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Procedures LEcture 1 Flashcards

1
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Abduct or abduction

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Movement of the part away from the body

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Adduct or adduction

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Movement of the part towards the body

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Extension

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Straightening of a joint

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Flexion

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Bending of a joint

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Hyperextension

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Excessive or forced extension of a limb or joint

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Hyperflexion

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Excessive or forced flexion of a limb or joint

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evert/eversion

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Outward Turing of the foot at the ankle

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Invert/inversion

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Inward turning of the foot at the ankle

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Pronate/pronation

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Rotation of the forearm placing the palm surface down

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Supinate/supination

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Rotation of the forearm putting the palm surface up

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Rotate/rotation

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Turning or rotating of the body or part around its axis, when rotating a limb it is either medial or lateral rotation

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Tilt

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Tipping or slanting a body part slightly, tilt is in relation to the long axis of the body

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Circumduction

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Circular movement of a limb

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Deviation

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Turning away from the regular standard or course

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Dorsiflexion

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Flexion or bending of the foot towards the leg (make 90 degrees angle with body)

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plantarflexion

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Flexion or bending of the foot toward the sole

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17
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How many bones in an adult?

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206

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18
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Ligaments

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Connect bone to bone

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19
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How many bones in appendicular skeleton?

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126

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20
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How many bones in axial skeleton?

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80

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21
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Compact bone

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Strong outer layer

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22
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Spongy bone

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Soft inner layer

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23
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Trabeculae

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Speculated network of interconnecting spaces

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24
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Red bone marrow

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(Spongy bone) produces red and white blood cells

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25
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Yellow bone marrow

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(Medullary) stores adipose tissue

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Articular cartilage

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Cartilage at the articular surfaces

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Periosteum

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Tough, fibrous connective tissue covering bone

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Endosteum

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Lining of the medullary cavity (deep)

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ossification

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The development and formation of bones

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Intermembranous ossification

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Bone formation prior to births (flat bones like skull and sternum)

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arthrology

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Study of the joints

32
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joints

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Articulations between bones

33
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Two ways to categorize joints

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Functional and structural

34
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Synarthoroses

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Immovable

35
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Amphiarthroses

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Slightly movable

36
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Diarthroses

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Freely moveable

37
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Fibrous joints

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  • do not have a joint cavity
  • sutures, for phones, syndesmosis
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Cartilageneous

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  • do not have a joint cavity
  • symphysis
    Suchrondosis
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Synovial

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  • do have a joint cavity
  • freely moveable
40
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Gliding

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Move against each other on a single plane; wrist and ankles

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Hinge

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Move on just one axis; elbow, finger

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Pivot

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Provides rotation; at the top of the spine, atlas and axis

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Ellipsoid

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Circular motion; wrist joint

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Saddle

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Flexion, extension, no rotation; thumb

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Ball-and-socket

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Freely moving; shoulder, hip

46
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Fracture

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A broken bone

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Transverse fracture

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Straight across the long axis of the bone

48
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Oblique fracture

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At an angle that is not 90 degrees

49
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Spiral fracture

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Bone segments are pulled apart as a result of a twisting motion

50
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Comminuted

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Several breaks result in many small pieces

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Impacted

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One fragment is driven into another

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Greenstick

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A partial which only one side of the bone is broken

53
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Open

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At least one end of the broken bone tears through the skin

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Close

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A fracture in which the skin remains in tact

55
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Position

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  • identifies the general body position of the patient
  • refers to the specific placement of the body part in relation to the Radiographic table or the IR
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Decubitus

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Indicates the patient is lying down and the central ray is horizontal

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projection

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  • path of the central ray as it exits the X-ray tube
  • most defined by the entrance and exit points based on the anatomical position
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View

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Describes the body part as seen by the IR, this is only used when referring to a finished radiograph

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Method

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Some Radiographic positions are named after the individual who created them

60
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Source to skin distance

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Distance between the X-ray tube and the pt skin (shall not be less than 12” stationary and not less than 15” mobile)

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collimation

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Restriction of the beam

62
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Alara

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As low as reasonably achievable

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Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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