Seeing in Black & White
Because it is low density, this substance (found in the lungs) appears black on an X-ray.
What is air?
This skeletal division includes the skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and sternum.
What is the Axial Skeleton?
The knee and the elbow are the two primary examples of this type of synovial joint.
What is a Hinge Joint?
A fracture that does not break through the surface of the skin is known as this.
What is a Closed Fracture?
To truly determine if an object has penetrated a bone, you must compare the PA view with this "side" view.
What is a Lateral View?
This material, often used to repair fractures, has the highest density and appears bright white.
What is Surgical Steel (or Metal)?
The arms, hands, and pelvic girdle belong to this skeletal division.
What is the Appendicular Skeleton?
These joints, found in the shoulder and hip, allow for the widest range of circular motion.
What is a Ball and Socket Joint?
This term describes a break where the bone has snapped entirely into two or more pieces.
What is a Complete Fracture?
In the case of Dim Wittley, the staple was located in this specific bone at the tip of the index finger.
What is the Distal Phalange?
On a radiograph, soft tissues like muscle and fat appear as various shades of this color.
What is gray?
This is the protective outer covering of a bone.
What is the Periosteum?
This specific joint type is unique to the thumbs.
What is a Saddle Joint?
This type of fixation uses hardware like plates, screws, or nails attached directly to the bone under the skin.
What is Internal Fixation?
This view is captured with the palm of the hand facing the X-ray source.
What is the PA (Posteroanterior) View?
If radiation is absorbed by the body and does NOT hit the film, the resulting image will look like this color.
What is White?
This internal space within the bone is where marrow is stored.
What is the Medullary Cavity?
This joint type allows for the swivel motion seen in the radius and ulna of the forearm.
What is a Pivot Joint?
This surgical technique uses hardware that fits outside the skin to allow for adjustments during the healing process.
What is External Fixation?
If a staple looks like it is in the bone in one view but is clearly next to it in another, you can conclude that this has NOT occurred.
What is Penetration (of the bone)?
This term refers to the relative ability of electromagnetic radiation to pass through a material.
What is Radiodensity?
Present in children, these structures eventually ossify into solid bone once growth is complete.
Answer: What are Growth Plates (or Epiphyseal Plates)?
This is the general classification for the group of joints that allow for the greatest range of movement.
What are Synovial Joints?
When the ends of a broken bone are no longer aligned in their normal position, the fracture is called this.
What is a Displaced Fracture?
To confirm a bone strike, the doctor must see the foreign object cross through this hard, outer shell of the bone.
What is the Cortex?