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Introduction To Radiology Vocab

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formation of a permanent colonic fistula






2. Stretching the esophagus beyond the normal dimensions






3. Movement of the foot when the ankle is turned out






4. Chronic - organic - mental disorder; a form of presenile dementia due to atrophy of frontal and occipital lobes






5. Relates to the same side if the body or part






6. Third segment of the small intestine; approximately 11 foot long section that connects the jejunum to the cecum of the large intestine






7. Musclular sphincter that guards the opening of the ileum into the cecum and prevents digested material from reentering the small intestine






8. Rotation of a limb away from the midline






9. Point where the upper lip joins the cease of the nose






10. Two lips on either side of the ileocecal valve that create membranous ridges in the cecum






11. Digestive juice secreted by the liver which aids in fat digestion






12. Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra






13. The forward or front part of the body or body part






14. One half of the diaphragm






15. Widening or sac formed by dilation of a blood vessel






16. A condition in which the partially disgested materials back up into the esophagus - causing inflammation and damage - throw up in your mouth






17. A freely movable joint






18. A rounded prominence found at the point of articulation of another bone






19. A swelling or a mass of blood - usually clotted - confined to a organ - tissue - or space. It's caused by a break in a blood vessel






20. A branch of a respiratory bronchiole that leads to the alveoli of the lungs






21. The lateral triangular projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle; the acromion process lies on the superior aspect of the scapula - projecting posteriorly and superiorly






22. The collarbone






23. Extreme extension of a joint






24. The long - narrow depression of pocket on the concave curve of the kidneys






25. A modification of the more extreme asthenic type - constituting about 35% of the population






26. Manipulating a fracture without an incision






27. Removal of fluid or cells from a mass or thickened by means of a hypodermic syringe; withdrawal of fluid for therapeutic reasons or for testing






28. Pertaining to the arteries and veins






29. External protuberance on the occipital bone






30. Smaller subdivision of the bronchiole tubes






31. Process that extends anteriorly from the superior part of the ulna






32. Radiography of the bladder after instillation of radiopaque solution






33. The distal end of the fibula






34. Relates to the opposite side of the body or part






35. Effect produced on tissues by the application of a bipolar current delivered by needlepoint






36. Inflammation of the colon






37. A gland that secretes its chemical substances through a duct. The pancreas is also considered an exocrine gland by the virtue of the presence of the pancreatic duct






38. Wrist






39. Pertaining to the ribs and a vertebra






40. A disorder that occurs when the stomach pushes through the diaphragm






41. Pertaining to the ribs and transverse processes of articulating vertebrae






42. Opening of the external ear canal






43. Chronic dilatation of the bronchus or bronchi - with associated infection in the lower lobes of the lung






44. Absence of urine formation






45. A groove or natural division






46. Food that is chemically and mechanically prepared for digestion by the stomach; mixture of partly digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach and small intestine during digestion of a meal






47. A chronic disease involving the destruction and loss of elasticity of the walls of the alveoli - causing enlargement of the alveolar sacs and interference with an exchange in oxygen






48. To bend a joint - decreasing the angle between adjacent bones






49. The duodenal end of the drainage sstems of the pancreatic and common bile ducts






50. An area of the wrist - formed when the wrist is hyperextended - formed by the anterior aspects of the distal rows of carpals - forming a shallow concavity