Pathology - Mosby's Comprehensive Review
of Radiography UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - Endocrine disorder that causes bones to become
thick and coarse. Harder to penetrate.
Ankylosing spondylitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammatory disease of the spine and
adjacent structures that causes severe pain and fusion of the joints involved.
Bony cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Fluid-filled sacs in fibrous tissue. Easier to penetrate.
Bursitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation of the bursa; causes severe pain. Harder to
penetrate if calcium has deposited.
Clubfoot (talipes) - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital malformation of the foot that
causes the foot to turn in at the ankle.
Congenital hip anomaly - CORRECT ANSWER - Caused by malformation of the
acetabulum in which the femoral head displaces superiorly and posteriorly.
Disk herniation - CORRECT ANSWER - Protusion of an intervertebral disk.
Ewing's sarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Malignant, destructive tumor of bone marrow.
Easier to penetrate.
Compression fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes compaction of the bone, resulting
in decreased lenght or width.
, Subluxation - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial loss of continuity in a joint.
Pott fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Fracture of medial and lateral malleoli of the ankle
with ankle joint dislocation.
Jefferson fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Comminuted fracture of the ring of the atlas,
involving both anterior and posterior arches and causing displacement of the fragments.
Hangman fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Caused by acute hyperextension of the head
on the neck; characterized by fracture of the arch of C2 and anterior subluxation of C2 onto C3;
caused primarily by motor vehicle accident.
Hydrocephalus - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in
the brain. Harder to penetrate.
Giant cell myeloma - CORRECT ANSWER - Benign or malignant tumor arising on bone
with large bubble appearance. Easier to penetrate.
Gout - CORRECT ANSWER - Metabolic disorder in which urate crystals are deposited in
the joints, most commonly the great toe, and cause extreme swelling. Harder to penetrate.
Multiple myeloma - CORRECT ANSWER - Malignancy of plasma cells resulting in
destruction of bone, failure of bone marrow, and impairment of renal function. Easier to
penetrate.
Osteoarthritis - CORRECT ANSWER - Form of arthritis characterized by degeneration of
one or several joints. Easier to penetrate.
Osteochondroma - CORRECT ANSWER - Benign projecton of bone in the young. Harder
to penetrate.
of Radiography UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Acromegaly - CORRECT ANSWER - Endocrine disorder that causes bones to become
thick and coarse. Harder to penetrate.
Ankylosing spondylitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammatory disease of the spine and
adjacent structures that causes severe pain and fusion of the joints involved.
Bony cyst - CORRECT ANSWER - Fluid-filled sacs in fibrous tissue. Easier to penetrate.
Bursitis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation of the bursa; causes severe pain. Harder to
penetrate if calcium has deposited.
Clubfoot (talipes) - CORRECT ANSWER - Congenital malformation of the foot that
causes the foot to turn in at the ankle.
Congenital hip anomaly - CORRECT ANSWER - Caused by malformation of the
acetabulum in which the femoral head displaces superiorly and posteriorly.
Disk herniation - CORRECT ANSWER - Protusion of an intervertebral disk.
Ewing's sarcoma - CORRECT ANSWER - Malignant, destructive tumor of bone marrow.
Easier to penetrate.
Compression fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes compaction of the bone, resulting
in decreased lenght or width.
, Subluxation - CORRECT ANSWER - Partial loss of continuity in a joint.
Pott fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Fracture of medial and lateral malleoli of the ankle
with ankle joint dislocation.
Jefferson fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Comminuted fracture of the ring of the atlas,
involving both anterior and posterior arches and causing displacement of the fragments.
Hangman fracture - CORRECT ANSWER - Caused by acute hyperextension of the head
on the neck; characterized by fracture of the arch of C2 and anterior subluxation of C2 onto C3;
caused primarily by motor vehicle accident.
Hydrocephalus - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in
the brain. Harder to penetrate.
Giant cell myeloma - CORRECT ANSWER - Benign or malignant tumor arising on bone
with large bubble appearance. Easier to penetrate.
Gout - CORRECT ANSWER - Metabolic disorder in which urate crystals are deposited in
the joints, most commonly the great toe, and cause extreme swelling. Harder to penetrate.
Multiple myeloma - CORRECT ANSWER - Malignancy of plasma cells resulting in
destruction of bone, failure of bone marrow, and impairment of renal function. Easier to
penetrate.
Osteoarthritis - CORRECT ANSWER - Form of arthritis characterized by degeneration of
one or several joints. Easier to penetrate.
Osteochondroma - CORRECT ANSWER - Benign projecton of bone in the young. Harder
to penetrate.
