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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


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