Self Test: Diag Equip inst
The term "cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:
A procedure of one who works by hand with cold
The term "Mammogram" means:
A recording of the breast
A pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia." This means there is/are:
An increase in cell number
Ultrasonography literally means_________/"process of recording."
Beyond normal ranges/sounds
Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?
CAT scan
The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:
Caudal
"X-rays" produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones?
Dense
Electric shock therapy is also known as:
Electroconvulsive therapy
What method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations?
Gamma Knife
An "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
Heart
The term "ophthalmo/scop/e" means:
Instrument to examine the eye
The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:
Instrument to view trachae-like structures
The abbreviation "ICU" refers to an:
Intensive Care Unit
Sally has a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her
Kidney infection
A "pyelogram" records information about the:
Kidney pelvis
The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:
Kidney, ureter, and bladder
Which of the following produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissues in multiple planes?
MRI
"Fluoroscopy" is used to record:
Moving body parts
Which of the following conditions would be treated with Phakic intraocular lenses?
Myopia
The term "Nebuliz/er" means:
One who causes a mist
The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:
Procedure for cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:
Process or procedure for listening
The term "percuss/ion" literally means:
Process or procedure of striking
"Angiograms" are used for:
Recording pictures of blood vessels
The term "ocular" literally means:
Refers to the eye
A planter wart is located
Sole of the foot
A "myelogram" is used to record information about which tissue?
Spinal cord and nerves
Which was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA
Spritam
The medical student class learned about "asuscultation" today. In order to perform this procedure, they used a/an:
Stethoscope
A patient who has a "cholecystolithotripsy" performed is having what process performed to their gall bladder?
Stone crushed
The term "biopsy" literally means:
The procedure of viewing life
The term "phlebotomy" means:
To cut into a vein
The term "catheter" literally means:
To let down, into
The term "sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:
To measure the pulse by hand
The directional term "lateral" describes movement in which direction:
To the side
The directional term "inferior" describes movement:
Toward the lower end of the body
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
Anterior movement can also be called:
Ventral
The term "intramuscular injection" literally means:
Within a muscle
The term "intravenous injection" means:
Within a vein
A defibrillator is used to correct:
abnormal heart rhythms
The coronal plane divides the body into the:
anterior and posterior portions
A trephine is used to remove:
bone
A PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the:
brain
A patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their:
brain
An electroencephalogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
brain
The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:
cephalic
Lithotripsy is a procedure for:
crushing calculi
The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:
dorsal
an otoscope is used to view the
ear
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
extension
A tonometer measures pressure within the:
eye
A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with:
fixed and/or alternate impulses
A PET scan is used to detect:
glucose metabolism
A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:
heart
If an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia" it means that the patient's:
heart rate is elevated
LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:
myopia
What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?
nucleus
A lumbar puncture is used to:
obtain spinal fluid samples
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 that describes the direction closest to the point of origin
proximal
The term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves is the:
sagittal
An electromyogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
skeletal muscle
The etiologic agent of syphilis is a:
spirochete
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
supine
The combining form hist/o- means:
tissue or web-like
Dr. X has put her patient in the "prone" position. This means that the patient is:
turned down
cryosurgery is used to treat
verrucae
Biopsy literally means __________ / "Procedure of"
view of life
