Imaging of the skeleton

Question 1

diaphysis

Answer 1

long central shaft (green)

Question 2

epiphysis

Answer 2

• the large round ends of long bones (blue)

Question 3

metaphysis

Answer 3

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

Question 4

physis

Answer 4

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

Question 5

apophysis

Answer 5

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

Question 6

how do you describe a radiographic view?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

what is free projection?

Answer 7

• projecting object beyond shadows and other objects to prevent superimposition

Question 8

What is this xray showing?

Answer 8

free projecting R scapula

Question 9

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

Answer 9

scapula

Question 10

What is present in this xray?

Answer 10

• gleno-humeral joint

- humerus to scapula

Question 11

What is this x-ray showing?

Answer 11

caudal-cranial view of shoulder

Question 12

What view and bones are in this x-ray?

Answer 12

lateral, humerus + scapula

Question 13

What is this x-ray showing?

Answer 13

R lateral of elbow (ulna, radius, humerus)

Question 14

What views and bones are in this x-ray?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What view and bones?

Answer 15

lateral, carpus

Question 16

What view and bones?

Answer 16

DP, carpus

Question 17

What view and bones?

Answer 17

lateral pelvis

Question 18

What view and bones?

Answer 18

lateral stifle (femur, tibia, fibula)

Question 19

What view and bones?

Answer 19

DP stifle (tibia, fibula, femur)

Question 20

What bone and view?

Answer 20

lateral tarsus

Question 21

What view and bone?

Answer 21

DP tarsus

Question 22

What diagnostic is best to detail nasal passageways?

Answer 22

CT

Question 23

What is the rib & vertebral body relationship?

Answer 23

ribs articulate with the cranial aspect of corresponding numbered vertebral body

Question 24

Explain the anticlinal veterbra and identify the correct vertebra.

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Describe the lumbar spine in a dog

Answer 25

• square and cuboidal lumbar

Question 26

Describe the lumbar spine in a cat

Answer 26

• longer vertebral bodies and transverse processes

Question 27

What composes the sacrocaudal spine in cats and dogs?

Answer 27

• 3 fused sacral vertebral bodies

- variable number of caudal bones