MOD B

Question 1

lymphoid organs

Answer 1

tissues that produce lymphocytes-spleen, thymus, tonsils, and adnoids

Question 2

lymphedema

Answer 2

swelling of tissues due to interstitial fluid accumulation

Question 3

Plasma Cells

Answer 3

Transformed B cells that secrete antibodies

Question 4

Interferons

Answer 4

Anti-viral proteins secreted by T cells

Question 5

Cytotoxic cells

Answer 5

T cell lymphocytes; killer cells; T8 cells

Question 6

Toxins

Answer 6

Poisons (antigens)

Question 7

Helper T cells

Answer 7

T-cell lymphocytes; stimulate antibody production; T4 cells

Question 8

Immunoglobulins

Answer 8

Antibodies-IgG, IgE, IgM, IgD

Question 9

Suppressor T-cells

Answer 9

T-cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B cell lymphocytes

Question 10

Humoral Immunity

Answer 10

B cells, plasma cells, and antibodies

Question 11

IgA, IgE, IgG

Answer 11

examples of immunoglobulins

Question 12

HIV

Answer 12

the virus that causes AIDS

Question 13

Herpes Simplex

Answer 13

Viral infection causing blisters on the skin of lips, nose, or genitals

Question 14

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia

Answer 14

Major lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain and sputum. Treatment is Bactrim

Question 15

Pulmonary Artery

Answer 15

Ablood vessel that carries oxegyn poor blood from heart to lungs

Question 16

Systole

Answer 16

Contraction phase of the heartbeat

Question 17

Mitral Valve

Answer 17

located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart

Question 18

pericardium

Answer 18

saclike membrane surrounding the heart

Question 19

Sinoatrial Node

Answer 19

Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat

Question 20

Coronary arteries

Answer 20

blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle

Question 21

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 21

disease of heart muscle

Question 22

Phlebitis

Answer 22

inflammation of a vein

Question 23

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 23

instument to measure blood pressure

Question 24

Aneurysm

Answer 24

a local widening of an artery

Question 25

Cyanosis

Answer 25

bluish coloration of the skin

Question 26

Ischemia

Answer 26

Can lead to myocardial infarction, blood is held back from an area, can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel, may be a result of coronary artery disease

Question 27

Angina

Answer 27

chest pain relieved with nitroglycerin

Question 28

Cardiac Arrhythmia

Answer 28

fibrillation

Question 29

Petechiae

Answer 29

Small, pin point hemorrhages

Question 30

Mitral Valve Prolapse

Answer 30

Click murmur syndrome

Question 31

Tetralogy of Fallot

Answer 31

Four separate congenital heart defects

Question 32

Patent

Answer 32

Open

Question 33

Idiopathic

Answer 33

The cause of essential hypertension

Question 34

Digitalis

Answer 34

drug used to strengthen the heartbeat

Question 35

Serum enzymes

Answer 35

CK, LD, AST (SGOT)

Question 36

ECHO

Answer 36

High frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest

Question 37

Phlebotomy

Answer 37

incision of a vein

Question 38

Endarterectomy

Answer 38

removal of plaque from an artery

Question 39

Holter monitor

Answer 39

An EKG taken during daily activity

Question 40

Cineradiography

Answer 40

use of motion picture techniques to record x-ray images

Question 41

Fluoroscopy

Answer 41

X-ray beams are focused from the body onto an image intensifier that glows as a result of the ionizing effects of x-rays

Question 42

tomography

Answer 42

X-ray test to show an organ in depth

Question 43

Interventional radiography

Answer 43

Therapeutic procedures are performed by a radiologist under the guidance of fluoroscopy or ultrasound

Question 44

Ultrasonography

Answer 44

Echos of high frequency sound waves are used to diagnose disease

Question 45

Contrast studies

Answer 45

Radiopaque substances are given and x-rays are taken

Question 46

MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Answer 46

Sagittal, frontal, and cross-sectional images are produced using magnetic and radio waves

Question 47

Computed tomography

Answer 47

X-ray pictures are taken circularly around an area of the body and a computer synthesizes the information into a composite axial picture

Question 48

Myelography

Answer 48

spinal cord

Question 49

Intravenous pyelograph

Answer 49

renal pelvis of kidney and urinary tract

Question 50

tomography

Answer 50

series of x-rays are taken at different depths of an organ

Question 51

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Answer 51

a magnetic feild and radio waves are used to form images of the body

Question 52

Angiography

Answer 52

blood vessels

Question 53

Arthrography

Answer 53

joints

Question 54

Upper GI series

Answer 54

esophagus, stomach and small intestine

Question 55

Cholangiography

Answer 55

Bile vessels

Question 56

Barrium Enema

Answer 56

Lower gastrointestinal tract

Question 57

Hysterosalpingography

Answer 57

uterus and fallopian tubes

Question 58

in vivo test

Answer 58

Experiments are performed in a living organism

Question 59

SPECT

Answer 59

technique using a radioactive substance and a computer to create three dimensional images

Question 60

Nuclear medicine

Answer 60

medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease

Question 61

Myelogram

Answer 61

X-ray of the spinal cord

Question 62

CT scan

Answer 62

uses ionizing x-rays and a computer to produce a transverse image of the body organs

Question 63

Radiopaque substance

Answer 63

absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to

Question 64

Arthrogram

Answer 64

x-ray of a joint