Radiographic Technique 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Specialized L-spine views?
A
- Hyperflexion lateral
- hyperextension lateral
2
Q
Why do we do the specialized L-spine views?
A
To evaluate the movement after spinal fusions
3
Q
What angle do all the intervertebral foramen sit at?
A
C-spine: 45deg
T-spine: 90deg
L-spine: 90deg
4
Q
What angle do the zygopophyseal joints sit at?
A
C-spine: 90deg
T-spine:70 deg
L-spine: 50 deg - 30 deg
5
Q
What is another name for C1?
A
The atlas
6
Q
What is another name for C2?
A
The axis
7
Q
Bones of the skull calivarium?
A
- Frontal
- Left/Right Parietal
- Occipital
8
Q
Bones of the floor of skull?
A
- Right/Left Temporal
- Ethmoid
- Sphenoid
9
Q
Facial bones?
A
- Maxillary x2
- Zygomatic x2
- Lacrimal x2
- Nasal bones x2
- Inferior nasal conchae x2
- Palantine bone x2
- Vomer
- Mandible
10
Q
Sutures in the skull?
A
- Sagittal: front to back
- Coronal: side to side
- Lamboidal: parietal/occipital
- Squamosal: parietal/temporal
11
Q
Where is the widest part of the skull?
A
Between the parietal tubercles (eminences)
12
Q
What articulate with the atlas to form the atlantooccipital joints?
A
The occipital condyles
