Chapter 2

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metabolic cause of disease

abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates

_____ provides care on an outpatient basis.

ambulatory care

The Principle of Complementarity states that ___.

anatomy and physiology are inseparable

complete blood count

anemia, leukemia

Cystoscopy is used to inspect the ____.

bladder

Urinalysis is used to check for diseases of the ___.

bladder or kidney

BP

blood pressure

Systemic anatomy studies the structure of ___.

body systems

Mammography is a screening procedure for ___.

breast cancer

Chemotherapy is used to treat ___.

cancer

Which term means "relating to a neck or cervix"?

cervical

sign

changes observed by a person examining a patient

Which area of pathology examines blood and urine samples?

clinical pathology

Anterior means ___.

closer to the front of the body

A therapy that will cure the root cause of the disorder is called ___.

curative therapy

Antibiotics ___.

destroy or inhibit bacterial growth

An oral glucose tolerance test is a screening procedure for ___.

diabetes

The act of identifying a disease or injury is called ___.

diagnosis

A _______ can be defined as a harmful structural or functional change.

disease

A harmful structural or functional change to the whole body or part(s) of it is called ___.

disease

Chemical causes of a disease can be ___.

drugs

sound

ech

Surgery to correct a non-life-threatening condition is called ____.

elective surgery

outside

ex

Cardiovascular physiology is the study of ___.

function of heart and blood vessels

Ibuprofen is a ___.

generic name

GU

genitourinary

Which term means "relating to the upper arm or humerus"?

humeral

Which type endoscopy is used to examine organs inside the abdominopelvic cavity?

laparoscopy

presence of stones

lthiasis

chest x rays

lung cancer

myelogram

narrowing of the space surrounding the spinal cord

new

ne

The meaning of "proximal" is ___.

nearer/closer to the bodys core

disease

nos

The meaning of the combining form "algesi(o)-" is ___.

pain

The study of disease is called ___.

pathology

Screening is used to diagnose ___.

potential disease

pus

py

Malleolar means ___.

relating to the ankle

lumbar

relating to the loins

Antitussives ___.

relieve or prevent cough

The study of the structure of the kidney is called ___.

renal anatomy

A sagittal plane divides the body into ____.

right and left parts

Which plane divides the body vertically into right and left parts?

sagittal plane

visual exam

scopy

Which type of therapy is used if first-line therapy fails or produces side effects?

second line therapy

The standard anatomical position describes the body in a ______________ position.

standing upright

Gross anatomy studies ___.

structures visible to the unaided eye

cytology

study of cells

Which science studies the surface of the body?

surface anatomy

cutting

tomy

medial

toward the midline of the body

Tumors of the esophagus could be discovered during a(n) ___.

upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Which of the following is not an imaging technique?

upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

CVA is the acronym for computed tomography.

F

Injection into the middle layer of the skin is called transdermal administration.

F

Ipsilateral refers to something on the opposite side of the body.

F

Physiology is the study of the structure of the body and its parts.

F

Screening is the testing for changes perceived by the patient, such as pain or diarrhea.

F

Surgery to aid in or confirm a diagnosis is called elective surgery.

F

Systemic anatomy describes the different structures in a certain region.

F

A cardiograph is an instrument for recording heart muscle activity.

T

A frontal or coronal plane divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior parts.

T

A syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms occurring together as part of a disease.

T

Abortive therapy is a therapy intended to stop the further progress of a disease.

T

Anatomical pathologists perform autopsies.

T

Nosology is the systematic classification of diseases.

T

Pathogens are microbial agents that can cause disease.

T

Pharmacology is the study of sources, properties, and uses of drugs

T


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