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Med Term Exam 2

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Term
Definition
Radiation   show
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Radiography   show
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Radioimmunoassay   show
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Radiology   show
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Scan   show
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show Ultrasound  
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Tomography   show
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show Use of sound waves to produce images of the interior of a body  
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show Images resulting from ultrasonography  
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X-Ray   show
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show Contrast medium that shows up a white on an x-ray  
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show CAT scan  
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Computerized Axial Tomography scan   show
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Diagnostic imaging   show
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show production of a visual output using x-rays, sound-waves, and magnetic fields  
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show substance used in radiopharmacenticals for contrast medium and radiation therapy  
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show Positively charges particle used to ionize tissue  
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show Imaging produced by tracking the magnetic properties in the nuclei  
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show Medical specialty for treating diseases with radioactive substances  
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show A series of images that shows the distribution of substances through tissue  
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show Loss of cell differentiation  
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show Normal death of cells  
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Benign   show
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show Outer portion of a cell surrounding the nucleus  
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show Lacking in normal orderly cell arrangement  
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show Growing in an orderly fashion  
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show Abnormal tissue growth  
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Encapsulated   show
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show Dysplasia  
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show infiltrating other organs  
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show growing uncontrollably  
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metastasis   show
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mitosis   show
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show alteration in DNA to produce defective cells  
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show Tumor: new growth  
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show DNA fragment that causes malignancies  
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Sarcoma   show
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show Carcinoma  
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teratoma   show
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show Growth made up of cells that reproduce abnormally  
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Acquired Active Immunity   show
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Acquired Passive Immunity   show
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show Specialized Protein that fights disease  
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Antigen   show
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show Antibodies directed against a particular disease or poison  
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B-Lymphocytes   show
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Gamma Globulin   show
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show Resistance to disease mediated by T-Cells  
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show Resistance to particular pathogens  
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show protein produced by T-cells and other cells  
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Immunoglobulin   show
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show fluid that contains white blood cells and other substances and flows through lymphatic vessels  
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show specialized organ that filters harmful substances through tissues and assists with the immune response  
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show unincapsulated lymphatic tissue  
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show white blood cells made in the bone marrow that are critical to the body's defense against disease and infection  
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show Specialized cells that devours foreign substances  
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show Inherit resistance to disease found in species, race, family group, or individuals  
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show Organ of lymph system that filters and stores blood, removes old red blood cells  
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show Soft gland with two lobes that is involved in immune responses  
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show T-cells, specialized white blood cells that receive markers in the thymus  
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show Cup-shaped depression in the hip bone into which the top of the femur fits  
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Articular Cartilage   show
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Articulation   show
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Atlas   show
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show 2nd vertebrae  
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show Sac lined with synovial membrane that fills the spaces between the tendons and joints  
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Cartilage   show
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Cervical Vertebrae   show
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show Rounded surfaces at the end of a bone  
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Diaphysis   show
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show Thoracic vertebrae  
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show opening or performation through a bone  
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Foremen magnum   show
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Ligament   show
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Ossification   show
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show large cell that reabsorbs and removes osseous tissue  
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show bone cell  
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show fibrous band that connects muscle to bone or other structures  
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Lumbar vertebrae   show
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show next to last spinal vertebrae of lower spine made up of 5 fused bones  
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Thoracic Vertebrae   show
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show fatty, or retaining to fat  
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show lack of hair in spots, baldness  
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show Glands that appear during and after puberty and secrete sweat  
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Ceruminous glands   show
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collagen   show
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show the dermis  
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Cuticle   show
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Dermis   show
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show excretion of fluid by the sweat glands  
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eccrine glands   show
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show outer portion of the skin containing several strata  
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Exocrine glands   show
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hair follicle   show
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Hair root   show
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Hair shaft   show
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show subcutaneous skin layer  
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show Skin and all the elements that are contained within  
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show hard, horny protein that forms nails and hair  
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show half moon shaped area at the base of the nail plate  
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show pigment placed by melanocytes that determines the skin/hair/eye color  
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Melanocytes   show
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Nail   show
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Papillary Layer   show
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show small openings in the skin  
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show Bottom sub layer of the dermis containing reticula  
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Sebaceous glands   show
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Squamous Epithelium   show
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show layers of epithelium cells that make up the strata of epithelium  
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Stratum   show
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show Top sub layer of the epidermis  
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show bottom sublayer of the epidermis  
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show strech marks made in the collagen fibers of the dermis layer  
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Subcutaneous layer   show
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Sweat glands   show
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