Spinal Anatomy II Radiology Quiz Flashcards
What forms the eye of the scotty dog in an oblique lumbar X-ray?
pedicle
What forms the nose of the scotty dog in an oblique lumbar X-ray?
transverse process
What forms the ear of the scotty dog in an oblique lumbar X-ray?
superior articular process
What forms the neck of the scotty dog in an oblique lumbar X-ray?
pars interacticularis
What forms the dark region over the vertebral bodies in an A-P X-ray of the neck/upper thorax?
tracheal air shadow
What forms the intense white region on the pedicle-vertebral body junction in a lateral cervical X-ray?
posterior tubercle of the transverse process
What forms the U shaped feature on the vertebral body in a lateral cervical X-ray?
transverse process
What forms the “eye” on the vertebral bodies in an A-P thoracic X-ray?
pedicle
What forms the dark spots of variable size in an A-P pelvic X-ray?
gas in the intestine
