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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. 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






2. The bone of the upper arm






3. Opening of the external ear canal






4. Muscular tube - approx 10 inch long - extends from the pharynx to the entrance of the stomach; food passageway






5. Sac of fluid that surrounds joints






6. Inflammation of the colon






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






8. Movement of the foot when the ankle is turned inward






9. Varicose veins in the rectum or anus






10. Plane that passes vertically through the body from left to right - dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions






11. Second segment of the small intestine - approx 8ft long section that cconnects the duodenun to the ileum






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






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






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






15. 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






16. An active purgative - producing bowel movements






17. Away from the origin of a part opposite of proximal






18. A ductless gland that secretes hormones directly into the lymph or blood system. Endocrine glands include the pituitary gland - thyroid and gonads. A portion of the pancreas is classified as an endocrine gland






19. Vocal apparatus of the larynx






20. The socket that receives the head of the humerus below the acromion at the juntion of the superior and axillary borders of the scapula






21. 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






22. Abnormal tubelike pasage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity; may be due to congenital incomplete closure of the parts or ay result from abscesses - injuries - or inflammatory processes






23. Extreme extension of a joint






24. To move a part away from the central axis of the body






25. Coughing of blood from the respiratory system






26. Having a skull with a long anterioposterior diameter






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






28. A small - rounded - articular end of the a bone






29. A combo of kyphosis and scoliosis of the thoracic vertebra






30. Sitting or standing in an upright position






31. Area of medicine pertaining to the female genital tract






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






33. C1 cervical vertebra - circular in shape - most atypical vertebra in the body






34. Supine or lying on the back






35. Projections referring to all AP and PA projections






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






37. Imperfect or painful digestion






38. The distal end of the fibula






39. Having a short - broad head






40. Radiography of the bladder after instillation of radiopaque solution






41. Line drawn between the infraorbital margin and the external auditory meatus - used to adjust the position of the cranium






42. Excision of an intervertebral disk






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






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






45. Hormone secreted into the blood by the mucosa of the upper small intestine which stimulates gall bladder contraction and secretion of the pancreas






46. Bony spur of cartilage in the trachea






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






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






49. Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra






50. External protuberance on the occipital bone