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MCC Med Term Final
MCC Med Term Unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| skeletal survey | used to examine and diagnose bone diseases & abuse |
| bone age survey | x-ray image of the 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 of image above and below part |
| hip pinning | done in OR using C-arm; images done with fluoroscopy 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 |
| cortex | outer layer of bone (under the periosteum) |
| diaphysis | shaft; long portion of bone |
| epiphysis | the end of a long bone |
| periosteum | dense, fibrous covering of the bone |
| synovial membrane | fluid filled membrane around a synovial joint (ex. knee) |
| foramen | a natural opening or passage in, or through, a bone |
| notch | indentation or groove in a bone |
| process | prominence or projection in a bone |
| tuberosity | an elevation or protuberance on a bone to which a muscle is attached |
| tubercle | small eminence on a bone, attachment for a tendon |
| capitulum | small eminence on a bone, usually for articulation with another bone |
| condyle | rounded projection on a bone, usually for articulation with another bone |
| epicondyle | eminence on a bone above a condyle |
| joint | articulation of two bones |
| trochanter | long, flat process |
| subluxation | break in alignment or partial dislocation |
| osteoarthritis | non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease |
| neuroma | tumor on the nerve tissue |
| osteoporosis | demineralization of the bone |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation/infection 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 |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine - image 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 occurring 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) |
| sternum | plate of bone forming middle part of thorax; articulates with clavicles and first seven ribs |
| thoracic vertebrae | vertebrae #8-20; are below 7 cervical, above 5 lumbar vertebrae |
| ribs | paired bones, 12 each 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 joint | acromioclavicular joint; the gliding joint between the medial margin of the acromion process of the scapula and the clavicle |
| SC joint | sternoclavicular joint; the gliding joint between the sternum and the clavicle |
| parenchyma | the functional tissue or cells of an organ or gland |
| aneurysm | a localized abnormal dilation of a wall of a blood vessel |
| arteriosclerotic disease | thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries |
| atelectasis | abnormal condition - collapse of alveoli (sacs in the lung); incomplete expansion of the lung |
| cardiomegaly | 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 size of the vessel |
| emphysema | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| 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) |
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