Week 1 Flashcards
(90 cards)
what is diagnostic imaging used for?
to view internal structure including; disease, lack of disease, further investigation, monitor progress, screening
what are the three types of imaging used?
picture, mirror and window
what are the most common types of diagnoses imaging?
radiograph and ultrasound
what does White represent on a X-ray?
bone
what does black represent on a X-ray?
gas
where in the body can NOT be seen by X-ray?
spinal cord and bladder
what is ultrasound?
uses electoral pulses with a probe to bounce of the object and produce an image, and be reflected, refracted and transmitted
what is an ultrasound used for?
soft tissue and real non-invasive quick results
What is the Hz range for an ultrasound?
2-12 million Hz
what is echogenicity?
no echos, anechoic (black) (fluid is black)
bone - 30% beam is reflected an acoustic shadow below bone
what does the oral cavity consist of?
lips, cheeks, pharynx and tongue, gums, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
what muscles are used for facial expression?
superficial muscles; thin, longnitidula fibres, transverse fibres.
Facial nerves; superficial course of nerve - Facial nerve (VII)
what nerve controls the muzzle, lips and teeth?
infraorbital nerve
what cells does the entire oral cavity consist of?
stratified squamous epithelium
different areas have different thickness of kerantinisaiton in cavity.
what is the pharynx made up of?
oropharynx
nasopharynx,
laryngeal pharynx
soft palate leads into hard palate. connected by palatoglossal arches.
what is the Hyoid apparatus?
small linear bone that help move the larynx, suspend the tongue and larynx
name the 5 hyoid bone pairs?
Stylohyoid Epihyoid Ceratohyoid Basihyoid Thyrohyoid (some elephants come by train)
what are the four main muscles groups of the tongue?
L/R Genioglossus
L/R Geniohyoideus
L/R Hyoglossus
L/R Styloglossus
what does L/R Genioglossus muscle do?
holds tongue to bottom of mouth and helps with movement out of oral cavity
what does L/R Geniohyoideus muscle do?
pulls tongue ventrally - flattens tongue in the mouth
what does L/R Hyoglossus muscle do?
pulls tongue to back of the mouth
what does L/R Styloglossus
muscle do?
pulls tongue dorsal and caudal back into physical region
what is the grove below the tongue holding the two mandibular bone together ?
Frenulum
how is a equine tongue different to a bovine tongue?
has filiform papillae (VELVET texture)