Chap 4/5

Question 1

Pulse

Answer 1

The rthymic expansion of an artery that occurs as the heart beats

Question 2

Resporation

Answer 2

Refers either to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the body or to breathing

Question 3

Blood Pressure

Answer 3

The pressure exerted by the circulating volume of the blood on the walls of the arteries, veins, and chambers of the heart

Question 4

Inspection

Answer 4

Examiner uses eye and ears to observe and listen to the patient

Question 5

Palpation

Answer 5

Examiner feels the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts with their hands

Question 6

Percussion

Answer 6

Examiner taps the body with fingertips or fist to evaluate the size, boarder, and consistency of internal organs and to dtermine amount of fluid in a body cavity

Question 7

Auscultation

Answer 7

Examiner listens for sounds within rhe body to evaluate the heart, blood vessels, lungs, intestines, ect. using a stethoscope

Question 8

Endoscope

Answer 8

Illuminating instrument for the visualization of the interior of a body cavity or organ

Question 9

Endoscopic

Answer 9

Pertaining to endoscopy or performed using an endoscope

Question 10

Catheter

Answer 10

Hollow flexible tube that can be inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or instill fluids, perform tests, or visualize a vessle or cavity

Question 11

Cannula

Answer 11

Latin for Catheter; Used to mean a hollow flexible tube that is inserted into vessle or cavity

Question 12

Invasive Procedure

Answer 12

Requires entering the body cavity or interruption of normal body function

Question 13

Radiography

Answer 13

The predominant means of diagnostic imaging, with x-rays providing image data (film) of internal structure

Question 14

Radiopaque

Answer 14

Substance that do not permit the passage of x-rays

Question 15

Radiolucent

Answer 15

Substance that readily permits the passage of x-rays

Question 16

Computed tomography

Answer 16

Uses ionizing radiation to produce a detailed image of a cross section of tissue

Question 17

Magnetic Resonace Imaging (MRI)

Answer 17

Creates images of internal structures based on the magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body and uses powerful magnetic field and radio wave pulses rather then ionizing radiation

Question 18

Ultrasonography

Answer 18

The process of imaging deep sturctures of the body by sending and receiving high frequency sound waves that are reflected back as echos from internal tissue/structures; can be called Sonography

Question 19

Fluoroscopy

Answer 19

Visual examination of internal organ using a fluoroscope

Question 20

Pharmaceuticals

Answer 20

Medical drug

Question 21

Radiopharmaceuticals

Answer 21

Medical drug that are radioactive

Question 22

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Answer 22

Type of nuclear medicine scan, combines computed tomography and radioactive substances to produce enhanced images of selected body structures

Question 23

Radiotherapy

Answer 23

Treatment of tumors using radiation to destroy cancer cells

Question 24

Radiation Oncology

Answer 24

Type of radiation therapy

Question 25

Therapeutic

Answer 25

Pertaining to therapy