CT ASRT Anatomy Module Quizzes 1, 6, 7, 8 / 2 & 3

Which of the following are advantages of cross-sectional imaging? 1. Anatomy can be displayed in any plane 2. Examination times are short because multiple slices are needed for an examination 3. Some examinations have replaces invasive procedures

1 & 3

Which of the following are functions of the pericardium? 1. To hold the heart to the chest wall 2. To protect the heart from shock 3. To lubricate the surface of the heart

2 & 3

Which of these muscles make up the pelvic floor? 1. Obturator internus 2. Levator ani 3. Coccygeus

2 & 3

Addisons planes are used to classify and subdivide yhr

Abdomen

Which lambic system structures are responsible for smell, aggression and sexual behavior

Amygdalae

Which of the following arteries arise from the basilar artery

Anterior inferior cerebellar arteries (AICAs) Pontine arteries

What is the function of the costovertebral and costotransverse facets?

Articulation points for the ribs

Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

Axial

Which female glands are analogous to the male bulbourethral glands?

Bartholin

When viewed in the axial plane, the sacrum looks like a

Bat

The central portion of each lateral ventricle is called the

Body

Which of the following arteries arise from the aortic arch?

Brachiocephalic

Which ligament contains the Fallopian tubes and multiple vessels?

Broad

The bifurcation of the trachea is an important anatomical landmark known as the

Carina

The vermiform appendix typically originates from which part of the large intestine?

Cecum

Which of the following is not a part of the small intestine? Cecum Ileum Jejunum Duodenum

Cecum

Which is the largest bundle of white matter found between the cerebral hemispheres

Corpus callosum

Which duct attaches the gallbladder to the rest of the biliary system?

Cystic

What is the primary muscle of inspiration?

Diaphragm

Which dural reflection forms a roof over a depression in the sphenoid bone

Diaphragm sellae

When the Sagittal suture fuses too soon an individual is said to be

Dolichocephalic

What is the weakest portion of the bladder wall?

Dome

Which meningeal layer forms sheet like folds or reflections that divide portions of the brain

Dura mater

What is another term for the external auditory meatus

Ear canal

Which peritoneal reflection attaches the liver to the anterior abdominal wall?

Falciform ligament

T/F: The pineal gland is an endocrine structure located just superior to the 3rd ventricle. Calcification of the pineal gland is an atypical finding on computed tomography scans

False

The internal surface of the stomach is covered with multiple folds that increase the surface area of the organ. What are these folds called?

Gastric rugae

What type of joint is the temporomandibular joint

Ginglymoarthrodial

Which anatomical landmark is just above the nose and between the eyebrows

Glabella

The laminae of the 5th sacral vertebra typically fail to unit, producing a defect in the posterior wall of the sacral canal called the sacral:

Hiatus

What is the term for an opening in the diaphragm?

Hiatus

Each ureter exits the kidney at the

Hilum

The costal cartilages are composed of __________ cartilage

Hyaline

When a paranasal sinus is overly pneumatized it is called

Hyperplastic

Which os coxae bones are commonly known as the sitting bones?

Ischial tuberosities

What is the term for a volumetric picture element that is equal in size in all dimensions?

Isotropic voxel

Which part of the small intestine is normally located in the upper left and central abdomen?

Jejunum

Who first described tomographic methods for diagnostic imaging?

Karol Mayer

Which level coincides with the iliac crests in most pts?

L4

What is the insertion point for the iliopsoas muscle?

Lesser trochanter of the femur

Which of the following parts is unique to the lt lung? Upper lobe Lower lobe Lingula Oblique fissure

Lingula

Largest gland in the body

Liver

Which chamber of the heart typically has thicker and more muscular walls?

Lt ventricle

Which bone transmits sound vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the incus

Malleus

Which structure in the mastoid portion of the temporal bone is subject to mastoiditis

Mastoid air cells

Where are the maxillae fused

Medially below the nose

Which closed, sterile cavity is centrally located in the thorax, located between the thoracic vertebral column and the sternum?

Mediastinum

From inferior to superior what are the parts of the brainstem

Medulla, pons, midbrain

The opening in the os coxae that allows multiple muscles, vessels and nerves to extend to the lower extremities is the __________ foramen

Obturator

Which common paranasal variant is a posteriorly located ethmoid air cell occurring extremely close to the optic nerve

Onodi cell

Which space can be found in the retroperitoneum?

Pararenal

Which part of the peritoneum lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities?

Parietal

Which vessel supplies nutrient-rich blood from the GI tract and spleen to the liver?

Portal vein

Which pelvic lymph nodes drain lymph from the cervix, the uterus and the superior vagina?

Presacral

Which male reproductive organ surrounds the urethra?

Prostate

Which vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the lt atrium of the heart?

Pulmonary veins

What is the muscular valve that separates the stomach from the duodenum?

Pylorus

The majority of ruin formation takes pace in the

Renal pyramids

The vermiform appendix is found in which quadrant of the abdomen?

Right lower

Which sacral structure is an important anatomic landmark for seronegative spondyloarthropathies?

Sacroiliac joint

The areola is made up of?

Sebaceous glands

Which structure in the body of the sphenoid bone protects the pituitary gland

Sella Turcica

What is the function of the crista Galli

Serves as an attachment point for the flax cerebri

Which sinus empties into the jugular veins

Sigmoid

The transverse colon makes a sharp turn inferiorly known as the ______ flexure

Splenic

Blood from veins that drain the various deep structures of the brain flows into the great cerebral vein of Galen and then drains into the

Straight sinus

How can you differentiate between a suture and a fracture

Sutures are typically located in specific fixed areas

What is the inferior articulation between the right hemipelvis and left hemipelvis called?

Symphysis pubis

Which anatomical landmark can help locate the branchial plexus?

T1

Which of the following structures is not a part of the midbrain

Thalamus

Which immune system structure of the superior mediastinum is most active in the early stages of life and atrophies during the early teen years?

Thymus

What is the primary function of the hypothalamus

To control the autonomic activity of the body

What is the function of sharpey fibers?

To hold the cranial joints together

What is the function of the epididymis?

To serve as a place for sperm to mature and gain motility

Which anatomical line extends horizontally at a level midway between the suprasternal notch of the sternum and the superior border of the symphysis pubis?

Transpyloric

Which surface line forms the lower border of the left and right lumbar regions?

Transtubercular

What is the deepest muscle of the anterior abdomen?

Transversus abdominis

T/F : In older patients the temporal horns of the lateral ventricle are usually larger and become visible farther anteriorly than in younger individuals because of cerebral volume loss

True

Superior portion of the hypogastric region begins at the

Umbilical area

Which structure attached the bladder to the anterior abdominal wall?

Urachus

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the parasympathetic inner action of the heart

Vagus

What anatomical landmark can medical personnel damage during CPR by applying direct pressure?

Xiphoid process

What is the most inferior portion of the sternum?

Xiphoid process

What is the foramen magnum

the passage for the medulla oblongata

What is the highest point of the cranium

vertex