Neck Flashcards
What is a normal variant extending superior to the isthums
Pyramdial lobe
The ____ muscles (sternohyoid and sternothyroid) of the neck are seen as thin sonolucent bands along the anterior surface of the thyroid gland. While the larger____ muscles are located anteriolaterally
Strap, sternocleidomastoid
What 2 structures are located lateral to the thyroid lobes
1) Common cartoid artery
2) internal jugular vein
Posterior to the thyroid is the _____ _____ muscle, which is seen as a wedge- shaped sonolucent structure adjacent to the cervical vertebrae
Longus colli
The ______ ______ _______ is composed of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and inferior thyroid vessels. Seen as a vague hypoechoic area between the longus colli muscle and the thyroid gland
Minor neurovascular bundle
What is gland is located on the posterior aspect of the thyroid
Parathyroid gland
What structure is located in the midline and gives a characteristic curvinlinear reflecting surface with associated reverberation artifact
Trachea
What structure is located to the left and is seen as a target sign transversely
Esophagus
Where is the minor neurovascular bundle located in relationship to the thyroid
Posterior
The thyroid arterial supply comes from the
1) superior thyroid arteries
2) inferior thyroid arteries
The venous blood from the thyroid is drained into the internal jugular vein via the ____ and ____ _____ _____ and into the innominate veins via the _____ _____ ____
superior, middle thyroid veins, inferior thyroid veins
What is the most commonly encountered benign thyroid nodule
Colloid, adenomatous, or hyperplastic nodules
What is a true thyroid neoplasm that is characterized by a solitary well-defined mass
Benign follicular adenoma
What is the most common primary thyroid cancer
Papillary carcinoma
Follicular cancers tend to spread via the ____ ____ rather than the lymphatics
blood stream
What typically secretes the hormone calcitonin
Medullary carcinoma
what cancer is associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome
Medullary carcinoma
What typically occurs in the elderly and represents one of the most lethal human solid tumors
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
A patient comes to your department and you notice exopthalmia. What is the likely cause?
a) Addisons disease
b) graves disease
c) Hypertension
d) diabetes
B) graves disease
What is the landmark for the posterolateral border of the thyroid
a) trachea
b) esophagus
c) strap muscle
d) common carotid artery
e) superior thyroid artery
d) common cartoid artery
Hyperthyroidism associated with a diffuse goiter is associated with which of the following?
a) papillary carcinoma
b) Graves disease
c) Hasimotos thyroiditis
d) adenoma
b) Graves disease
What is the largest endocrine gland in the human and functions to control the basal metabolic rate
Thryoid gland
What is the most common congenital cyst found in the neck
Thyroglossal duct cyst
What is the most common location for ectopic functioning tissue
Lingual thryoid
What is the principal responsiblity of the thyroid gland
Maintenance of body metabolism