HSC 4537 Ch. 3 Self Test: Diag Equip Inst

1. What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?

nucleus

2. The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

3. A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n) ________:

organ

4. Bone is described as _____ tissue.

connective

5. The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:

to the side

6. The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:

caudal

7. The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:

proximal

8. The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:

dorsal

9. The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:

cephalic

10. The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is:

ventral

11. The directional term 'inferior' describes movement:

toward the lower end of the body

12. The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the:

sagittal plane "like an arrow"

13. The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:

anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

14. A trephine is used to remove___.

Bone

15. If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.

supine

16. A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the:

sole of the foot

17. The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is:

abduction

18. The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:

extension

19. About how many men will develop breast cancer?

1 in 1000

20. The term "Mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

21. Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?

Spritam

22. The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means:

within a vein

23. The term "Phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

24. Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)?

Myopia

25. "Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________:

moving body parts

26. "Angiograms" are used for ________:

recording pictures of vessels

27. The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:

kidney, ureter, and bladder

28. The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:

kidney/pelvis

29. A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information:

spinal cord/nerve tissue

30. Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:

dense

31. A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.

Computerized Axial Tomography - CAT

32. A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI

33. Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:

myopia (and hyperopia)

34. A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

heart

35. A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

brain

36. An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

skeletal muscle

37. A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:

brain

38. A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage:

heart

39. The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

40. The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

41. The term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

42. The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:

to measure the pulse by hand

43. The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:

Ultra/sono/graph/y

44. The term "Biopsy" literally means:

the procedure of viewing life

45. The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

46. A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________:

eye

47. The term "Nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

48. The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

49. An "Otoscope" is used to view the:

ear

50. The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

51. A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________:

take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

52. The term "Catheter" literally means:

to let down, into

53. A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________:

abnormal heart beats or rhythms

54. An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:

Electric Convulsive Therapy

55. A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

56. The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:

instrument to view trachea-like structures

57. The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):

Intensive Care Unit

58. The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:

within a muscle

59. "Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:

stones or calculi debris

60. "Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________:

verrucae or warts

61. The ____________is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations.

Gamma Knife

A lumbar puncture is used to

obtain spinal fluid samples

Dr. X has put her patient in the "prone" position. This means that the patient is:

turned down

The etiologic agent of syphilis is a

spirochete

A pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia." This means there is/are:

an increase in cell number

The medical student class learned about "auscultation" today. In order to perform this procedure, they used a/an:

stethoscope

Biopsy literally means __________ / "Procedure of"

view of life

sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:

kidney infection

A patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their:

brain

If an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia" it means that the patient's:

heart rate is elevated

Ultrasonography literally means ___/"process of recording"

beyond normal ranges/sound

A patient who has a "cholecystolithotripsy" performed is having what process performed to their gall bladder?

Stone crushed