Sectional Anatomy Flashcards
A vertical plane that passes through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior portions is the ______ plane.
Coronal
The directional term contralateral refers to which of the following?
On the opposite side
The directional term rostral refers to which of the following?
Toward the nose
The term popliteal refers to the area of the:
Back of the knee
The term flank refers to the area of the:
Side of the trunk adjoining the lumbar region
The aortic arch is located:
2.5cm below the jugular notch
The carotid bifurcation is located:
At the upper border of the thyroid cartilage
The inferior mesenteric artery is located:
4 cm above the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta
Most of the small intestine is located in which of the abdominal quadrants?
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
Which of the body cavities is the largest?
Ventral
The plane that passes diagonally between the axes of two other planes is the _____
Oblique
The directional term caudal refers to which of the following?
Toward the feet
The directional term proximal refers to which of the following?
Toward a reference point
The term axillary refers to the area of the:
Armpit
The term cubital refers to the area of the:
Posterior surface of the elbow area of the arm
The term antebrachial refers to the area of the:
Forearm
The term inguinal refers to the area of the:
Groin
The carina is located at:
T4-T5, sternal angle
The dorsal cavity can be further subdivided into which of the following cavities?
Cranial and spinal
The stomach and the tail of the pancreas are located in which of the following abdominal quadrants?
Left upper
Which of the following is a parameter that allows for the adjustment of the gray scale?
Window width
Images reconstructed from data obtained along any projection through the cube that result in a sagittal, coronal, transverse, or oblique image are termed:
multiplanar reformation
Which of the following techniques can be described as a ray from the camera’s viewpoint that is directed to stop at a particular user-defined threshold value?
Maximum intensity projection
Water is used as a reference tissue and is given the CT number of:
0
The transpyloric plane is found midway between the:
Xiphosternal joint and umbilicus
The figure below illustrates which of the following imaging planes?
Coronal
The figure below illustrates which of the following imaging planes?
Axial
The figure below illustrates which of the following imaging planes?
Coronal
The figure below illusrates which of the following imaging planes?
Sagittal
The trachea bifurcates at approximately the level of:
T4-T5
Which arrow points to the left common carotid artery?
B
Which arrow points to the left subclavian artery?
C
Which arrow points to ascending aorta?
D
Which arrow points to the pulmonary trunk?
A
Which arrow points to the right ventricle?
C
Which arrow points to the pulmonary vein?
D
Which arrow points to the esophagus?
A
Which arrow points to the thoracic duct?
B
Which arrow points to the azygos vein?
C
Which arrow points to the hemiazygos vein?
D
Which arrow points to the aorta?
A
Which arrow points to the pulmonary trunk?
B
Which arrow points to the ascending aorta?
A
Which arrow points to the left atrium?
D
Which arrow points to the right ventricle?
C
Which arrow points to the left ventricle?
D
Which arrow points to the aortic arch?
A
Which arrow points to the left mainstem bronchus?
B
Which arrow points to the right atrium?
C
Which arrow points to the left atrium?
D
Which arrow points to the pulmonary trunk?
A
Which arrow points to the left atrium?
B
Which arrow points to the right ventricle?
C
Which arrow points to the left ventricle?
D
Which arrow points to the brachiocephalic trunk?
A
Which arrow points to the left brachiocephalic vein?
B
Which arrow points to the inferior vena cava?
C
Which arrow points to the root of the aorta?
D
Which arrow points to the pulmonary trunk?
B
Which arrow points to the right atrium?
C
Which arrow points to the left ventricle?
D
Which structure lines the abdominal wall?
A
Which organ is retroperitoneal?
A
