Biology - Organ Systems, Medical Imaging Technology

Scans

Scans

________ can be done of internal organs, bone, soft tissue, and blood vessels.

Capillaries

What are found within organs and connect arteries with veins? Answer with a single words or term.

Clear gel

________ is applied to the area being studied to help the transducer make secure contact with the body.

circulatory system

The ________ can then transport the oxygen to all cells in your body.

X ray tube

A(n) ________ rotates around the patient and delivers information to a computer for processing.

Amylase

________ helps digest starch (a key component of plant material)

yellowish green fluid

A(n) ________ produced in the liver, bile is stored in the gall bladder until needed.

Arteries

________ carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

cardiac sphincter

What is also responsible for preventing acid from splashing back upwards? Answer with a single words or term.

Absorption

________- the intake of nutrients into cells.

diaphragm

The ________ is a dome- shaped muscle that extends across the bottom of the rib cage.

Ingestion

________- the intake of nutrient material.

Veins

Arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body. ________ are responsible for delivering deoxygenated blood back to the heart so they can be reoxygenated and recirculated.

transducer

The ________ sends out high- frequency sound waves into the body and then listens for the returning echoes from the tissues in the body.

nasal cavity

What is found within the nose? Answer with a single words or term.

gall bladder

What is a small sac located under the liver? Answer with a single words or term.