Deck 20: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Question 1

One who is skilled in making x-rays is called a:

A) radiograph.
B) radiographer.
C) radiology.
D) radiopaque.

Answer 1

radiographer.

Question 2

The process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool is:

A) fluoroscopy.
B) cineradiography.
C) echography.
D) radiography.

Answer 2

echography.

Question 3

The process of making an x-ray record of blood vessels is:

A) lymphangiogram.
B) angiocardiogram.
C) aortogram.
D) angiography.

Answer 3

angiography.

Question 4

In the term cinematoradiography,the combining form cinemat/o means:

A) distant.
B) sound.
C) motion.
D) light.

Question 5

Treatment of disease using x-rays,radium,and other radioactive substances is:

A) ultrasonography.
B) cinematoradiography.
C) tomography.
D) radiotherapy.

Question 6

A physician who specializes in radiology is called a:

A) radiologist.
B) technologist.
C) radiographer.
D) physicist.

Question 7

Which is the misspelled term?

A) sialography
B) myelogram
C) venography
D) milicurie

Question 8

The property of permitting the passage of radiant energy is:

A) radiopaque.
B) radioactive.
C) radiolucent.
D) radioscopy.

Question 9

Interventional radiology is done without:

A) needing a specialist.
B) radiation.
C) x-rays.
D) traditional surgery.

Question 10

Venography can be defined as:

A) injecting a contrast medium into a vein.
B) process of making an x-ray record of veins.
C) a CAT scan of the heart's vessels.
D) making a video of blood traveling through a vein.

Question 11

All of the following are characteristics of x-rays except:

A) invisible form of radiant energy.
B) long wavelengths.
C) cause ionization.
D) cause fluorescence.

Question 12

An x-ray record of the gallbladder is called:

A) cholecystography.
B) cholecystectomy.
C) cholangiogram.
D) cholecystogram.

Question 13

All of the following are dangers of prolonged exposure to x-rays except:

A) depresses the heart rate.
B) depresses the hematopoietic system.
C) damage to the gonads.
D) may cause leukemia.

Question 14

A record produced by ultrasonography is called:

A) bronchogram.
B) mammogram.
C) angiocardiogram.
D) sonogram.

Question 15

In the term radiography,the suffix -graphy means:

A) record.
B) recording.
C) instrument.
D) to view.

Question 16

Cineradiography is what kind of procedure?

A) a series of cross-section x-rays
B) images made with nuclear material
C) a motion picture record of successive x-rays
D) a single detailed x-ray recording

Question 17

The process of obtaining images of the breast through the use of x-rays is:

A) mammography.
B) mammogram.
C) mastography.
D) mastogram

Question 18

A unit of radioactivity is known as:

A) isotope.
B) radiotracer.
C) curie.
D) ion.

Question 19

All of the following are safety precautions designed to prevent unnecessary exposure to x-rays except:

A) wearing a personal dosimeter.
B) using protective clothing.
C) standing behind an unleaded screen.
D) using a gonad shield.

Question 20

The process of cutting across and producing images of single tissue planes is:

A) thermography.
B) tomography.
C) ultrasonography.
D) mammography.

Question 21

In the term angiocardiogram,the suffix -gram means:

A) make a recording.
B) a record.
C) instrument.
D) to view.

Question 22

The process whereby radiant energy is propagated through space or matter is called:

A) ion.
B) radiograph.
C) radiation.
D) irradiation.

Question 23

The property of obstructing the passage of radiant energy is:

A) radiopaque.
B) radioactive.
C) radiolucent.
D) radionuclide.

Question 24

A radiopaque compound used as contrast for GI x-ray exams is:

A) radium.
B) barium.
C) lead.
D) fluorescence.

Question 25

In the ________ position,the patient is placed lying face down with the head turned to one side.

A) supine
B) prone
C) oblique
D) lateral

Question 26

In the ________ position,the x-ray beam passes from one side of the patient's body to the opposite side to reach the film.

A) lateral
B) supine
C) prone
D) oblique

Question 27

The process of making an x-ray record of veins is called:

A) cholecystography.
B) tomography.
C) cholangiogram.
D) venography.

Question 28

Which term is spelled wrong?

A) sialography
B) myelogram
C) venography
D) physicst

Question 29

An x-ray record of the kidney and renal pelvis using a dye is called:

A) intravenous pyelogram.
B) intervenous pyelogram.
C) intravenous pyelography.
D) KUB.

Question 30

A metal chair cannot be located in the room where ________ is done.

A) CAT
B) CT
C) MRI
D) PET

Question 31

A procedure that reinforces a ruptured or ballooning section of an artery is:

A) balloon angioplasty.
B) thrombolysis.
C) needle biopsy.
D) stent-graft.

Question 32

In the term tomography,the combining form tom/o means:

A) to remove.
B) to record.
C) to cut.
D) to fuse.

Question 33

The international unit for describing exposure dose of x-ray is:

A) cobalt-60.
B) ion.
C) curie.
D) roentgen.

Question 34

Instead of producing images on ________,images are now captured digitally.

A) cassette
B) film
C) contrast medium
D) beam

Question 35

An x-ray of the bile ducts with the use of a contrast medium is a:

A) cholecystogram.
B) cystogram.
C) cholangiogram.
D) cholecystoscopy.

Question 36

If an x-ray is passing through the body from the front to the back in reaching the film,it is called the ________ position.

A) lateral
B) anteroposterior
C) oblique
D) posteroanterior

Question 37

An x-ray record of blood vessels is called:

A) thermogram.
B) mammogram.
C) angiocardiogram.
D) sonogram.

Question 38

With a fluoroscope,a physician can:

A) remove a tumor.
B) see organs in motion.
C) be exposed to less radiation than a single x-ray.
D) see where radioisotopes are absorbed.

Question 39

An x-ray record of the spinal cord using a contrast medium is a/an:

A) cholangiogram.
B) arteriogram.
C) myelogram.
D) lymphangiogram.

Question 40

A device that is used to monitor radiation exposure is:

A) a lead barrier.
B) protective clothing.
C) a personal dosimeter.
D) a gonad shield.

Question 41

Radiodermatitis:

A) is inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to x-rays.
B) occurs during MRI.
C) is an allergy to the lead shield.
D) is recorded on the film badge.

Question 42

The process of breaking up molecules into their component parts is:

A) ionometer.
B) ionotherapy.
C) ionization.
D) iontoradiometer.

Question 43

The combining forms in angiocardiogram mean:

A) heart.
B) record.
C) vessel.
D) both A and C.

Question 44

The process of making an x-ray record is:

A) radiography.
B) radiology.
C) radiograph.
D) radioscopy.

Question 45

An exam used to determine cardiac or uterine blood flow velocity is:

A) Doppler echocardiography.
B) CT.
C) MRI.
D) PET.

Question 46

An instrument used to record an electrical wave visually on a fluorescent screen is a/an:

A) radioscopy.
B) microscope.
C) oscilloscope.
D) endoscope.

Question 47

A hysterosalpingogram is an x-ray record of the:

A) cervix and uterus.
B) vagina and uterus.
C) vagina and cervix.
D) uterus and fallopian tubes.

Question 48

The abbreviation for a soft,very heavy metal used for shielding against x-rays is:

A) R.
B) Ba.
C) Ra.
D) Pb.

Question 49

The correct spelling for the process of using ultrasound to study intracranial structures of the brain is:

A) ekoencephalagraphy.
B) echencefalagraphy.
C) echoencephalagraphy.
D) echoencephalography.

Question 50

Write the correct abbreviation for barium enema:

Question 51

Write the correct abbreviation for anteroposterior:

Question 52

The ________ scanner combines tomography with a microprocessor.

A) MRI
B) BE
C) CT
D) PET

Question 53

The process of tracing a radioactive isotope is called:

A) tracking.
B) merging.
C) tagging.
D) ionizing.

Question 54

The diagnostic procedure that involves the development of biologic images based on the detection of radiation from the emission of positrons is:

A) CT.
B) MRI.
C) BE.
D) PET.

Question 55

Which of the following does NOT treat disease with ionizing radiation?

A) Radiotherapy
B) Cobalt treatment
C) Radiation therapy
D) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question 56

The term rad stands for:

A) radial analog dial.
B) radiation absorbed dose.
C) radiation accrued dose.
D) radial accepted dose.

Question 57

What is an x-ray of air passageways using a contrast medium?

A) cholangiogram
B) arthrography
C) echoencephalography
D) bronchogram

Question 58

The radioactive chemical given to a patient for a PET scan is called:

A) contrast medium.
B) ion.
C) tracer.
D) curie.

Question 59

Which term is spelled correctly?

A) cathod
B) scintigraphy
C) flourescence
D) isitope

Question 60

Match the following terms.

A)emitting radiant energy
B)process of recording heat patterns of the body's surface
C)property of emitting light
D)radiopaque substance
E)process of making an x-ray image of veins
F)negative pole of an electrical current
G)one of a series of nuclides
H)a ray of light
I)tracing a radioactive isotope
J)a metallic,soft,heavy chemical element
K)amount of radiation absorbed
1)isotope
2)beam
3)contrast medium
4)fluorescence
5)lead
6)rad
7)tagging
8)venography
9)radioactive
10)thermography
11)cathode

Question 61

Which procedure can be used to open blocked or narrowed blood vessels?

A) angiography
B) embolization
C) TIPS
D) balloon angioplasty

Question 62

Match the following word part with its meaning.

A)salivary
B)nucleus
C)nature of
D)motion
E)luminous
F)recording
G)beyond
H)one-thousandth
I)process
12)milli-
13)ultra-
14)cinemato
15)sial/o
16)fluor/o
17)nucl
18)-graphy
19)-ion
20)-ive

Question 63

Match the following word part with its meaning.

A)to swing
B)dark
C)x-ray
D)to cut
E)vein
F)sound
G)pertaining to
H)heat
I)to shine
21)oscill/o
22)opaque
23)lucent
24)radi/o
25)ven-
26)son/o
27)therm/o
28)tom/o
29)-ic

Question 64

Write the correct abbreviation for computed tomography:

Question 65

Write the correct meaning for PET:

Question 66

Write the correct abbreviation for radium:

Question 67

The process resulting in the gain or loss of one or more electrons in neutral atoms is called ________.

Question 68

Write the correct meaning for lat:

Question 69

Write the correct meaning for BE:

Question 70

A/An ________ is the process of projecting x-ray images in a movielike sequence onto a screen monitor.

Question 71

Write the correct meaning for R:

Question 72

Write the correct abbreviation for posteroanterior:

Question 73

Write the correct abbreviation for millicurie:

Question 74

Write the correct meaning for Ba:

Question 75

Write the correct abbreviation for computerized axial tomography:

Question 76

Write the correct abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging:

Question 77

Write the correct abbreviation for radiation absorbed dose:

Question 78

Write the correct meaning for CT:

Question 79

Write the correct meaning for AP:

Question 80

Write the correct abbreviation for positron emission tomography: