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Introduction To Radiology Vocab

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Chronic dilatation of the bronchus or bronchi - with associated infection in the lower lobes of the lung






2. Located in the upper airway; prevents food from entering the air passages and permits air through the lungs; also has a role in voice production






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






4. A precipitation of gall stones - usually from a long term - high fat diet






5. Juncture where the esophogas enters the stomach






6. Muscular ring that surrounds the cardiac orfice






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






8. 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






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






10. Radiography of the bladder after instillation of radiopaque solution






11. The distal end of the fibula






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Blood in the urine






17. One of two internal regions of the kidney - composed of a perpheral ring or parenchymal tissue






18. Imperfect or painful digestion






19. Position in which the patient is recumbent while a radiograph is taken with a horizontal beam. the position is named by the side that is dependent






20. The storage form of glucose. Glycogen is stored within the liver and is converted to glucose as necessary






21. Abnormal accentation of the convex curvature of the spine or thoracic vertebra






22. The yellowing of all body tissues - caused by the backing up of bilirubin into intestinal fluids when it is unable to be removed from the blood






23. Vocal apparatus of the larynx






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






25. Posterior to the epiglottis - serves as a passage for food and air






26. Supine or lying on the back






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






28. Stretching the esophagus beyond the normal dimensions






29. Opening of the external ear canal






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






31. The slipping of one part of the intestine into another part just below it






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






33. Coughing of blood from the respiratory system






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






35. One of the cavities of the body - divided into abdominal and pelvic portions - most of the digestive organs are found within this cavity






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






37. The round cavity on the external surface of the illium/ischium bone that receives the head of the femor






38. 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






39. A groove or natural division






40. Excision of an intervertebral disk






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






42. Having a skull with a long anterioposterior diameter






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






44. Twisted - enlarged veins found around the base of the esophagus and often caused by portal hypertension






45. The bumps/eminence at the articular end of a bone above the condyle - roughened areas of the bone superior to the condyle






46. Smooth - flat surface just above the midpoint of the eyebrows






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






48. Notch located between the condyles






49. A freely movable joint






50. The general shape and form of the human body