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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. To straighten a joint - increasing the angle between adjacent bones






2. Pathological secretions






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






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






5. Manipulating a fracture without an incision






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






7. Sitting or standing in an upright position






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






9. Classified as hinge type joints - they are found between middle and distal phalanges and between proximal and middle phalanges






10. A mathematical progression that is programmed for computers






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






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






13. A protrusion of intestine through the abdominal wall






14. Specialized flap of skin that covers the trachea so food can pass into the esophagus and not enter the respiratory system






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






16. Radiography of the bladder after instillation of radiopaque solution






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






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






19. Juncture where the esophogas enters the stomach






20. Study of the intervertebral disk spaces following the injection of a radiopaque medium






21. Line drawn between the glabella and the external auditory meatus - used to adjust the position of the cranium






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






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






24. Any substance used to make an emulsion ( a mixture of two liquids that are not easily solvable )






25. Folds in the wall of the large intestine






26. 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






27. The distal end of the fibula






28. Supine or lying on the back






29. Having a short - broad head






30. Lower - outer corner of the lung where the aphragm meets the chest wall






31. Inflammation of the colon






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






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






34. Projections referring to all AP and PA projections






35. To move a party towards the central axis of the body






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






37. 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






38. Nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea






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






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






41. Air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing - sometimes accompanied by pain






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






43. Absence of urine formation






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






45. Beaklike projection on the anterior order of the scapula






46. A groove or natural division






47. Bones of the wrist - 8 carpals total






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






49. Coughing of blood from the respiratory system






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