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