Chapter 1: Intro Flashcards

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immovable type joint, no cavity

A

synarthrosis

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What classification of joint are the cranial sutures and sternocostal joints?

A

synarthrosis

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3
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slightly movable joints between two bones

A

amphiarthrosis

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4
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joint with opposed surfaces of bone are connected through fibrocartilage

A

symphysis

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5
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what class of joint would be symphysis pubis or intervertebral discs

A

symphysis

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6
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joint where fibrocartilage forms an interosseous ligament between bones

A

syndesmosis

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7
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what classification of joint would the inferior tibiofibular articulation or the infant skull

A

syndesmosis

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freely moving joint lubricated with synovial fluid within a joint space, capsule surrounding the joint and supported by ligaments and muscles

A

diarthrosis

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9
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gliding joint where bones slide face to face with restricting ligaments

A

arthrodia

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10
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what classification of joint is the intercarpal and intertarsal joint

A

arthrodia

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11
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hinge joint allowing movement in one plane

A

ginglymus

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12
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what class of joint is the knee or elbow

A

ginglymus

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13
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joint where opposing bones fit the contour of another and increase the extent of the hinge movement to include other planes of motion

A

saddle joint

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14
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what class of joint would be the first carpometacarpal (thumb)

A

saddle joint

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15
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modified ball and socket joint where one bone is shaped like a spindle or ellipsoidal and not spherical

A

ellipsoid

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16
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what class of joint is the wrist?

17
Q

pivot joint resembling a pulley, allows movement in a partial ring

18
Q

what class of joint is the radioulnar joints

19
Q

ball and socket joint where spherical head fits into a cup-like pocket with free movement

A

enarthrosis

20
Q

what class of joint is the hip or shoulder?

A

enarthrosis

21
Q

What is the Hounsfield scale?

A

numbering scale used in CT imaging that represents the differing radiodensities and radiolucency to help distinguish structures

22
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What are the values for bone, water, and air on the Hounsfield scale?

A

bone is +1000
water is 0
air is -1000

23
Q

When viewing an axial section and the pt is supine, the patient’s right side should be on the _____ side of the image

24
Q

the plane that divides the body into anterior/posterior portions

A

coronal or frontal

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In MRI, which weight of imaging will have a bright/high signal from fat tissue?
T1
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In a PET scan, the cellular consumption of _____ is measured and used to create diagnostic images.
glucose called FDG
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Describe the process of ultrasound diagnostic imaging
high frequency soundwaves are projected into the body and are reflected off internal body structures and then received by the transducer to process/make an image
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