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Introduction To Radiology Vocab
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1. Sacules where gases are exhanged during respiration
hyperextend
alveolar sacs
epicondyle
frontal
2. Hormone secreted into the blood by the mucosa of the upper small intestine which stimulates gall bladder contraction and secretion of the pancreas
bile
epidural hematoma
erect
cholecystokinin
3. Part away from the head of the body - more generally - below some reference point
cardiac sphincter
ileocecal valve
inferior/caudal
body habitus
4. Point where the upper and lower eyelids meet
atlas
colostomy
canthus
lateral malleolus
5. To move a part away from the central axis of the body
infraspinous fossa
abduct
hyposthenic
carthartic
6. Area where the primary bronchi enter the lungs
hiatal hernia
body habitus
hilum
Intraoperative radiography
7. Inflammation of the bladder
cystography
esophageal varices
cystitis
dolichocephalic
8. An active purgative - producing bowel movements
endocrine gland
bovie
carthartic
haustrations
9. External protuberance on the occipital bone
inion
epiglottis
foreman magnum
anterior/ventral
10. Smaller subdivision of the bronchiole tubes
glottis
bronchioles
esophageal reflux
glomerulus
11. Any substance used to make an emulsion ( a mixture of two liquids that are not easily solvable )
cystitis
amenorrhea
inferior/caudal
emulsifier
12. Having a short - broad head
hyperflex
brachycephalic
alveolar duct
laryngopharnx
13. Process that extends anteriorly from the superior part of the ulna
infraorbitomeatal line
homeostasis
coronoid process
carthartic
14. A branch of a respiratory bronchiole that leads to the alveoli of the lungs
alveolar sacs
alveolar duct
cardiac orfice
cystitis
15. Coughing of blood from the respiratory system
discectomy
evert/eversion
hemoptysis
hilus
16. Method used to achieve and maintain a sterile field to minimize the transmission of infectious diseases
algorithm
brachycephalic
aseptic technique
laryngopharnx
17. Imperfect or painful digestion
aseptic technique
dyspepsia
kyphosis
jejunum
18. To straighten a joint - increasing the angle between adjacent bones
extend
bronchioles
intussusception
dolichocephalic
19. Plane that passes vertically through the body from left to right - dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
coronal plane
clavicle
body habitus
algorithm
20. Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra
coracoid
carpus
discogram
laminectomy
21. Air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing - sometimes accompanied by pain
dyspnea
anuria
anatomic position
alveolar sacs
22. Pertaining to the arteries and veins
arteriovenous
cortex
amphiarthodial syndesmosis
axial
23. Digestive juice secreted by the liver which aids in fat digestion
bile
invert/inversion
hemothorax
fissure
24. Large opening in the inferior portion of the occipital bone through which the spinal cord enters the cranial cavity
aneurysm
foreman magnum
epiglottis
erect
25. A modification of the more extreme asthenic type - constituting about 35% of the population
glycogen
frontal
hyposthenic
homeostasis
26. The long - narrow depression of pocket on the concave curve of the kidneys
capitulum
calculi
hilus
cystography
27. Involuntary release of urine - caused by loss of voluntary control over the external sphincter
incontinence
emphysema
larynx
evert/eversion
28. Nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea
auricle
blood urea nitrogen BUN
fissure
acanthiomeatal line
29. 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
hematoma
inion
acromion
canthus
30. Sitting or standing in an upright position
interphalangeal joints
alveolar sacs
erect
hernia
31. Surgical procedures pertaining to the heart and major great vessels
cystitis
hyposthenic
cardiac surgery
electric coagulation
32. Line drawn between the pupils - used to adjust the position of the cranium
capitulum
costophrenic angle
discectomy
interpupillary line
33. Presence of blood in the pleural/thorax cavity
aneurysm
bursa
dyspnea
hemothorax
34. Bones of the wrist - 8 carpals total
dyspnea
carpals
cardiac orfice
carina
35. Widening or sac formed by dilation of a blood vessel
acromion
aneurysm
esophageal dialation
costophrenic angle
36. Having a skull with a long anterioposterior diameter
cystitis
glucose
hilum
dolichocephalic
37. Lower - outer corner of the lung where the aphragm meets the chest wall
colostomy
costophrenic angle
duodenal bulb
discectomy
38. C2 cervical vertebra - easily distinguished by its long body that extends superiorly
esophageal varices
axis
glabellomeatal line
abduct
39. A protrusion of intestine through the abdominal wall
dyspepsia
lateral
hernia
antrum
40. Wrist
diverticulosis
intercondylar fossa
carpus
infraorbitomeatal line
41. Folds in the wall of the large intestine
esophagus
haustrations
bronchlectasis
bolus
42. A groove or natural division
cholecystokinin
fissure
lateral
glomerulus
43. The area of the duodenum just beyond the pylorus of the stomach
epidural hematoma
duodenal bulb
external auditory meatus
frontal
44. Study of the intervertebral disk spaces following the injection of a radiopaque medium
abduct
bronchlectasis
colostomy
discogram
45. State of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body that is mantained by dynamic processes of feedback and regulation
aneurysm
hyperextend
ileum
homeostasis
46. 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
hematuria
hiatal hernia
gynecology
carpal tunnel
47. Juncture where the esophogas enters the stomach
larynx
cardiac orfice
jaundice
frenula
48. Air cells of the lungs
bronchioles
glabella
calculi
alveoli
49. To bend a joint - decreasing the angle between adjacent bones
contralateral
flex
epiploic appendages
alveoli
50. One of the cavities of the body - divided into abdominal and pelvic portions - most of the digestive organs are found within this cavity
intussusception
abdominopelvic cavity
alzheimers disease
duodenal bulb