VOCABULARY
What is mastication?
Chewing
The most common congenital cardiac lesions are:
Left-to-right shunts
The first modality capable of producing images without the use of ionizing radiation was:
Ultrasound
The Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of the ______ and _____ _____.
Brain, Spinal Cord
Where are red blood cells formed?
In the red bone marrow.
Of the five clinical signs of acute inflammation, the medical term for swelling is _______.
Tumor
the most common type of congenital TE fistula is
Type III
Which of the modalities uses gamma-emitting radionuclides to produce images?
Nuclear Medicine
The thyroid gland is located in the _____ at the level of the _______.
Neck, Larynx
what is the function of the gallbladder?
to store and concentrate bile
Define Iatrogenic.
A disease process caused by physician or their treatment
Which of the following results from excessive growth hormone?
Hyperpituitarism.
The serous membrane lining that adheres to the chest wall is the _______ _______.
Parietal Pluera
where does the greatest amount of digestion occur?
The duodenum
Where does the formation of urine begin?
in the glomerus/Bowman’s capsule (of a nephron)
The hollow tube-like structure within the diaphysis is the ________ _______.
Medullary Cavity
The hereditary disease process characterized by the excretion of viscous mucus blocking the air passages is
Cystic Fibrosis
Which type of internal device is used for measurements of cardiac output and pulmonary capillary wedge and central venous pressures?
Swan-Ganz Catheter
Epinephrine is secreted by the _______ _____.
Adrenal glands
What result can occur when an endotracheal tube is positioned too high?
Aspiration pneumonia
islands of gray matter deep within the white matter are called the _____ _______.
Basal Ganglia
What term is applied to a renal calculus that completely fills the renal pelvis?
Staghorn Calculus
Which group of steroid hormones regulates salt and water balance?
Mineralocorticoids
Where in the body is the pituitary gland located? (Be as specific as possible!)
The sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
The posterior pituitary gland secretes 2 hormones, they are: __________ and __________.
Oxytocin and Vasopressin.