Anatomy
How many carpal bones are in the hand?
8
What tourist attraction in Ottawa gives us MRTs job security in the winter?
The Rideau Canal
How many views are in a radius/ulna series?
2
Who discovered X-rays in 1895?
Wilhelm Roentgen
What is the name for when the heart appears on the "wrong side" in the human body?
Dextrocardia
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What body part is associated with a Bennett fracture?
Thumb
Where do you center for an axial view of the scaphoid?
Anatomical snuff box
What side of an X-ray tube is positively charged?
Anode
Why shouldn't you lie to an X-ray technologist?
They can see right through you. GET IT?!
In anatomical position, is the ulna situated medially or laterally?
Medially
What type of fracture is a FOOSH injury typically associated with?
Colles' fracture
What is the hanging protocol for a radius/ulna X-ray?
From the hand.
Name one way to reduce scatter radiation.
Grid, beam restriction, kVp selection
What are you most nervous about when you think about your career as an MRT?
I was terrified of the Operating Room!
What is the pointy part of your elbow called?
Olecranon process
If a patient cannot supine their hand, what is the likely injury?
Radial head fracture.
True or False: In an AP view of the humerus, the epicondyles should be placed perpendicular to the IR.
False. They should be parallel.
Name 2 factors that affect X-ray attenuation?
Thickness, beam energy, atomic number, density.
What do you get when you boil a funny bone?
A laughing stock. Ha!
What are the tiny bones called that are located in some peoples' thumbs?
Sesamoid bones
What is the name for a pediatric fracture where the bone appears to bend?
Greenstick fracture
On a lateral view of the hand, if the 5th metacarpal appears posterior to the 4th metacarpal, what is the positioning error?
Underrotated or medially rotated.
Grids should be used when imaging a body part over _____ of thickness.
10cm
What's your favourite dinosaur?
Stegosaurus is the only correct answer.