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| 2.5 cm below jugular notch |
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| Upper border of thyroid cartilage |
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| 4 cm above transpyloric plane |
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| upper margin of sacroiliac joint |
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| 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line |
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| Level of 2nd and 3rd costal cartilages behind sternum |
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| Inferior mesenteric artery |
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| 4 cm of bifurcation of abdominal aorta |
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| posterior to pancreatic neck |
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| anterior to L1, inferior to superior mesenteric artery |
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| superior mesenteric artery |
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| 2 cm above transpyloric plane |
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| midway between superior and inferior border of thyroid cartilage |
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| vertical plane passing through the body, divining it into left and right |
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| a vertical plane passing through body, dividing into anterior and posterior portions |
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| horizontal plane passing through body, divides superior and posterior portions |
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| plane that passes diagonally between the axes of two other planes |
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| cavity that includes cranial and spinal cavities |
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| cavity that includes thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. |
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| Name the 3 fossae of the base of the cranium |
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anterior cranium fossa
middle cranium fossa (aka temporal fossa)
posterior cranium fossa |
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| which cranium fossa contains the frontal lobes of the brain? |
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| which cranium fossa is also known as the temporal fossa? |
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| which cranium fossa contains the pituitary gland, hypothalamus, and temporal lobes of the brain? |
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| the middle cranium fossa is composed primarily of which two bones? |
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| the posterior cranium fossa is also known as the ______ fossa |
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| which cranium fossa contains the cerebellum and brainstem |
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| posterior (aka infratentorial) |
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| the anterior cranium fossa is composed of which three bones? |
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| frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid |
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| the posterior cranium fossa is composed of which two bones? |
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| What is the area between the orbital plates called which receives the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone? |
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| This opening is located in the superior portion of each orbit and is a passage for nerves and arteries |
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| what is the superior point between the parietal bones called? |
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| which bones do the parietal bones articulate with? |
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| frontal, occipital, temporal, and sphenoid |
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| which is the smallest of the cranial bones? |
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| which bone lies at the base of the skull and extends completely across the floor of the middle cranial fossa? |
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| which bone contains the sella turcica |
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| what gland is found resting in the sella turcica? |
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| which is the only cranial bone that articulates with ALL the other cranial bones? |
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| name the three foramina found in the greater wings of the sphenoid bone: |
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| rotundum, ovale, spinosum |
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| what part of the sphenoid bone forms the anterior clinoid processes? |
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| which part of the sphenoid forms the posterior portion of the sella turcica? |
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| posterior clinoid processes |
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| what is the depression within the sella turcica in which the pituitary gland is found? |
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| where are the sphenoid sinuses located in relation to the sella turcica? |
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| where in the sphenoid bone are the optic canals found? |
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| Which bone is most frequently imaged in CT and MRI and contains the IAC and 7th and 8th CNs? |
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| Which cavity is formed by 7 different facial bones? |
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| what two structures are located at the apex of the orbit? |
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| optic canal and superior orbital fissure |
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| masseter, temporalis, and pterygoid are all muscles of ________ |
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| what is the passage for the internal jugular vein |
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| The roof of the orbit is formed by which bone? |
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