RAD100 Final Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the 3 main components of an X-ray system | 1. Operating Console 2. High Voltage Generator 3. x-ray tube |
| The amount of clinically useful information on a diagnostic image | Diagnostic Yield |
| Controls the size and shape of an x-ray | Collimator |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Medial | Closer to the midline of the body |
| Lateral | Closer to the outer part of the body (away from the midline) |
| Supine | Laying face up |
| Prone | Laying face down |
| Intercepts the x-ray photons that exit the patient | IR - Image Receptor |
| Trendelenburg | Head lower than feet (15*) |
| What is another name for the first digit | Thumb |
| Axial Skeleton | -Central axis of body -Skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum |
| Appendicular Skeleton | -Limbs -Shoulder and pelvic girdles |
| If the CR enters the front of the Patient, exiting the back to reach the IR, then the image is said to be | AP - Anterior-Posterior |
| Proximal | Closer to the main attachment |
| Distal | Further from the main attachment |
| Coronal Plane | Separates into Anterior/Posterior |
| Midsagittal/Sagittal Plane | Separates Right/Left |
| Transverse Plane | Superior/Inferior |
| Pronation | Moving palm facing down |
| Supination | Moving palm facing up |
| Another term(s) for palm of the hand | Palmar/Volar |
| Decreases angle | Flexion |
| Increases angle | Extension |
| Cephalic | Towards the head |
| Caudal | Towards the "tail" |
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