Lecture 2c

Question 1

Cells

Answer 1

Individual units found in parts of the human body

Question 2

Tissues

Answer 2

Similar cells grouped together to do specific job

Question 3

Organs

Answer 3

Structures composed of several kinds of tissue

Question 4

Systems

Answer 4

Groups of organs working together to perform complex functions

Question 5

Bilateral symetry

Answer 5

The right and left sides are mirror images ]

Question 6

Lying on your side is called

Answer 6

Decubitus

Question 7

Homeostasis

Answer 7

A stable internal environment

Question 8

Disese

Answer 8

When homeostasis is disrupted

Question 9

Etiology

Answer 9

Study of the origin of disesae

Question 10

Diagnosis

Answer 10

Establishing the cause orr nature of the disease

Question 11

Prognosis

Answer 11

Predicting the course of disease and probable outcome

Question 12

Idiopathis

Answer 12

Any disease where the cause is unknown

Question 13

Signs

Answer 13

Objective indicators that are physical manifestations of an ilness

-something that the physician observes or can be measured

Question 14

Symptoms

Answer 14

• experienced or percieved by the patient

- explained to the doctor

Question 15

Types of radiography

Answer 15

Plain xrays
Fluorography
Mammography
CT

Question 16

Diagnostic tests

Answer 16

Radiography
MRI
Sonography

Question 17

What is fluorography

Answer 17

Photography of x-ray images from fluorescent screen

Question 18

What is CT

Answer 18

Computerized axial tomography: cross sectional x rays taken from different angles

Question 19

MRI

Answer 19

Magnetic resonance imaging

-uses magnetic feilds and radio waves

Question 20

Angiogram

Answer 20

Involves an injection of dye to outline vessel lumens and organs in real time

Xray images are taken to record the vessel pattern