HSC Self Test 2

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning “nut”?

Nucleus

The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web- like

A body part that is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called an

Organ

The directional term lateral describes movement in which direction:

To the side

The directional term that means “toward the lower end of the body” is:

Caudal

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

Proximal

The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is

Dorsal

The term that describes movement toward the head is

Cephalic

Anterior movement can also be called

Ventral

The directional term inferior describes movement

Toward the lower end of the body

The term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves is the

Saggital

The coronal plane divides the body into the

Anterior and posterior portions

A trephine is used to remove

Bone

If one is flat on their back and face up they are in the ___ position

supine

A plantar wart is located on the

Sole of the foot

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called

Extension

The term mammogram means

A recording of the breast

Which was the first 3D- printed drug approved by the FDA?

Spritam

The term intravenous injection means

Within a vein

The term phlebotomy means

to cut into a vein

which of these conditions would be treated with phakic intraocular lenses

Myopia

Fluoroscopy is used to record

moving body parts

Angiograms are used for

recording pictures of blood vessels

The KUB examination looks for defects in to

kidney, ureter, and bladder

A pyelogram records information about the

kidney pelvis

A myelogram is used to record information about which tissue?

Spinal cord and nerves

X-rays produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones

Dense

Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic techniques

CAT scan

Which of the following procedures produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?

MRI

LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

Myopia

thermo/gram literally means:

heat or temperature/recording

An "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

heart

An electroencephalogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

brain

An electromyogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

skeletal muscle

A PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the:

brain

A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:

heart

The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:

The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:

the term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

the term "sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:

to measure the pulse by hand

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

what uses a high frequency electromagnetic current produced by a microwave device to generate heat within body tissues?

diathermy

the term "ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument used to examine the eye

a tonometer measures pressure within the:

eye

the term "nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

the term "cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

an otoscope is used to view the:

ear

which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography technique?

CAT scan

the term "tympanostomy" literally means:

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

a lumbar puncture is used to:

obtain spinal fluid samples

the term catheter literally means

to let down, into

a defibrillator is used to correct:

abnormal heart rhythms

electrical shock theory is also known as:

electroconvulsive therapy

a pacemaker can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

the term "bronchoscope" literally means:

instrument to view trachea-like structures

the abbreviation "ICU" refers to an:

Intensive care unit

the term "intramuscular injection" literally means:

within a muscle

lithotripsy is a procedure for:

crushing calculi

cryosurgery is used to treat:

verrucae

what method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations?

gamma knife

a PET scan is used to detect:

glucose metabolism

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 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 patients

heart rate is elevated

ultrasonography literally means ________/"process of recording"

beyond normal ranges/ sounds

a patient who has a cholecystolithotripsy is having what process performed to their gallbladder

stone crushed