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Med Term 5 & 6
MCC Med Term Units 5 & 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| *CORTEX | outer layer of bone (under periosteum) |
| *DIAPHYSIS | shaft; long portion of bone |
| *EPIPHYSIS | the end of a long bone |
| *PERIOSTEUM | dense, fibrous covering of the bone |
| *FORAMEN | a natural opening or passage in, or through, a bone |
| *NOTCH | indentation or groove in a bone |
| *TUBERCLE | small eminence on a bone, attachment for a tendon |
| *EPICONDYLE | eminence on a bone above a condyle |
| *TROCHANTER | long flat process |
| *MYELITIS | inflammation of the spinal chord |
| *BRONCHOGRAPHY | imaging which examines bronchial tubes |
| *PARENCHYMA | the functional tissue or cells of an organ or gland |
| *HILUM | the root of the lung; part of the organ where vessels and nerves enter |
| *MEDIASTINUM | part of the thoracic cavity in the middle of the thorax, extends from the sternum to the vertebral column and contains all the thoracic viscera except the lungs |
| *BRONCHUS | air passages in the lungs through which inhaled and exhaled air passes |
| *ANEURYSM | a localized abnormal dilation of a wall of a blood vessel |
| *ATELECTASIS | abnormal conditionqe-collapse of alveoli (sacs in the lung);incomplete expansion of the lung |
| *CARIOMEGALY | enlarged heart |
| *EMBOLISM | a foreign object (air, gas, bit of tissue, tumor, or thrombus) which becomes lodged in a blood vessel, symptoms vary with the character of the embolus, degree of occlusion, and siz of vessel |
| *EMPHYSEMA | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| *PELVIMETRY | measurement of the capacity and diameter of the pelvis (was done immediately prior to childbirth - not done much in the past 20 years due to ultrasound) |
| SKELETAL SURVEY | used to examine and diagnose bone diseases and abuse |
| BONE AGE SURVEY | x-ray image of teh wrist to compare skeletal structures at different stages of development and age |
| ARTHROGRAPHY | used to examine and diagnose joint conditions |
| TOMOGRAPHY | body section imaging - blurring above and below part |
| HIP PINNING | done in Operating Room using C arm; images done with flouroscopy during surgery to check repair of fractured hip |
| MYELOGRAPHY | study of the spinal column for slipped disc and/or other abnormalities |
| BONE SCAN (NUCLEAR MEDICINE) | shows function and enables earlier diagnosis of some diseases |
| SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE | fluid filled membrane around a synovial joint (ex. knee) |
| PROCESS | prominence or projection in a bone |
| TUBEROSITY | an elevation or prouberance on a bone to which a muscle is attached |
| CAPITULUM | small eminence on a bone, usually for articulation with another bone |
| CONDYLE | rounded projection on a bone, usually for articulation with another bone |
| JOINT | articulation of two bones |
| SUBLUXATION | break in alignment or partial dislocation |
| OSTEOARTHRITIS | non inflammatory degenerative joint disease |
| NEUROMA | tumor on the nerve tissue |
| OSTEOPOROSIS | demineralization of the bone |
| OSTEOMYELITIS | inflaammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| OSTEOCYSTOMA | cyst like bone tumor |
| OSTEOSARCOMA | cancer of the bone that spreads rapidly |
| OSTEOSCLEROSIS | an increase in the density of bone tissue (hardening of the bone) |
| PSEUDOARTHROSIS | false joint - a joint that develops at the site of a former fracture |
| SCOLISIS | lateral curvature of the spine - imaging in AP position |
| LORDOSIS | anterior curvature of the spine - image in lateral position |
| KYPHOSIS | posterior curvature of the spine - image in lateral position |
| BENNETT'S FRACTURE | first metacarpal fx |
| COLLES' FRACTURE | distal radius fx with anterior displacement |
| COMMINUTED FRACTURE | severe fx, broken in many places |
| COMPOUND FRACTURE | fx which breaks the skin |
| OVERRIDING FRACTURE | fx where one bone overrides another |
| EPIPHYSEAL FRACTURE | fx through the epiphysis |
| GREENSTICK FRACTURE | fx, is not complete, may be bent; seen in children |
| COMPRESSION FRACTURE | bone is pushed into bone causing fx |
| TRANSVERSE FRACTURE | fx across the bone (at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the bone) |
| IMPACTED FRACTURE | bone into bone (adjacent fragmented ends of fx bones wedged together) |
| OBLIQUE FRACTURE | fx cleanly separated at an oblique angle |
| SPIRAL FRACTURE | fx twisting around a shaft of a bone |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURE | fx occuring in diseased bone with only slight or no trauma |
| POTT'S FRACTURE | fx of lower part of fibula with injury to lower tibial articulation (ankle fx involving medial and lateral malleolus) |
| 4 VIEWS OF CHEST | chest xray in all four views (PA, Laterl, Rt decubitus, Lt decubitus) |
| SLIGHT OBLISUE VIEWS OF THE CHEST | done to rule out a nodule or to remove nipple shadows |
| LORDOTIC SERIES | AP upright with shoulders back |
| ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY | imaging of the heart and great vessels of the heart |
| MAMMOGRAPHY | imaging which examines the breast and mammary tissues |
| STERNUM | plate of bone forming middle part of thorax; articulates with clavicle and first seven ribs |
| THORACIC VERTEBRAE | vertebrae #8-20, are below 7 cervical and above 5 lumbar vertebrae |
| RIBS | paired bones, 12 on either side, extending from thoracic vertebrae |
| COSTAL CARTILAGES | articulation points from ribs to the sternum |
| CLAVICLE | collarbone; elongated slender curved bone positioned horizontally in upper part of thorax; articulates medially with the sternum and laterally with the acromion of the scapula |
| AC JOINTS | acromioclavicular joint; the gliding joint between the medial margin of the acromion process of the scapula and the clavicle |
| SC JOINTS | sternoclavicular joint; gliding joint between the sternum and the clavicle |
| LUNGS | main component of the respiratory system; main function is to inhale air from which oxygen is extracted for the arterial blood system and to exhale carbon dioxide dispersed from the venous system |
| LOBES OF THE LUNGS | right lung has 3 lobes (RUL, RML, RLL) left lung has 2 lobes (LUL, LLL) |
| PLEURAL CAVITY | two layer lining the thoracic cavity |
| COSTOPHRENIC ANGLES | the angle between the diaphragm and the chest wall at the bottom of the lung |
| HEART | muscular cone shaped hollow organ the pumps blood throughout the body |
| DIAPHRAGM | dome shaped musculofibrous partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| ARTERIOSCLEROTIC DISEASE | thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries |
| INFARCTION | blockage of a vein or artery |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION | abnormal accumulation of fluid into the intrapleural spaces of the lungs |
| PNEUMONIA | acute infection and inflammation of the lung |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | presence of air or gas in the pleural space, causing a lung to collapse |
| THROMBOSIS | an abnormal condition in which a clot (thrombus) develops in a blood vessel |
| PLEURISY | inflammation of the pleura in the lung |
| MYOCARDITIS | inflammation of the myocardium (the heart wall) |
| KUB | abdominal study showing the kidneys, ureters, and bladder |
| UPRIGHT VIEW OF THE ABDOMEN | image with the patient standing in AP position to demonstrate air fluid levels or free air under the diaphragm |
| DECUBITUS VIEW | image with the patient lying on right or left side to demostrate free air or air fluid levels in chest or abdomen |
| ABDOMINAL ARTERIOGRAPHY | imaging of the arteries or arterial system of the abdomen (IV contrast) |
| AORTOGRAPHY | imaging of the aorta after introduction of contrast |
| RENAL ARTERIOGRAM | imaging of the arterial system of the kidneys |
| HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY | imaging of the uterus and fallpian tubes after intrauterine injection of contrast |
| LUMBAR | relating to lumbar region; 5 vertebrae directly below the thoracic |
| SACRUM | triangular bone at the base of the spine formed by 5 fused vertebrae |
| COCCYX | small bone caudal to the sacrum formed by the union of 4 rudimentary vertebrae |
| PERITONEUM | serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body and is reflected over the contained viscera. It is divided into the parietal peritoneum and the visceral peritonuem |
| DIAPHRAGM | dome shpaed musculofibrous partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| PSOAS MUSCLE | triangular shaped muscle lateral to the lumbar vertebrae |
| ABDOMINAL CAVITY | the space between the diaphragm and the pelvic area containing the abdominal organs |
| ABDOMINAL ORGANS | liver, stomach, intestines, spleen, gall bladder, kidneys, and associated tissues, blood and lymph vessels |
| ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS | (4) RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ |
| ABDOMINAL REGIONS | (9) divide the abdomen into three upper, three middle and three lower zones. Right hypochondriac, epigastric and left hypochondirac regions (upper zones) Right lateral, umbilical and left lateral regions (middle zones) Right inguinal, pubic an dleft ingu |
| ANEURYSM | a localizes abnormal dilation of a wall of a blood vessel |
| ASCITES | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity |
| FECALITH | a hard, impacted mass of feces in the colon |
| PNEUMOPERITONEUM | free air in the abdominal cavity |
| CALCIFICATION | deposits of calcium salts in a tissue, seen as opague on the xray image |
| FREE AIR | adnormal amount of air in the abdominal cavity (usually perforated bowel) |
| OBSTRUCTION | adnormal blockage of the intestinal or urinary tract |
| RENAL CAlCULUS | kidney stone (formation of calcium in the renal pelvis) |
| URETERAL CALCULUS | a renal calculus that has migrated into the ureter (usually causing a painful obstruction) |
| ABDOMINAL DISTENTION | abdomen in the state of enlargement or distention (swollen) |
| ABDOMINAL PARACENTESIS | the surgical puncturing of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnosis or treatment |
| ANATOMY | study of body structure |
| PHYSIOLOGY | study of normal body function |
| PATHOLOGY | study of changes in structure and function produced by disease |
| EMBRYOLOGY | study of the development of the body from reproductive cells |
| HISTOLOGY | microscopic study of the minute structure, composition and function of normal cells |
| BIOLOGY | study of all forms of life |
| PEDIATRICS | dealing with childrens growth, development and disorders |
| GYNECOLOGY | dealing with diseases of the female reproductive system |
| OBSTETRICS | dealing with pregnancy and childbirth |
| SURGERY | treats injuries, deformities and diseases by operative methods |
| RADIOLOGY | concerned with radioactive substances and with the diagnosis and treatment of disease by visualizing any of the various sources of radiant energy |
| CARDIOLOGY | dealing with the heart and its functions |
| OTOLOGY | dealing with diagnosis, treatment and other disorders of the ear |
| OTOLARYNGOLOGY | dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the ears, nose, throat and adjacent structures of the head and neck |
| DERMATOLOGY | concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY | concerned with the glands of internal secretion (endocrine) |
| INTERNAL MEDICINE | dealing with diagnosis and medical treatment of diseases and disorders within the internal structures of the body |
| PHYSICAL MEDICINE | using physical means in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Incuse use of heat, cold, light, water, electricity, manipulation, massage, exercise and mechanical devices |
| PSYCHIATRY | dealing with the causes, treatments and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders |
| GERIATRICS | devoted to the medical problems and care of the elderly |
| *UROLOGY | dealing with the female urinary and the male genitourinary system |
| *OPTHALMOLOGY | concerned with the study of the physiology, anatomy and pathology of the eye and the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye |
| *MEGACOLON | abnormal dilation of the colon (enlarged colon) |
| PERITONITIS | inflammation of the peritoneum |
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