rad 100 quiz 9

Who is the only person in the Radiology Department who may legally make

a diagnosis from a radiograph?

radiologist

Quality Control

referring to the hardware or equipment in radiology departments

Quality Assurance

encompasses radiology staff, equipment, accessories, and delivery of imaging services

Accessory organs of the digestive system

• salivary glands (digestion)

• liver (produces bile)

• bile ducts (moves bile from liver → gallbladder)

• gallbladder (stores & concentrates bile)

• pancreas (produces digestive enzymes & secretes insulin that regulates blood sugar levels)

Mastication

chewing

4 functions of digestive system

• Ingestion: taking in of nutrients through the mouth

• Digestion: mechanical and chemical breakdown of food for use by body cells

• Absorption: transfer of digested food from the small intestine to the blood stream

• Elimination: removal of solid waste from the body

Peristalsis

involuntary wavelike contractions that propel food along the gastrointestinal tract

Another term for large intestine

colon

Gall bladder

small, saclike structure that stores bile produced by the liver

Esophagus

tube that is a passageway for food extending from the pharynx to the stomach

What organ produces bile, which is necessary for the digestion of

fats?

liver