HPHY 211 Chapter 1 Introduction to Human Physiology (100% correct answers)

Arthrocentesis (ar′thrō-sen-tē′sis) correct answers Puncture of a joint cavity with aspiration of fluid. Osteoclasis (os′tē-ok′lă-sis) correct answers Surgical fracture or re-fracture of bones. Arthrodesis (ar-throd′ĕ-sis) correct answers The surgical fixation of a joint by a procedure designed to accomplish fusion of the joint surfaces by promoting the proliferation of bone cells; called also artificial ankylosis. Appendectomy (ap′pen-dek′tō-mē) correct answers Excision of the vermiform appendix. Thrombolysis (throm-bol′i-sis) correct answers Dissolution of a thrombus. Mastopexy (mas′tō-pek′sē) correct answers Surgical fixation of a pendulous blast. Rhinoplasty (rī′nō-plas′tē) correct answers Plastic surgery of the nose. Myorrhaphy (mī-ōr′ă-fē) correct answers Suture of a muscle. Tracheostomy (trā′kē-os′tŏ-mē) correct answers An operation to make an opening into the trachea. Osteotome (os′tē-ō-tōm) correct answers An instrument for use in cutting bone. Tracheotomy (trā′kē-ot′ŏ-mē) correct answers The operation of incising the trachea, usually intended to be temporary. Lithotripsy (lith′ō-trip′sē) correct answers The crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis, calyces, ureter, or bladder, by mechanical force, laser, or focused sound energy. Electrocardiogram (ē-lek′trō-kar′dē-ō-gram) correct answers Graphic record of the heart's integrated action currents obtained with the electrocardiograph displayed as voltage changes over time. Cardiograph (kar′dē-ō-graf) correct answers An instrument for recording graphically the movements of the heart, constructed on the principle of the sphygmograph. Angiography (an′jē-og′ră-fē) correct answers Radiography of vessels after the injection of a radiopaque contrast material; usually requires percutaneous insertion of a radiopaque catheter and positioning under fluoroscopic control. Pelvimeter correct answers An instrument for measuring the pelvis.