Spine and Pelvis Flashcards
What is this image?
Cervical Spine
Pointing to:
Transverse Foramen
The vertebrae that have holes:
C-1 to C-6
The blood vessel in the C-spine arises:
C-6
The hole in the middle is called:
Vertebral Foraman
What do you not see on this image?
C-1, C-2
What position?
Open Mouth
Representing C2
What is the Fifth line pointing to?
the lateral masses of C1
How many cervical vertebrae do we have?
7
normal: C3-C6
holes: C1-C6
How do we do this?
Upper Occlusal Plane of the upper incisors and the mastoid tip on the same
What should we ask this patient to do?
take in a deep breath and blow the air out, act of expiration drops the shoulders down
What is in red?
Spinous Prominence
What are we seeing on this image best demonstrated?
zygopopyseal joints
Spine has a normal lordotic curvature
CR perpendicular
45 degree oblique C-Spine
LPO
Demonstrates the intervertebral foramen of the UPSIDE (right side)
If the patient is in a RPO or LPO position for the C-Spine angle the tube demonstrates:
15- 20 degrees cephalic
Intervertebral Foramen of the Upside
If the patient is in an RAO or LAO, demonstrating:
15-20 degrees caudad
Intervertebral Foramen of the DOWNSIDE
Flexion or Extension?
Flexion (looking at feet)
Is this cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine?
Thoracic Vertebrae (facets)
The cervical spine has what type of spinous processes?
Bifid
Which Vertebra is this?
Thoracic
What is this? What is it best demonstrating
Lateral Thoracic Spine
Intervertebral Foramen
What is this?
Scoliosis Study
In the cervical spine AP what position do you do?
LPO and RPO
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine?
Scoliosis
this person has scoliosis
The girls will get breast exposure what projection should you do this?
PA Projection
If the patient is in an LPO and you are centered 1 inch medial to the upside ASIS what joint does it demonstrate?
Right SI joint
What vertebrae is this?
lumbar
In order to see the SI joints better?
Angle Cephalic 30-35 degrees
If you are doing SI joints what do you do?
Angle Cephalic 30-35 degrees
Two shallow obliques entering 1 inch medial to the UPSIDE ASIS