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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. A transverse fracture of the distal radius


2. The collarbone






3. Blood in the urine






4. Extreme flexion of a joint






5. Projections referring to all AP and PA projections






6. The anterior surface or top of the foot; refers to the posterior aspect of the body in general






7. One half of the diaphragm






8. Method used to achieve and maintain a sterile field to minimize the transmission of infectious diseases






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






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






11. Surgical procedures pertaining to the heart and major great vessels






12. Inflammation of the diverticulum (pouches in the walls) - especially in the colon that are causing pain and stagnation of feces






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






14. Numerous small fat filled sacs in the large intestines






15. Opening of the external ear canal






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






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






18. Smaller subdivision of the bronchiole tubes






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






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






21. Line drawn between the pupils - used to adjust the position of the cranium






22. Excision of an intervertebral disk






23. 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






24. One of the small structures in the body of the kidney made up of capillary blood vessels in a cluster and enveloped in a thing wall






25. Inflammation of the colon






26. 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






27. Sitting or standing in an upright position






28. The area of the duodenum just beyond the pylorus of the stomach






29. 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






30. A freely movable joint






31. A partially moveable joint in hich two bones are connected by ligaments






32. Diverticula (pouches in the walls) in the colon without inflammation or symptoms






33. Beaklike projection on the anterior order of the scapula






34. Having a skull with a long anterioposterior diameter






35. Vocal apparatus of the larynx






36. State of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body that is mantained by dynamic processes of feedback and regulation






37. Junction of the mandibular body and ramus






38. Instrument powered by electrical current that incises and coagulates






39. External protuberance on the occipital bone






40. Line drawn between the juction of upper lip/nose and the external auditory meatus - used to adjust the position of the cranium






41. A depression lying below the spine of the scapula






42. The distal end of the fibula






43. Small body type - comprising about 10% of the population






44. A mathematical progression that is programmed for computers






45. Any nearly closed cavity or chamber - particularly in a bone






46. Large body type - constituting about 5% of the population






47. Second stage of perioperative radiology; these are radiographic procedures - either conventional or flurososcopic - performed during surgery under aspetic technique






48. Inflammation of the bladder






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






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