Ch.1 Abdominal Pelvic Regions And Radiography

Question 1

Abdominal Pelvic Top Region

Answer 1

above the subcostal line is the epigastric region with the left/right hypochondriac regions

Question 2

Abdominal Pelvic Center Region

Answer 2

umbilical region is centered, above the transtubercular line but below the subcostal line and its left right regions are called Lumbar Regions

Question 3

Abdominal Pelvic Lowest Region

Answer 3

Pubic region is underneath the transtubercular line and is the lowest region and contains the right/left Inguinal regions

Question 4

What are the 4 quadrants of the abdominal region and their acronyms?

Answer 4

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Question 5

Radiography

Answer 5

Cheap, fast, simple medical imaging that is versatile and can diagnose a lot of things. Works by sending high-energy rays through the body, and dene material like our bones absorb it. At lower powers softer tissue can be shown.

Question 6

mammography

Answer 6

Radiography of the breasts, can be used to find cancer

Question 7

Dexa scan

Answer 7

A radiography type to measure bone density

Question 8

Contrast medium

Answer 8

something used to make specific parts show up better in a radiography. Method of insertion depends on what part you need.

Question 9

Angiography

Answer 9

Radiography used to look at blood vessels

Question 10

Intravenous urography

Answer 10

urinary system radiography

Question 11

Barium contrast x-ray

Answer 11

gastrointestinal tract radiography

Question 12

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Answer 12

Uses magnetic fields instead of radiation. Cannot be used on people with metal in their body
Way better for viewing softer tissues and used to catch strokes and internal bleeding.

Question 13

Computed Tomography

Answer 13

(CT/CAT) Computer assisted radiography. can make 3D images if used multiple times. Also used for soft tissues like an MRI, but the difference is that it is technically an X-ray. Use cases: screening for lung cancers, coronary artery disease, and kidney cancers

Question 14

Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography

Answer 14

(CCTA) Computer Assisted X-ray Another form of computer assisted radiography where an iodine contrast medium is injected into a vein and a beta blocker is used to decrease heart rate. Then numerous x-rays trace an arc around the heart and a scanner detects the x-ray beams and sends them to a computer to show a 3d model of the coronary blood vessels

Question 15

Ultrasound scanning

Answer 15

High frequency sound waves are expelled by a wand, they bounce back on tissue and the instrument redetects them to make a sonogram. Used to look at pregnant women.

Question 16

Doppler ultrasound

Answer 16

used for looking at organs and blood flow through blood vessels

Question 17

Positron Emission Tomography

Answer 17

(Pet) A substance that emits positively charged particles is injected into the body where is taken up by tissues. The collusion of the positively charged particles with negative charge particles in the body create gamma rays that are detected by cameras and sent to a computer to create a PET
Used for physiology of body structures like metabolism

Question 18

Radionuclide scanning

Answer 18

A radionuclide (radioactive substance) is introduced into the body and is carried by the blood to the tissue that needs imaging. Used for observing tissue and organ activity

Question 19

Single photon emission computed tomography

Answer 19

(SPECT) a specialized radionuclide scanning method that is useful for the brain, heart, lungs, and liver

Question 20

Endoscopy

Answer 20

Visual examination of the inside of the body organs or cavities using a lighted instrument with lenses called an endoscope