Ch 4 Terms

Question 1

Vital Signs

Answer 1

Heart Rate
Respiration Rate
Body Temperature

Question 2

BP

Answer 2

Systolic/Diastolic

Normal 120/80

Question 3

Resting Pulse

Answer 3

Normal 60-100 for adults

Question 4

Inspection

Answer 4

Visual

Question 5

Palpation

Answer 5

touch

Question 6

Percussion

Answer 6

Tapping

Question 7

Auscultation

Answer 7

listening (stethoscope)

Question 8

Hollow flexible tube inserted into vessels or cavities (ie. catheter)

Answer 8

Cannula

Question 9

ech/o

son/o

Answer 9

sound

Question 10

fluor/o

Answer 10

light emittingq

Question 11

electr/o

Answer 11

electronic

Question 12

radi/o

Answer 12

radiant energy

Question 13

tom/o

Answer 13

to cut

Question 14

ultra-

Answer 14

excessive

Question 15

radiopaque

Answer 15

does not permit passage of x-rays

Question 16

radiolucent

Answer 16

allows passage of x-rays

Question 17

computed radiography

Answer 17

computerized output from X0-ray

Question 18

Computed Tomography (CT)

Answer 18

X-ray done in slices

Question 19

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Answer 19

creates images based on magnetic properties of tissues within the body

Question 20

sonogram

echogram

Answer 20

image created by sonography

Question 21

sonography

ultrasonography

Answer 21

imaging of deep tissues by use of high frequency sound waves

Question 22

fluoroscopy

Answer 22

continuous diagnostic visual examination of an organ

Question 23

Positron Emission Topography (PET)

Answer 23

CT enhanced by radioactive pharmaceuticals

Question 24

algesi/o

Answer 24

sensitivity to pain

Question 25

chem/0

Answer 25

chemical

Question 26

pharmac/o

pharmaceut/i

Answer 26

drug or medecine

Question 27

plast/o

Answer 27

repair

Question 28

thera/o

Answer 28

treament

Question 29

tox/o

Answer 29

poison