Chest CT Anatomy
Study the anatomical structures of the chest via CT scan. Start with the aorta and major vessels. Then, identify parts of the heart, airways and musculoskeletal structures.
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Chest CT Anatomy
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List of Questions20 questions
- Question 1
- Descending aorta
- Left subclavian artery
- Right subclavian artery
- Left common carotid artery
- Question 2
- True
- False
- Question 3
- Carina
- Question 4
- pectoralis minor
- Question 5
- Question 6
- Esophagus
- Lungs
- Latissimus dorsi muscle
- Spinal canal
- Question 7
- True
- False
- Question 8
- Esophagus
- Question 9
- mitral valve
- Question 10
- Question 11
- Hemiazygos vein
- Superior vena cava
- Inferior vena cava
- Azygos vein
- Question 12
- True
- False
- Question 13
- Pectoralis major
- Question 14
- tricuspid valve
- Question 15
- Question 16
- Pulmonary trunk
- Inferior vena cava
- Aorta
- Pulmonary vein
- Question 17
- True
- False
- Question 18
- T4-T5
- Question 19
- right subclavian
- Question 20
List of Flashcards19 flashcards
- Card 1HintLargest artery in the bodyMemory TipThink of it as the body's superhighway.
- Card 2HintMajor vein in the upper chest.Memory Tip"Brachio" refers to arms & "cephalic" to head.
- Card 3HintFirst branch off the aortic arch.Memory TipFirst branch off, going to right arm/head
- Card 4HintBifurcation point of the trachea.Memory TipThink of 'bi-fication' rhymes with 'keel'.
- Card 5HintCollarboneMemory TipThink of it as the bone you can always feel.
- Card 6HintArtery in neck--feel for a pulse.Memory TipSupplies blood to cerebrum.
- Card 7HintOne of two divisions from the trachea.Memory TipThink of "Lungs Left and Right".
- Card 8HintChest muscle.Memory TipLarge fan-shaped chest muscle.
- Card 9HintImportant vein near the spine.Memory TipAzygos means "unpaired"
- Card 10HintLarge vein emptying into the right atrium.Memory TipSuperior = from above
- Card 11HintIn front of esophagus.Memory TipWind travels THROUGH the trachea.
- Card 12HintStrongest pumping chamber.Memory TipLV pumps blood to the body.
- Card 13HintHas two leaflets.Memory TipAlso called bicuspid valve.
- Card 14HintCentral chest cavity.Memory TipArea between pleural cavities.
- Card 15HintRight AV valve.Memory TipTri-cuspid has three leaflets.
- Card 16HintLarge vein entering the right atrium.Memory TipInferior = from below.
- Card 17HintLeft side counterpart to AzygosMemory TipLies on the left of the vertebral column.
- Card 18HintArticulates with clavicles.Memory TipMost superior segment of the sternum
- Card 19HintAorta after the arch.Memory TipIt is the largest artery in the body.