Skeletal

Question 1

epiphyseal plate

Answer 1

adolescent growth plate where diaphysis and epiphysis meet. When growth halts, the plate calcifies. remains as a visible line.

Question 2

suture joints

Answer 2

immobile, held together by fibrous tissue. In adults, sutures form as the separate adolescent skull bones interlock

Question 3

radial styloid

Answer 3

projection of bone on the distal radial bone towards the thumb.

Question 4

allograft prosthesis composite APC

Answer 4

made of a revision-type prosthesis cemented into the skeletal allograft to which the remaining soft tissue sleeve can be biologically fixed. APCs are preferred in young and low risk patients.

Question 5

fat pad / sail sign

Answer 5

potential finding on elbow radiography suggesting a fracture of one or more bones. Crescent of fat suggests effusion of joint.

Question 6

effusion of joints

Answer 6

Too much fluid buildup in a joint, can be indicative of damage.

Question 7

occlusion (dental)

Answer 7

Contact between maxillary and mandible bones. Teeth.

Question 8

Erich arch bars

Answer 8

often used in closed reduction; immobilized the mandible and maxilla.

Question 9

radiculopathy

Answer 9

pinched nerve, radiculopathy is injury or damage to nerve roots in the area where they leave the spine. This condition can affect anyone and can be the result disc degeneration, disc herniation or other trauma.

Question 10

Sella turcica

Answer 10

saddle-like bony formation on the upper surface of the sphenoid bone; surrounds and protects the pituitary gland.

Question 11

antecubital

Answer 11

space inside the crook of the elbow; contains the median nerve, the radial nerve, brachial artery, and tendon of biceps brachii. Arteries run through here to supply the whole arm

Question 12

subxiphoid

Answer 12

anterior mediastinum between the body of the sternum and the anterioror pericardium posteriorly. Often used as a window for pericardial efffusion

Question 13

epiphysiodesis

Answer 13

pediatric orthopedic surgery that alters or stops bone growth naturally occuring through the growth plate (physeal plate). Generally corrects leg length disrepency.

Question 14

naviculocuneiform

Answer 14

joint located in the midfoot, consists of 4 bones; tarsal navicular and medial, middle and lateral cuneiforms. Joint fusion of this relieves arthritis pain.

Question 15

talonavicular

Answer 15

universal joint of the foot, allowing rotation, sideway smovement, up/down motion at midfoot.

Question 16

cerebellopontine angle CPA

Answer 16

located between cerebellum and the pons; triangular space in the posterior cranial fossa bound by the tentorium superiorly.

Question 17

petrous segment

Answer 17

C2 of the internal carotid inside the petrous part of the temporal bone