General Anatomy
General Medical Terminology
Ortho Anatomy
Ortho Medical Terminology
What is it?
100
Pain in this area may indicate appendicitis.
What is the RLQ (right lower quadrant)?
100
Inflammation of the appendix.
What is appendicitis?
100
Upper arm bone.
What is the humerus?
100
Surgical repair of a joint.
What is arthroplasty?
100
What is EEA (end-to-end anastomosis) stapler?
200
A drape of fatty tissue that covers the large and small bowel.
What is the omentum?
200
Removal of the adrenal glands.
What is adrenalectomy?
200
4 muscles make up this shoulder structure.
What is the rotator cuff?
200
Bursitis.
What is inflammation of bursa (fluid-filled joint cushions)?
200
The type of open orthopedic procedures this instrument would most likely be used in.
What are open shoulder procedures?
300
The thyroid can be found inferior to this cartilage.
What is the laryngeal cartilage?
300
Procedure in which one side of the colon is removed.
What is hemicolectomy?
300
The greater and lesser trochanter are the attachment/insertion points of several muscles located on which bone.
What is the femur?
300
Surgical immobilization of a joint by fusion of adjacent bones.
What is arthrodesis?
300
The scapula and clavicle make up the structure known as the _________ ________.
What is the pelvic girdle?
400
A triangular band of tissue that connects the end of the duodenum and the beginning of the jejunum.
What is the Ligament of Treitz?
400
Fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall.
What is gastropexy?
400
The number of bones that make up the carpals of the wrist.
What is 8?
400
Mass found on cartilage of bone.
What is osteochondroma?
400
The McCabe is an un-ratcheted surgical instrument often used to dissect delicate tissue and structures, such as facial nerves. This can often be seen used during procedures to remove these two types of glands found in the neck.
What are the thyroid or parathyroid glands?
500
The ascending and transverse colon are separated by this landmark.
What is the hepatic flexure?
500
Presence of gallstones in the biliary tract, typically the gallbladder.
What is cholelithiasis?
500
A bony prominence of the scapula that meets the clavicle.
What is the acromion?
500
Cells of bone.
What are osteocytes?
500
This intraoperative procedure allows the surgeon to see the presence of stones. It is imperative for the ST to ensure there are not bubbles within the contrast mixture- if present they may be mistaken as stones.
What is cholangiogram?