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7 Cards in this Set
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location of the pharynx
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ventral to vertebrae C1-2
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structure which separates the oropharynx from the nasopharynx that can be seen radiographically
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soft palate
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hyoid bone which appears very white in the lateral projection
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basihyoid
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why esophagus not normally seen in rads
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collapsed and similar density to surrounding structures
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can make cervical esophagus radiographically visible
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swallow air (aerophagis), common during general anesthesia
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can make a normal esophagus radiographically visible in thorax
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gas outside of it: pneumomediastinum
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esophageal folds delineated with an esophagram in the dog and cat
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1. dog: longitudinal folds
2. cat: proximal 3/4 longitudinal, distal 1/4 oblique mucosal folds (herringbone pattern) |
