RT 421 Final Flashcards
The flattened horizontal portion on the superior aspect of the ethmoid bone is called ___ and allows olfactory nerves to pass sensory information tot eh brain
cribriform plate
Suture between the occipital and parietal bones
lamboidal
Metatarsals form the framework for the ___
foot
Fibrous covering of the bone
Peritoneum
Where does hemopoiesis take place in adults?
sternum, pelvis, vertebral bodies, ribs
What cell produces bone
osteoblasts
EAM is part of which bone?
Temporal
What is the most radiosensitive part of the bone in a child?
epiphysis
What is the pterygoid muscle allow you to do?
chew
Where is the Crista Galli located?
ethmoid
What bone houses the sella turcica?
sphenoid
The mastoid process is formed by which bone?
Temporal
What are the 2 types of bone?
spongy and compact
Where in the bone would you find yellow bone marrow?
medullary cavity
Which sinus is located most posteriorly?
Sphenoid
The sphenoid sinus is located anterior and inferior of what structure?
sella turcica
The acetabulum is formed by which bones?
Ischium, Pubis and Ilium
Anatomical location of the eternal angle?
T4
Anatomical location of the SSN
T2
Anatomical location of the iliac crest
L4
Anatomical location of the end of the spinal cord
L2
Anatomical location of the carina?
T5/6
Anatomical location of the hyoid bone?
C3
What are the functions of the skeletal system
movement, support, articulation, protection
Suture between the parietal bones?
sagittal suture
What plane divides the body into sup and inf?
axial
What plane divides the body into ant and post?
Coronal
Hounsfield number for air
-1000
Hounsfield number for bone?
1000
What bone of the pelvic girdle does the sacrum articulate with?
Ilium
What part of the sternum articulates with the clavicles?
Manubrium
What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?
femur
Which group of vertebrae have transverse foramen?
Cervical
Which group of vertebrae have facets on their vertebral bodies
Thoracic
What is the largest organ in the lymphatic system?
Spleen
What are the name o the lymphatic ducts?
Right and thoracic
Waldyers ring is comprised of
the pharyngeal, palentine and lingual tonsils
Which set of tonsils are also known as the adenoids?
Pharyngeal
Lymph returns to the circulatory system at the ___
Subclavian veins
The spleen lies in which quadrant?
Left upper
Lymphocytes that have made a detour through the thymus gland before migrating to lymphoid tissue are known as ___
T cells
What are the functions of the spleen?
Phagocytosis of ruptured blood cells, place of maturation for lymphocytes and formation of blood during fetal development
Functions of the lymph nodes includeā¦
Phagocytosis and hematopoiesis
Which lymph structure atrophies as we get older?
thymus gland
Where do we not have an lymph?
Palms of hands, brains, vocal cords
Nodules located in the ileum of the small intestine are known as ___
Peyerās patches
Lymph vessels contain structures that prevent back flow called ___
Semilunar valves
The lymph system is designed to drain ___
extra cellular space
What makes up the aortic arch?
Brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid and the left subclavian artery
Blood from the vena cava enter the heart at the
right atrium
what vein is formed by the joining of the internal jugular and the subclavian veins?
brachiosaurus cephalic vein