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Intro to Sectional Anatomy Flashcards

1
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A vertical plane that passes through the body, dividing it into right and left portions?

A. Sagittal
B. Coronal
C. Axial
D. Oblique

A

A

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A vertical plane that passes through the body, dividing it into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) portions?

A. Oblique
B. Sagittal
C. Axial
D. Coronal

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D

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A horizontal plane that passes through the body, dividing it into superior and inferior portions?

A. Axial
B. Coronal
C. Oblique
D. Sagittal

A

A

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A plane that passes diagonally between the axis of two other planes?

A. Sagittal
B. Axial
C. Oblique
D. Coronal

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C

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5
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All the variations of viewing anatomy taken from an arbitrary angle through the body while in anatomic position is _____ _____

A

sectional anatomy

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6
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Anatomic position?

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  • erect
  • toes pointing forward
  • arms at side
  • palms facing forward
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7
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What planes are at 90 degrees from each other?

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Orthogonal planes

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8
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True or false: Cortical bones in MRI are always gonna be black

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True

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9
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Above; at a higher level

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Superior

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Below; at a lower level

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Inferior

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11
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Toward the front or anterior surface of the body

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Anterior/ventral

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Toward the back or posterior surface of the body

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Posterior/dorsal

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13
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Toward the MSP

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Medial

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14
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Away from the MSP

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Lateral

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15
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Toward a reference point or source within the body

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Proximal

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16
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Away from a reference point or source within the body

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Distal

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17
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Near the body surface

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Superficial

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18
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Farther into the body and away from the body surface

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Deep

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19
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Toward the head

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Cranial/cephalic

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20
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Toward the feet

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Caudal

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21
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Toward the nose

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Rostral

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22
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On the same side

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Ipsilateral

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23
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On the opposite side

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Contralateral

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24
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The fleshy part of the hand at the base of the thumb

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Thenar

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25
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Pertaining to the palm of the hand or flexor surface of the wrist or the sole of the foot

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Volar

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26
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The front or palm of the hand

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Palmar

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27
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The sole of the foot

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Plantar

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28
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Abdomen

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Abdominal

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29
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Forearm

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Antebrachial

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30
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Front of elbow

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Antecubital

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31
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Armpit

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Axillary

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32
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Upper arm

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Brachial

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33
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Cheek

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Buccal

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34
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Wrist

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Carpal

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35
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Head

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Cephalic

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36
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Neck

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Cervical

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37
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Ribs

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Costal

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38
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Leg

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Crural

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39
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Posterior surface of elbow area of the arm

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Cubital

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40
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Skin

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Cutaneous

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41
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Thigh, upper portion of leg

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Femoral

42
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Side of trunk adjoining the lumbar region

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Flank

43
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Forehead

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Frontal

44
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Buttock

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Gluteal

45
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Groin

A

Inguinal

46
Q

Lower back between the ribs and hips

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Lumbar

47
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Back of the head

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Occipital

48
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Eye

A

Opthalmic

49
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Ear

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Otic

50
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Upper chest or breast

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Pectoral/mammary

51
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Foot

A

Pedal

52
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Pelvis

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Pelvic

53
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Perineum

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Perineal

54
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Sole of foot

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Plantar

55
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Back of knee

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Popliteal

56
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Sacrum

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Sacral

57
Q

Sternum

A

Sternal

58
Q

Calf

A

Sural

59
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Ankle

A

Tarsal

60
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Chest

A

Thoracic

61
Q

Navel

A

Umbilical

62
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Spine

A

Vertebral

63
Q

What are the two main cavities of the body?

A

Dorsal & ventral

64
Q

What body cavity is located posteriorly and includes the cranial and spinal cavities?

A

Dorsal

65
Q

What body cavity is the largest body cavity and is subdivided into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

A

Ventral

66
Q

What cavity is further subdivided into two lateral pleural cavities and a single centrally located cavity called the mediastinum?

A

Thoracic

67
Q

What cavity can be subdivided into the abdominal and pelvic cavities?

A

Abdominopelvic

68
Q

Images reconstructed from data obtained along any projection through the cube result in a sagittal, coronal, axial, or oblique images?

A

Multi Planar Reformation (MPR)

69
Q

Images are reconstructed from data obtained along an arbitrary curved projection through the cube?

A

Curved Planar Reformation (CPR)

70
Q

A ray from the camera’s viewpoint is directed to stop at a particular user-defined threshold value. With this method, every voxel with a value greater than the selected threshold is rendered opaque, creating a surface. That value is then projected onto the viewing screen?

A

Shaded Surface Display (SSD)

71
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A ray from the camera’s viewpoint is directed to stop at the voxel with the maximum signal intensity. With this method, only the brightest voxels will be mapped into the final image?

A

Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP)

72
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The contributions of each voxel are summed along the course of the ray from the camera’s viewpoint. The process is repeated numerous times to determine each pixel value that will be displayed in the final image?

A

Volume Rendering (VR)

73
Q

2.5 cm below jugular notch

A

Aortic arch

74
Q

L4-L5

A

Aortic bifurcation

75
Q

T4-T5, sternal angle

A

Carina

76
Q

Upper border of thyroid cartilage

A

Carotid bifurcation

77
Q

4cm above transpyloric plane

A

Celiac trunk

78
Q

Suprasellar cistern

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Circle of Willis

79
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Upper margin of sacroiliac joint

A

Common iliac vein bifurcation

80
Q

T12-L1, L2

A

Conus medullaris

81
Q

5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line

A

Heart - apex

82
Q

Level of 2nd and 3rd costal cartilages behind sternum

A

Heart - base

83
Q

4 cm above bifurcation of abdominal aorta

A

Inferior mesenteric artery

84
Q

L5

A

Inferior vena cava

85
Q

Posterior to pancreatic neck

A

Portal vein

86
Q

Anterior to L1, inferior to superior mesenteric artery

A

Renal arteries

87
Q

2 cm above transpyloric plane

A

Superior mesenteric artery

88
Q

Thyroid cartilage

A

Thyroid gland

89
Q

Midway between superior and inferior border of thyroid cartilage

A

Vocal cords

90
Q
  • Right lobe of liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Right kidney
  • Portions of stomach
  • Small and large intestines
A

RUQ

91
Q
  • Left lobe of liver
  • Stomach
  • Tail of the pancreas
  • Left kidney
  • Spleen
  • Portions of large intestines
A

LUQ

92
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  • Cecum
  • Appendix
  • Portions of small intestine
  • Right ureter
  • Right ovary
  • Right spermatic cord
A

RLQ

93
Q
  • Most of small intestine
  • Portions of large intestine
  • Left ureter
  • Left ovary
  • Left spermatic cord
A

LLQ

94
Q

In MRI, the ____ _____ represents the specific tissue relaxation properties of T1, T2, and proton density

A

gray scale

95
Q

_____ is a parameter that allows for the adjustment of gray scale (number of shades of gray)

A

WW

96
Q

_____ sets the density of the image or the center of the gray scale

A

WL

97
Q

What cavity contains cranial and spinal?

A

Dorsal

98
Q

What cavity contain pleural cavities and mediastinum?

A

Thoracic

99
Q

What cavity contains abdominal and pelvic?

A

Abdominopelvic

100
Q

Pixel is?

A

2D

101
Q

Voxel is?

A

3D

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