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20 Cards in this Set
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Tumors may be _______ (appear darker) or ______ (appear more white)
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lytic (darker)
blastic (whiter) |
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Secondary tumors - ________ disease
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metastatic
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Primary tumors - may be benign or malignant
i.e. ___________, a growth of meningeal tissue. Can occur on the periphery or in the brain ventricles. |
meningioma
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Soft tissues and air will be more _________ (appear darker on film)
Denser tissues will be more _________ (appear more white on film) |
radiolucent (appear darker on film)
radiopaque (appear lighter on film) |
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Five layers of the skull vault?
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1. Outer periosteal layer
2. Outer lamina (table) - composed of cortical bone 3. Diploë - cancellous bone with vascular spaces. 4. Inner lamina - composed of cortical bone 5. Inner periosteal layer |
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what are the 4 fontanelles?
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a) Anterior fontanelle
c) Posterior fontanelle d) Anterolateral fontanelle e) Posterolateral fontanelle |
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______ will grow most quickly during the first year.
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The skull
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The skull will approach adult size by what age?
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7 years of age
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_______ bones grow at a faster rate than the skull vault.
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Facial bones
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Sutures are fused at what age?
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20 years old
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Bony fusion is complete at what age?
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30 years old
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What bone fuses at the metopic suture during development?
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Frontal bone
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5 parts of the temporal bone?
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a) Squama
b) Petrous c) Mastoid d) Tympanic parts e) Styloid process |
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What is connected in the Bregma suture intersection?
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Junction of the coronal suture and sagittal suture
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What is connected in the Asterion suture intersection?
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Junction of the squamosal and lambdoid sutures
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What is connected in the Lambda suture intersection?
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Juncture of the lambdoid suture and sagittal suture
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Location - affects how the patient will present and how the patient should be
assessed and treated: What location has concern about underlying hemorrhage around the brain? |
Calvaria
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Location - affects how the patient will present and how the patient should be
assessed and treated: What location hasconcern about instability and entrapment of intraocular eye muscles.? |
Facial
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Location - affects how the patient will present and how the patient should be
assessed and treated: What location has concern about infection reaching the CNS? |
Base
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What type of fracture is as a result of injury with a sharp object, e.g. a nail in the skull?
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Diastatic
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