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13 Cards in this Set
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common variations in the shape of the human body
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Body habitus
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T/F The specific type of body habitus is important in radiography because it determins the size, shape, and position of organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
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True
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Body habitus directly effects
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heart, lungs, diaphram, stomach, colon, gall bladder
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More than 85% of the population has either _________ or ______ body habitus
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sthenic, hyposthenic
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50% Heart: moderatly transverse Lungs: moderate length Diaphram: moderatly high Stomach: high, upper left Colon: spread evenly, slight dip in transverse colon Gallbladder: centered on right side, upper abdomen
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Sthenic
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35% The organs and characteristics for this habitus are intermediate between the sthenic and asthenic body habitus types. this habitus is the most difficult to classify
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hyposthenic
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10% Heart: nearly vertical and at midline. Lungs: long, apices above clavicals, may be broader above base. Diaphram: low. Stomach: low and medial, in the pelvis when standing. Colon: low, folds on itself. Gallbladder: low and nearer the midline
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asthenic
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5% Heart: axis nearly transverse. Lungs: short, apices at or near clavicals. Diaphram: high. Stomach: high, transverse, and in the middle. Colon: around periphery of abdomin Gallbladder: high, outside lies more parallel
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hypersthenic
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build: moderatly heavy Abdomin: moderatly long. Thorax: moderatly short, broad and deep. Pelvis: relatively small
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Sthenic 50%
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build: frail Abdomin: Short Thorax: long and shallow. Pelvis: wide
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Asthenic 10%
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build: massive. Abdomin: long. Thorax: short, broad, deep. Pelvis: narrow
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hyperstenic 5%
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2 extreme habitus. The placement and size of these organs significantly affect positioning and selection of exposure factors
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Asthenic (extremly small) Hypersthenic ( really big)
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T/F four patients of equal weight and height could have different body habitus/ trunk shape?
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True
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