Medical Imaging, Anatomy, and Endocrinology: Key Terms and Procedures

What is the X-ray record of blood vessels?

Angiogram

What is a procedure performed outside the living organism?

In vitro

What is the X-ray record of the uterus and fallopian tubes?

Hysterosalpingogram

What term means lying on back (face up) position?

Supine

What procedure uses a transducer?

Ultrasound

What is the X-ray record of a joint?

Arthrogram

What does myelogram mean?

X-ray record of the spinal cord

What term means radioactive form of a substance?

Radioisotope

What is the X-ray record of the renal pelvis?

Pyelogram

What is the abbreviation for the diagnostic technique using sound waves?

U/S

What scan is best for imaging a liver mass?

MRI

What is the abbreviation for chest X-ray?

CXR

What is the abbreviation for X-ray view from the side?

LAT

What is the X-ray examination of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines?

Upper GI series

What does adduction mean?

Movement toward the midline of the body

What does the suffix -lucent mean?

To shine

What prefix means beyond?

Ultra-

What is the process of recording X-ray images in a cross-sectional view?

Computed tomography

What is the process of recording sound waves as they bounce off the heart?

Echocardiography

What is X-ray imaging after injection of contrast into bile ducts?

Cholangiography

What term means lying on the belly; face down?

Prone

What hormone does the thyroid gland secrete?

Thyroxine

What is the study of cells called?

Cytology

What does transhepatic mean?

Pertaining to through the liver

What is the abnormal condition of the kidney?

Nephrosis

What is the incision of a bone called?

Osteotomy

What does hyperglycemia mean?

High level of sugar in the blood

What is the resection of a kidney called?

Nephrectomy

What does iatrogenic mean?

Pertaining to produced by treatment

What does cerebral mean?

Pertaining to the cerebrum

What is a cancerous tumor called?

Carcinoma

What is a collection of blood called?

Hematoma

What does hyperglycemia refer to?

High blood sugar

What is the membrane surrounding the heart?

Pericardium

What is an instrument to examine within?

Endoscope

What is the disease of the brain?

Encephalopathy

What is the inflammation of the urinary bladder?

Cystitis

What does arthr/o refer to?

Joint

What does cyst/o refer to?

Urinary bladder

What does encephal/o refer to?

Brain

What does aden/o refer to?

Gland

What does cyt/o refer to?

Cell

What is the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland called?

Adenohypophysis

Which gland secretes cortisol?

Adrenal cortex

What hormone is secreted by the pancreas?

Insulin

What hormone regulates calcium in the blood and bones?

Parathyroid hormone

What hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete hormones?

ACTH

What is an example of an electrolyte?

Sodium