Questions and CORRECT Answers
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of body structure
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of function
inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - visual examination, making a clinical diagnosis thru
surface appearance
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - to examine by touch
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - listening to sounds within the body
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER - Examination by tapping on the body and listening to
observe any abnormalities
Dissection - CORRECT ANSWER - analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
Gross Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of structures that can be seen with the
naked eye( radiology and dissection allowed)
Histology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of tissues
Cytology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of cells
Histopathology - CORRECT ANSWER - microscopic examination of tissues for signs of
disease
, Ultrastructure - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to fine detail, down to the molecular level,
revealed by the electron microscope
Neurophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER - physiology of the nervous system
Endocrinology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of the endocrine system
Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER - mechanisms of disease
comparative physiology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of different species to learn about
body functions
Isotopes - CORRECT ANSWER - Atoms of the same element that have different numbers
of neutrons
Ions - CORRECT ANSWER - positively and negatively charged atoms
Element - CORRECT ANSWER - Molecule with the same atoms
molecular weight - CORRECT ANSWER - The sum of the atomic weights of a molecule.
Useful for calculating concentration
Chemical bonds are - CORRECT ANSWER - forces that hold atoms together
Ionic bonds are - CORRECT ANSWER - attractions between oppositely charged ions
(cation and anion)