow (ulna, radius, humerus)

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15
Q

What view and bones?

A

lateral, carpus

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16
Q

What view and bones?

A

DP, carpus

17
Q

What view and bones?

A

lateral pelvis

18
Q

What view and bones?

A

lateral stifle (femur, tibia, fibula)

19
Q

What view and bones?

A

DP stifle (tibia, fibula, femur)

20
Q

What bone and view?

A

lateral tarsus

21
Q

What view and bone?

A

DP tarsus

22
Q

What diagnostic is best to detail nasal passageways?

A

CT

23
Q

What is the rib & vertebral body relationship?

A

ribs articulate with the cranial aspect of corresponding numbered vertebral body

24
Q

Explain the anticlinal veterbra and identify the correct vertebra.

A
  • in the T11 bone the dorsal spinal process is straight up and does not angle cranial or caudal
25
Q

Describe the lumbar spine in a dog

A
  • square and cuboidal lumbar
26
Q

Describe the lumbar spine in a cat

A
  • longer vertebral bodies and transverse processes
27
Q

What composes the sacrocaudal spine in cats and dogs?

A
  • 3 fused sacral vertebral bodies

- variable number of caudal bones