HSC 3537 Ch. 3 self test

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

Electric Convulsive Therapy

A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect ____ damage

Heart

The term "mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

The term "coronal" or "frontal plane" divides the body into the

anterior and posterior portions

A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the

brain

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is

cephalic

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

dense

A "tonometer" measures pressure within the

eye

The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record

moving body parts

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

The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

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

proximal

"Angiograms" are used for

recording pictures of vessels

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

skeletal muscle

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

supine

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

to the side

Inferior means

toward the lower end of the body

The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is

ventral

The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means

within a vein