Anatomy
How many carpal bones are in the wrist?
8
What is the SID for all wrist and forearm exams?
40 SID
Fracture of distal radius with distal fragment displaced POSTERIORLY is what fracture?
*Extra 100: Best seen on what projection?
Colle's Fracture
*Lateral Wrist
What does Osteo- mean?
Bone
What is the SID for a Chest XR?
72 SID
Which one is the largest carpal bone?
Capitate
In a true lateral position, the wrist is at ___ degrees.
90
Fracture of distal radius with distal fragment displaced ANTERIORLY is what fracture?
*Extra 100: Best seen on what projection?
Smith's Fracture
*Lateral Wrist
What does -itis mean?
Inflammation
What classifies a projection as a decubitus?
Horizontal beam in a recumbent position
What is the most fracture carpal bone?
Scaphoid
What is the CR angle for a PA Ulnar Deviation (Scaphoid) projection?
10-15 degrees proximally
What is a Monteggia Fracture?
Ulnar fracture with radial head dislocation
What is the med term for: Loss of density
-porosis
What are the three parts of the sternum?
Body
Xiphoid process
Name one of the joints that connect the radius and ulna.
*Extra 100: if you can name both of them
Distal radioulnar joint
Proximal radioulnar joint
How do we ensure that the radius and ulna are properly parallel to the board for an AP Forearm projection?
Check humeral epicondyles are aligned
Intra-articular fracture of the radial styloid process is what fracture?
Hutchinson (Chauffeur) Fracture
What does styloid mean?
Slender, pointed, pillar-like bony projections
How many inches is vertebral prominence away from T7?
*Extra 100: How many inches is T7 away from jugular notch?
7-8 inches
*3-4 inches
Name all 8 carpal bones
*Extra 100: correctly spell them out on the whiteboard
-Scaphoid -Capitate
-Lunate -Hamate
-Triquetrum -Trapezoid
-Pisiform -Trapezium
Which carpal bones are visualized on the Carpal Canal Tunnel (Gaynor-Hart Method) projection?
*There are 3
Pisiform
Hamate
Trapezium
Describe a Barton's Fracture.
*Extra 100: Best seen on what projection?
Intra-articular fracture of distal radius with dislocation of radiocarpal joint
*Lateral Wrist XR
Name at least two "process" found in the ulna and/or radius.
*Extra 100: Name all four
Ulnar styloid process
Radial styloid process
Olecranon process
Coronoid process
What are the 6 levels of human structural organization?
*Earn an extra 50 points for each body system you can name with at least 1 organs in it (there is 11 total)
Chemical, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems, Body
-Integumentary: skin, hair, nails
-Muscular: muscles, smooth muscle
-Skeletal: bones, cartilage
-Nervous: brain, spinal cord, nerves
-Endocrine: glands
-Circulatory: heart, blood vessels
-Lymphatic: lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels
-Respiratory: lungs, trachea, alveoli
-Digestive: esophagus, stomach, intestines
-Urinary: kidneys, bladder
-Reproductive: uterus, ovaries, testes