The Aortic Nipple
(Verse 1 – Anatomy)
This song is about a finding on the Chest X-Ray
Look at the ay-OR-tick knob today
There sits a tiny bump so small
Next to the arch upon the wall
It is the Left Su-peer-ee-or In-ter-KOS-tal Vein
A marker of the venous strain
(Chorus – Appearance)
They call it the Ay-OR-tick Nipple
A sign of flow that creates a ripple
A little shadow round and tight
Sitting on the arch in black and white
(Verse 2 – Physiology)
When the S-V-C is blocked or slow
Or the AZ-ih-goss cannot go
The blood must find another way
Through collateral paths to save the day
The vein expands and starts to show
The nipple sign begins to grow
(Outro)
It is not a tumor or a node
Just a vein on a different road
The Ay-OR-tick Nipple tells the tale
Of venous flow that must prevail
