Lab 1 Head and Neck Flashcards
1, blue?

hard palate
2, purple?

soft palate ending in uvula
3, green?

base of tongue
4, yellow?

superior margin of tongue
5, red?

prevertebral soft tissue margin
superiorly, this marks the posterior of the nasopharynx
1, blue area?

maxillary sinus
2, green area?

sphenoid sinus
3, red line?

margin of mastoid air cells
4, pink area?

nasopharynx
5, yellow area?

area of palatine tonsils in lateral walls of pharynx
F?

frontal sinus
E?

ethmoid sinus
M?

maxillary sinus
S?

sphenoid sinus
P?

pharyngeal air space
F?

frontal sinus
E?

ethmoid sinus
M?

maxillary sinus
1, blue?

nasopharynx
2, green?

oropharynx
3, purple?

laryngopharynx
1, blue?

retropharyngeal (C1-C3)
2, purple?

retrolaryngeal (C3-C6)
3, green?

retrotracheal (C6 and below)
1, blue arrow?

epiglottic valleculae filled with contrast
* not seen on AP without contrast
2, yellow line?

pyriform fossae filled with contrast
* may be seen as air filled on AP without contrast
3, purple lines?

upper walls of the pyriform recesses lined with contrast
4, red lines?

laryngeal ventricle filled with contrast
* may be seen as air filled on AP without contrast
1, green line?

walls of vestibule (aryepiglottic folds) lined with contrast
2, red line?

false vocal folds (soft tissue)
3, pink lines?

true vocal folds/cords (soft tissue)
4, blue?

walls of the trachea lined with contrast
1, red?

pyriform recess
2, green line?

laryngeal vestibule
3, blue line?

laryngeal ventricle
4, yellow line?

trachea
1, dark blue line?

uvula
2, red line?

epiglottis
3, purple arrow?

valleculae, air filled
4, green arrow?

ventricle, air filled
5, yellow line?

posterior cervical soft tissue (interfaced with subcutaneous fat)
1, black lines?

angles of the mandible
2, green line?

base of tongue
3, yellow line?

epiglottic valleculae
4, red line?

aryepiglottic folds (from arytenoid cartilage to epiglottis forming borders of vestibule)
5, purple arrow?

laryngeal cartilage (thyroid, cricoid and arytenoid) calcified
What is #1?

thyroid cartilage (calcified)
What is #2?

laryngeal constriction (true and false vocal cords plus laryngeal ventricle)
What is #3?

trachea
What is #4?

lung apex
What are the purple arrows?

apical pleural capping - thickened fibrous tissue at apex of lung
*normal if concave on inferior margin and similar thickness bilaterally
What view is this?

zoomed in AP lower cervical
What are the blue lines?

mastoid processes (lucency of air cells)
What are the green arrows?

ears
What is #1, yellow?

inferior margin of occiput
What is #2, green?

inferior margin of C1 posterior arch
What is #3, red arrow?

lateral margin of soft tissue of face
What is #4, purple arrow?

lateral margin of soft tissues of neck