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Anatomy
100
This is the most commonly broken bone in the human body.
What is the clavicle (or collarbone).
100
What do the dark blobs present inside this abdomen x-ray represent? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Kidney_stones_abdominal_X-ray.jpg
What is a fart!
100
This man discovered x-rays in 1895.
Who is William Roentgen.
100
A broken rib can easily puncture this organ.
What is the lung.
100
This bone is most commonly broken in a "FOOSH" injury.
What is the scaphoid, in the wrist.
200
This is the most commonly performed x-ray done at the hospital.
What is a chest x-ray.
200
The name for an undigested mass of hair that accumulates inside the stomach. http://beforeitsnews.com/contributor/upload/172208/images/bezoar.jpg
What is a bezoar.
200
This was the first human body part that was x-rayed.
What is a hand. In fact, it was William Roentgen's wife's!
200
This type of arthritis commonly disfigures the hands.
What is rheumatoid arthritis.
200
This is the name for the weight-bearing bone of your leg.
What is the tibia.
300
Number of years the MRT program at Confederation College is.
What is two and a half. (1 1/2 at the college, 1 year of clinical at a hospital).
300
Sometimes this common food item is mixed into a barium enema for a defecography study, to give it better "consistency".
What is instant mashed potatoes.
300
Almost all x-ray units are digital now, and viewed on a computer. But 10 years ago, most x-rays were still being viewed on this medium.
What is on film.
300
A pneumoperitoneum is a buildup of this substance in the abdominal cavity?
What is air.
300
How many bones are there in the human body?
What is 206.
400
Another type of diagnostic exam that uses soundwaves instead of x-rays.
What is an ultrasound.
400
The medical term for what happened to this gentleman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoTqQh6OhPg
What is a malunion. (If the two ends of the broken bone are not lined up properly, it can heal with a deformity).
400
Before x-rays were found to be dangerous, fluoroscopy (live action) x-rays were routinely used in department stores for this.
What is to find your correct shoe size.
400
This genetic disease of the lungs causes a buildup of thick, viscous mucus.
What is Cystic Fibrosis.
400
This is the medical term for your tailbone.
What is the coccyx.
500
This is the first thing that an MRT needs to ask you before any procedure can take place.
What is your name and birthdate.
500
What bones did this man probably break? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cvo7-gKE7U (make sure the sound isn't on for this video)
What is the tibia and fibula.
500
The entire world began to fear the science behind radiation after this event during World War II.
What is the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
500
This is the official medical condition of an adult who has a height of less than 4 feet 10 inches.
What is achondroplasia.
500
This is the largest bone in the human body.
What is the femur.
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