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What is the function of the gonads? - Answer-Produce testosterone (testes and ovaries), considered endocrine glands Function of prostate gland? - Answer-secretes fluid that transports sperm how does urine travel? - Answer-produced in kidneys, through ureters into bladder, bladder stores it, urine released through urethra (tube) what is the perineum? - Answer-area between vagina/scrotum and anus Cystoscopy - Answer-visual examination of the bladder and urethra Cerclage - Answer-sutures close cervix to prevent premature birth Advanced Directive - Answer-a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor. Synonym vertebral column - Answer-Spinal column Difference between vertebral column and spinal cord - Answer-The vertebral column surrounds the spinal cord which travels within the spinal canal, formed from a central hole within each vertebra. The spinal cord is part of the central nervous system that supplies nerves and receives information from the peripheral nervous system within the body. spine - Answer-a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone. cervical vertebrae - Answer-neck area lumbar vertebrae - Answer-lower backsynonym for vertebral column - Answer-spine Optic neuritis - Answer-swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve Acute anterior uveitis - Answer-acute inflammation of the retina Blepharitis - Answer-inflammation of the eyelid astigmatism - Answer-anatomical malformation of cornea or lens myopia - Answer-images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball An echocardiogram is done by - Answer-Placing an ultrasound transducer on the patient's chest what is Dyspnea - Answer-shortness of breath why do you place electrodes on patient's skin? - Answer-to measure electrical activity of the heart for an EKG (electrocardiogram) when do you inject patients with contrast dyes? - Answer-X-ray, CT, MRI, or ultrasound exam. Can be an iodine-based material, barium-sulfate, gadolinium, or saline and air mixture (swallowed or injected intravenously) why swallow barium solution? - Answer-to obtain contrast X-ray studies of the digestive tube (e.g. esophagram) drug toxicity symptom - Answer-loss of hearing, seizures, digestive issues