True Or False Flashcards
A doctor who performs autopsies and biopsies is an oncologist.
False
A gastrectomy is a gastric resection.
True
Record of the electricity in the brain is an electrocephalogram.
False
A cancerous tumor of bone marrow is anemia.
False
A platelet is an erythrocyte.
False
Anterior refers to the back side of the body.
False
Epithelial cells line the inner and outer surfaces of the body.
True
A backbone is an intervertebral disk.
False
The tailbone is the sacrum.
False
The tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body is the urethra.
True
An acute condition continues over a long period of time.
False
Surgical repair (augmentation or reduction) of breast tissue is mammoplasty.
True
Hysterectomy is removal of the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes.
False
A myelogram is an x-ray record of the bone marrow after injection of contrast.
False
Cystitis is inflammation of a cell.
False
The neonatal ICU is for treatment of newborns.
True
A subdural hematoma is a malignant tumor.
False
Ectopic pregnancies most often occur in the fallopian tubes.
True
A spinal cord injury at the lumbar level can lead to hemiplegia.
False
When a patient experiences a relapse, all symptoms of the disease disappear.
False
Nosocomial infections arise as a result of hospital procedures.
True
A rheumatologist is a specialist in allergies and infectious diseases.
False
An optometrist can prescribe glasses, contact lenses and medications for eye disorders.
False
A pathologist performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples.
True
