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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. Point where the upper and lower eyelids meet






2. Radiography of the bladder after instillation of radiopaque solution






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






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






5. A prominence or projection - especially of a bone - located between the condyles






6. Hematoma above the dura mater






7. Removal of fluid or cells from a mass or thickened by means of a hypodermic syringe; withdrawal of fluid for therapeutic reasons or for testing






8. Pertaining to the ribs and a vertebra






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






10. 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






11. Junction of the mandibular body and ramus






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






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






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






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






16. Pathological secretions






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






18. Sacules where gases are exhanged during respiration






19. Numerous small fat filled sacs in the large intestines






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






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






22. Wrist






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






24. The long - narrow depression of pocket on the concave curve of the kidneys






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






26. Coughing of blood from the respiratory system






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






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






29. To bend a joint - decreasing the angle between adjacent bones






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






31. Blood in the urine






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Position in which the central ray is angled along the longitudinal axis of the body






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Extreme flexion of a joint






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






42. Beaklike projection on the anterior order of the scapula






43. Supine or lying on the back






44. Smaller subdivision of the bronchiole tubes






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






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






47. 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






48. A protrusion of intestine through the abdominal wall






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






50. Presence of blood in the pleural/thorax cavity