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ARRT Registry Review: Positioning

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Body habitus identified as large, heavy, thick, short, and wide with lungs and heart positioned high and stomach in transverse position is known as?   Hypersthenic  
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Body habitus described as slender, light,and delicate with a long and narrow thorax is known as?   Asthenic  
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Turning of the body or arm so that the palm faces forward, with thumb away from midline of body is known as?   Supination  
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What is the opposite of supination?   Pronation  
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Bending motion that decreases the angle between associated bones is known as what?   Flexion  
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Bending motion that increases the angle between associated bones is known as what?   Extension  
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What are the main functions of the skeletal system?   support, reservoir for minerals, muscle attachment/movement, protection, and hematopoiesis  
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What are the bone tissue types?   cortical (hard, compact) and cancellous (spongy)  
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What is the structure and function of Synarthrosis type joints?   Structure: Fibrous Function: Immovable  
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what is the structure and function of Amphiarthrosis type joints?   Structure: Cartilaginous Function: Partially moveable  
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What is the structure and function of Diarthrosis type joints?   Structure: Synovial Function: Freely moveable  
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Name all of the carpals.   Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Lunate, and Scaphoid  
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List the articulations of the upper extremity and shoulder girdle.   Acromioclavicular Sternoclavicular, Shoulder (Glenohumeral), Elbow, Distal radioulnar, Radiocarpal, Intercarpal, Carpometacarpal, Metacarpophalangeal, and Interphalangeal  
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Name the tarsal bones.   Calcaneous, Talus, Navicular, Cuboid, First/Second/Third Cuneiform  
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List the articulations of the lower extremity and Pelvic Girdle.   Sacroiliac, hip, knee, proximal tibiofibular, distal tibiofibular, ankle, intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, metatarsophalangeal, interphalageal  
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Describe a normal male pelvis.   narrow, more verticle, deeper from anterior to posterior, pubic angle less than 90 degrees, inlet is narrower and heart-shaped  
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Describe a normal female pelvis.   Wider, more horizontal, shallower from anterior to posterior, pubic angle is more than 90 degrees, and pelvic inlet is larger/rounder  
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How do you locate the hip?   Bisect the ASIS and pubic symphysis; center 1' distal and lateral to that point  
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How do you locate the knee?   Center immediately below the patellar apex  
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How do you locate the ankle?   Center midway between the malleoli  
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How do you adjust your technique for the following pathologies: Arthritis, Ewings Sarcoma, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis, Rickets, and Thalassemia?   Decrease  
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How do you adjust your exposure factors for the following pathologies: Acromegaly, Chronic Gout, Multiple Myeloma, Osteochondroma, Osteopetrosis, and Paget Disease   Increase  
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A fractured end of bone that has penetrated the skin is known as what type of fracture?   Compound  
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What type of fracture is a greenstick fracture with one cortex buckled/compacted and the other intact?   Torus/buckle  
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What fracture is a small bony fragment pulled from bony prominense as a result of forceful pull of the attached ligament or tendon (chip fracture)?   Avulsion  
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What is a faint undisplaced fracture?   Hairline  
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What is one fracture composed of several fragments known as?   Comminuted  
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A fracture made just proximal to the head of the 5th metacarpal?   Boxer  
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Describe a Monteggia fracture.   Fracture at proximal third of ulnar shaft with anterior dislocation of radial head  
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Describe a Colles fracture.   transverse fracture of distal third of radius with posterior angulation and associated avulsion fracutre of ulnar styloid process  
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Describe a Trimalleolar fracture.   Fracture of lateral malleolus  
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What is a Jones fracture?   Fracture of base of fifth metatarsal  
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What is a Potts fracture?   Fractured distal tibia and fibula with dislocation of ankle joint  
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