Small Animal Skull & Forelimb QUIZ Flashcards
Identify the structures identified by numbers: 2, 6, 8, 10, & two circles using a word from this list
(incisive bone, maxilla, frontal bone, nasal bone, TMJ, temporal bone, mandible, occipital prominence, zygomatic bone, tympanic bulla, ocular bone)
2 Incisive bone
6 Frontal bone
8 Occipital prominence/Bone
10 Zygomatic bone
Red: TMJ
Green: Tympanic bullae
When completing an open-mouth VD nasal view, the mouth can be held open with
1. metal mouth gag or syringe case
2. metal mouth gag or ET tube
3. human fingers or tape
4. gauze or syringe case
- gauze or syringe case
When imaging the Caudocranial view of the shoulder, the patient should be in
1. standing for a cross-table view
2. lateral recumbency
3. dorsal recumbency
4. sternal recumbency
- dorsal recumbency
This “skyline” view of the canine skull is utilized to image which structures?
(Frontal 90-degree Rostrocaudal-Closed-Mouth)
1. frontal sinuses
2. nasal turbinates
3. cervical vertebrae
4. tympanic bullae
- frontal sinuses
T/F: In a lateral skull view, a wedge should be placed under the dolicocephalic nose and ramus of mandible to position the skull parallel to the cassette.
True
In this lateral oblique view, the dog is in left lateral recumbency with the goal of visualizing the:
1. guttural pouch
2. right TMJ
3. left TMJ
4. foramen magnum
- right TMJ
The DVM has requested that you image “Sweetums” right radius. You will collimate to include the
1. the elbow and the carpus
2. the radius only
3. the elbow and the shoulder
4. the elbow and the manus
- the elbow and the carpus
This is a dorsopalmar metacarpal view of a dog. Which digit are the arrows pointing to?
a. digit 4
b. digit 1
c. it can’t be determined without labeling
d. digit 5
d. digit 5
The DVM has requested a craniocaudal view of the left elbow. How will you correctly position the patient?
1. dorsal recumbency, elbow at 90-degree, head neutral
2. sternal recumbency, limb extended, head turned to the right
3. dorsal recumbency, limb extended, head extended dorsally
4. sternal recumbency, limb extended, head turned to left
- sternal recumbency, limb extended, head turned to the right
When preparing the patient specifically for skull radiographs, the LVT will take a number of action steps. Name three out of the five.
- Very heavy sedation or general anesthesia is needed.
- Remove all metal/collars from patient.
- Determine specifically what the DVM is most interested in for technique settings and view choices.
- Remove ET tube if it will be an artifact in an area of interest.
- Be certain to label R/L and obliques correctly.
This is a feline skull (open-mouth rostral-caudal view). The arrow is indicating a polyp in the eustachian tube. Please critique this view.
Labeling:
Technique:
Positioning:
Labeling:
- None in this view (need R/L markers and patient info labels).
Technique:
- Under exposed (increase mAs for digital images)
- ET tube is in area of interest (overlying tympanic bulla); move or remove ET tube.
Positioning:
- Skull is rotated; verify that skull is perpendicular to angled tube head.
