HSC 4537 Ch. 3 Self Test: Diag Equip Inst
19. About how many men will develop breast cancer?
1 in 1000
14. A trephine is used to remove___.
Bone
31. A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.
Computerized Axial Tomography - CAT
54. An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:
Electric Convulsive Therapy
61. The ____________is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations.
Gamma Knife
57. The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):
Intensive Care Unit
32. A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI
24. Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic Intraocular Lenses (IOLs)?
Myopia
21. Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?
Spritam
A patient who has a "cholecystolithotripsy" performed is having what process performed to their gall bladder?
Stone crushed
43. 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
48. The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:
a procedure of one who works by hand with cold
20. The term "Mammogram" means:
a recording of the breast
17. The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is:
abduction
53. A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________:
abnormal heart beats or rhythms
A pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia." This means there is/are:
an increase in cell number
13. The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:
anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
Ultrasonography literally means ___/"process of recording"
beyond normal ranges/sound
35. A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
brain
37. A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:
brain
A patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their:
brain
6. The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:
caudal
9. The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:
cephalic
4. Bone is described as _____ tissue.
connective
30. Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:
dense
8. The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:
dorsal
49. An "Otoscope" is used to view the:
ear
18. The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
extension
46. A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________:
eye
55. A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:
fixed and/or alternate impulses
34. A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
heart
38. A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage:
heart
If an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia" it means that the patient's:
heart rate is elevated
45. The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:
instrument to examine the eye
56. The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:
instrument to view trachea-like structures
sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:
kidney infection
27. The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:
kidney, ureter, and bladder
28. The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:
kidney/pelvis
25. "Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________:
moving body parts
33. Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:
myopia (and hyperopia)
1. What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?
nucleus
A lumbar puncture is used to
obtain spinal fluid samples
47. The term "Nebuliz/er" means:
one who causes a mist
3. 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
50. The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:
procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
39. The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:
process or procedure for listening
40. The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:
process or procedure of striking
7. The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:
proximal
26. "Angiograms" are used for ________:
recording pictures of vessels
41. The term "ocular" literally means:
refers to the eye
12. The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the:
sagittal plane "like an arrow"
36. An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
skeletal muscle
16. A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the:
sole of the foot
29. A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information:
spinal cord/nerve tissue
The etiologic agent of syphilis is a
spirochete
The medical student class learned about "auscultation" today. In order to perform this procedure, they used a/an:
stethoscope
59. "Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:
stones or calculi debris
15. If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
supine
51. A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________:
take fluid samples from the spinal fluid
44. The term "Biopsy" literally means:
the procedure of viewing life
2. The combining form hist/o- means:
tissue or web-like
23. The term "Phlebotomy" means:
to cut into a vein
52. The term "Catheter" literally means:
to let down, into
42. The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:
to measure the pulse by hand
5. The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:
to the side
11. The directional term 'inferior' describes movement:
toward the lower end of the body
Dr. X has put her patient in the "prone" position. This means that the patient is:
turned down
10. The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is:
ventral
60. "Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________:
verrucae or warts
Biopsy literally means __________ / "Procedure of"
view of life
58. The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:
within a muscle
22. The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means:
within a vein
