vocab words

Description:	vocab words
Category:	Unfinished
Created by:	ambey on 2009-01-28

Question	Answer
hyperflexion of the neck causing fxs of the spinous process	clay shovelers fx
collapse of a vertebral body associated with osteoporosis,usually thoracic	compression fx
fx of pedicles of C2 from hyperextension	hangman's fx
fx of anterior and posterior arches of C1 from falling on head	jefferson's fx
fx of the dens	Odontoid fx
fx of the cervical body from compression with hyperflexion	teardrop burst fx
when the nucleus pulposus protrudes through the annulus fibrosus and presses on the spinal cord "slipped disk"	herniated nucleus pulposus-HNP
abnormally increased swayback curvature involving the lumbar spine	lordosis
abnormal or exaggeated thoracic humpback curvature	kyphosis
abnormal lateral curvature most common in young girls	scoliosis
kyphosis and scoliosis	scheuermann's disease
inflammation of the vertebrae	spondylitis
union of he bones at spinal joints,usually affecting the SI joints and lumbar spine	ankylosing spondylitis
nitrogen containing waste products of metabolism excreted by the kidneys,high levels indicated poor filtration	creatinine
uniform mixture of two substances	suspension
contrast agents have a low atomic number and appear dark on a radiograph-decreased attenuation	radiolucent-negative air,gas producing bubbles,carbon dioxidebubbles
contrast agents have a high atomic number and appear white on a radiograph	contrast agents have a high atomic number and appear white on a radiograph(increased attenuation)barium sulfate or water soluble ionic contast media
congenital condition where the posterior aspects of vertebra fail to develop,causing the spinal cored to be exposed,occurs mostly at L5	spina bifida
forward movement of one vertebrae in relation to another most common at L5-S1	spondylolisthesis-see on lateral
lack of develop,ment of the vertebral arch and separation of the pars interarticularis.on oblique radiograph,it appears the dogs neck is broken	spondylolsis-see on oblique
health records can be stored in the form of	hard copy,microfilm and in computerized format
corporate liability requires the hospital or health care entity to be held responsible for	the quality of care delivered to its customers
health information departments are considered to be	support service departments
films for a radiographic portfolio should include:	pathology,markers and the anatomy of the part in question
process by which the beam is reduced in energy when passing through matter	attenuation
difference b/w adjacent densities on a radiograph	contrast
misrepresentation of an objects true size or shape	distortion
device consisting of lead streps which permits primary radiation tyo pass while absorbing scatter radiation	grid
amount of filtration necessary to reduce the intensity of the radiation beam to 1/2 its original value;measures beam quality	half valve layer
layer of luminescent crystals placed inside a cassette to expose film more efficiently while reducing patient dose	intentsifying grid
measure of the potential difference;controls the quantity and quality of photons produced in the tube	kV
controls the quantity of photons produced in the tube	mAs
----ability of the beam to pass through an object, controlled by ------	pentratibly,penumbra
fuzzy border of an object	focal spot blur
representation of an objects true borders	detail resolution
true border of an object	umbra
controlling factor of mas	density
density-pt size increases	density go down
desity-kv go down	density go down
density-distance go up	density go down
denisty-beam restriction go down	density go up
density-grids go down	density go up
density-film/screen go down	density go down
density-processing go up	density go up
contrast is the controlling fact of	kv
contrast-pt size go up	contrast go down
contrast-beam restriction go up	contrast go up
contrast-grids go down	contrast go down