Biomedical technology Review Study Guide
Unit A: Terminology--- Define the following root words:
Arthro
Cysto
Cerebr
Gloss
Hyster
Nephr
Rhin
Thorac
Chem.
Cyt
Neuro
Define the following prefixes
Auto
Brady
Hyper
Micro
Dys
Semi
Sub
Tachy
Leuk
Poly
Define the following Suffixes
Ectomy
Emia
Gram
Itis
Lysis
penia
Orrhea
Ostomy
Plasty
Scope
Uria
Define the following Abbreviations
Stat
PRN
NPO
HS
Bid
EKG
EEG
DNR
Q2h
PO
Define the following terms:
Hematuria
Hypertension
Rhinoplasty
Pericarditis
Mammogram
Hysterectomy
Carditis
Hydrocephalus
Hepatitis
Bronchospasm
Unit B: Ethics and Legal Principles--- Define the following and give an example of each
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Tort
Negligence
Slander
Libel
Assault
Battery
Felony
Invasion of privacy
False imprisonment
What does a durable power of attorney mean?
What is a living will?
What is an advanced directive?
What is euthanasia?
Describe ethics and morals
Unit C Technology in medicine--- Define the following and give an example of each
Robotics
Remote monitoring
Endoscopic surgery
Ultrasound
Prosthetic device (prosthesis)
Digital imaging
x-ray
teleradiology
What is telemedicine?
What is an advantage of telemedicine?
Name one issue on telemedicine
Unit D: Mathematics
What metric unit measures weight?
What metric unit measures length?
What metric unit measures volume?
______cc = 1 tsp
______Inches = 1 foot
______qts = 1 gallon
______kgs = 1 lb
______meter = 3 feet
______cc = 1 ounce
______cm = 1 inch
______= X
______= 5
______= 100
______= 500
______= 1000
______Degrees = 100 degrees Centigrade
The freezing temperature of water is ______C and ______Fahrenheit
______Ounces = 1 quart
______Lb = 1 kg
Tom went to the doctor for his physical. He weighed 202 lbs. How many kg is this?
Unit EForensic Medicine
Define rigor mortis
Define algor mortis
Define livor mortis
Forensics in Latin means?
The goal of forensics is to ______
List 4 techniques used in forensic medicine: 1______2______3______4______
What is odontology?
The body loses temperature at the rate of
Rigor Mortis starts in about ______to ______hours and is complete after ______hrs. It disappears after ______hrs.
What is DNA?
What are the four chemicals found in DNA according to how they are paired?
The nucleus of a cell contains how many chromosomes?
A male skeleton weighs approx. ___ lbs
A female skeleton weighs approx _____ lbs.
What part of the body lasts through a fire?
The human body is made up of ____ bones
What four things can the skeleton tell us about a person? ______,______, ______, and ______
What is serology?
What does a Kastle Myer test determine?
What does a precipitin test determine?
Name 2 types of finger prints ______and ______
Unit F Infectious Diseases
What is a pathogen?
Infection results when ______
Name 4 portals of entrance______,______,______, ______
Bacteria cause:
Viruses cause:
Fungi form:
Helminthes cause:
What is epidemiology?
Where do you find protozoa?
Name the bacteria that are normally found in the body?
Water is made safe through 3 processes filtration, ______, and ______
Name 5 roles public health plays in the prevention of infectious diseases: 1 safe water thru purification, 2______3 ______4 ______
5 ______
What does the NIH do?
What does the CDC do?
What does the FDA do?
What is the WHO and what is their purpose?
Drugs to treat infection are grouped according to their mode of action
Penicillins/cephalosporins interfere with the ______
Erythromycins/tetracyclines can become______if taken over long periods of time
Rifampin treats______
Acyclovir treats ______
Amantadine treats______
A virus apart from the host cell can or can not reproduce.
Penicillin is effective in the treatment of viral infections? T or F
Name 3 ways a microorganism can be transmitted ______
Amphotericin B disrupts cell membranes and is used to treat______infections
Emerging means
Re-emerging means
Name the 2 bacterial bio terrorism agents ______and plague
Name the viral agent ______
Name the two toxin agents ______and Ricin
Where does Yersinia pestis come from? And what does it cause?
What do helminthes cause?
Unit G Organ transplants
Name 5 organs that can be transplanted
Name 5 tissues that can be transplanted
Selling of organs in the US is legal or illegal
What is an organ procurement organization? Name 2 things they do.
What is an immunosuppressive drug and name that drug
Unit H Cell Biology and Cancer
Hereditary and environmental factors contribute to cancer development T or F
What is a benign cancer?
What is a malignant cancer?
What does metastasis mean?
T or F Incidence of cancer increases with age
T or F Old men get cancer before old women
T or F Men have a one in two risk of getting cancer; women have a one in three risk
Name 4 risk factors for getting cancer 1. ______2______3______
4______
Coal tar contributed to what type of cancer?
Creosate, arsenic compounds and radium contribute to getting______
What is incidence rate?
What is mortality rate?
What is survival rate?
T or F In situ means the cancer is contained
T or F Cell division is normally regulated
T or F cancer causing agents damage genes
T or F There is a direct relationship between cancer and genetic damage
You can identify a cancer cell by the irregular ______of the cell
What is an inherited disposition?
Unit I Careers in biomedical technology
What is the number of years of schooling required for an Associate Degree?
What type of professional would have an associate degree?
What is the number of years of schooling required for a Bachelor’s Degree?
What type of professional would have a bachelor’s degree?
What is the number of years of schooling required for a Master’s degree?
What type of professional would have a master’s degree?
What does a life scientist do?
Name 3 imaging careers and tell what each does
What does a medical dosimetrist do?
What does an ultrasound technologist do?
Who administers radio opaque dye?
What professional designs meal plans?
Who do you consult if you are over weight?
A dietician would go to school for how many years? And obtain what type of degree?
How many years would a dietary technician go to school?
What does a sanitarian do?
What does EPA MEAN?
Unit J Medical Research
Define basic research and give one example
Define applied research and give one example
Define Clinical research and give one example
What does in vitro mean?
Chemical, mechanical, mathematical and computer simulations are all examples of what type of research?
How many years does it take for a drug to be tested until it is approved by the FDA?
Challenges to biomedical research
What is a transgenic animal?
How it is created?
What is a clone?
Give an example of a clone?
What is reproductive cloning?
What is therapeutic cloning?
What is a stem cell?
T or F creation of an embryonic stem cell does not use a fertilized egg
T or F It does have the potential to become a living thing if it is transplanted into a uterus
T or F Embryonic stem cells can differentiate
T or F The government controls the number of stem cell lines being used
T or F Therapeutic cloning can someday be helpful in replacing nonfunctional organs
Stem cells can be used to treat such diseases a s Parkinson’s and heart diseases