NDAEB 5.0 Patient Care Procedures UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Antecubital Small groove or fold in the inner arm, at or "in front of" (ante) the elbow (cubitus).
Space
2. Arrhythmia Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat.
3. Blood Pressure Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood vessels.
4. Brachial Relating to the arm.
5. Carotid Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of the neck that carry
blood to the head.
6. Depth In respiration, the amount of air in a breath.
7. Diastolic The normal rhythmic realization and dilation of the heart chambers.
8. Electrocardio- Instrument used in the detecting and diagnosis of heart abnormalities. It gener-
gram ates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
9. Korotkoff Sounds Specific sounds heard when one is taking a blood pressure.
10. Metabolism Physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell or organism and are
necessary for the maintenance of life.
11. Oximetry Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.
12. Palpate To examine or explore by touching.
13. Pulse Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular contractions of the heart.
14. Radial Related to the radius (bone) or foramen (ante brachium).
15. Rate A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats.
16. Respiration Act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing).
,17. Rhythm A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat of breathing.
18. Sphygmo- Instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries.
manometer
19. Stethoscope Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
20. Systolic Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles.
21. Temperature Degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an environment.
22. Thermometer Instrument for measuring temperature.
23. Tympanic Related to or resembling a drum (eardrum).
24. Volume Quantity or amount, as in force of a heartbeat.
25. Detection Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay.
26. Extraoral Outside the oral cavity.
27. Furcation Area between two or more root branches.
28. Intraoral Within the oral cavity.
29. Mobility To have movement.
30. Morphology Branch of biology that deals with form and structure.
31. Palpation Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue.
32. Probing Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure the periodontal
pocket.
33. Restoration The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent
unit.
,34. Symmetric Balanced or even on both sides.
35. Agar Gelatin-type material derived from seaweed.
36. Alginate Irreversible hydrocolloid material used for taking preliminary impressions.
37. Base Foundation or the basic ingredient of a material.
38. Border Molding Process of using fingers to contour a closer adaptation of the margins of an
impression while still in the mouth.
39. Catalyst Substance that modifies or increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
40. Centric Having an object centred, such as maxillary teeth entered over mandibular teeth
in correct relation.
41. Colloid A suspension of particles in a dispersion medium such as water. It's two phases
are sol and gel.
42. Elastomeric Material having elastic properties from rubber.
43. Hydro Prefix meaning "water".
44. Hysteresis A change in temperature that causes the reversible hydrocolloid material to
transform from one physical state to another.
45. Imbibition Absorption of water, causing an object to swell.
46. Occlusal Regis- Reproduction of a patient's its with the use of wax or elastomeric material.
tration
47. Syneresis Loss of water, causing something to shrink.
48. Tempering Bringing a material to desired consistency.
, 49. Viscosity Physical property of a fluid related to resistance to flow.
50. ALARA Concept Concept of radiation protection that states that all exposures should be kept "as
low as reasonably achievable".
51. Anode The positive electrode in the x-ray tube.
52. Atom The basic unit of matter.
53. Bremsstrahlung "Braking radiation". The sudden deceleration of electrons as they interact with
Radiation highly positively charged nuclei.
54. Cathode The negative electrode in the x-ray tube.
55. Central Ray X-rays at the centre of the beam.
56. Contrast Differences in degrees of blackness on an image.
57. Control Panel The portion of the x-ray unit that contains the master switch, the indicator light,
the selector buttons, and the exposure button.
58. Density The overall darkness of blackness of an image.
59. Dental Radiogra- The process of recording images of the teeth and adjacent structures by exposure
phy to x-radiation.
60. Digital Imaging A filmless method of capturing an image and displaying it by using an image
receptor, an electronic signal, and a computer to process and store the image.
61. Distortion Change in the size of an image caused by incorrect vertical angulation.
62. Dose The amount of energy absorbed by tissues.
63. Dosimeter A device used to detect and measure an accumulated dosage of radiation.
64. Electron A negatively charged particle in the atom.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Antecubital Small groove or fold in the inner arm, at or "in front of" (ante) the elbow (cubitus).
Space
2. Arrhythmia Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat.
3. Blood Pressure Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood vessels.
4. Brachial Relating to the arm.
5. Carotid Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of the neck that carry
blood to the head.
6. Depth In respiration, the amount of air in a breath.
7. Diastolic The normal rhythmic realization and dilation of the heart chambers.
8. Electrocardio- Instrument used in the detecting and diagnosis of heart abnormalities. It gener-
gram ates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
9. Korotkoff Sounds Specific sounds heard when one is taking a blood pressure.
10. Metabolism Physical and chemical processes that occur within a living cell or organism and are
necessary for the maintenance of life.
11. Oximetry Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.
12. Palpate To examine or explore by touching.
13. Pulse Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular contractions of the heart.
14. Radial Related to the radius (bone) or foramen (ante brachium).
15. Rate A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats.
16. Respiration Act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing).
,17. Rhythm A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat of breathing.
18. Sphygmo- Instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries.
manometer
19. Stethoscope Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.
20. Systolic Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles.
21. Temperature Degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an environment.
22. Thermometer Instrument for measuring temperature.
23. Tympanic Related to or resembling a drum (eardrum).
24. Volume Quantity or amount, as in force of a heartbeat.
25. Detection Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay.
26. Extraoral Outside the oral cavity.
27. Furcation Area between two or more root branches.
28. Intraoral Within the oral cavity.
29. Mobility To have movement.
30. Morphology Branch of biology that deals with form and structure.
31. Palpation Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue.
32. Probing Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure the periodontal
pocket.
33. Restoration The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent
unit.
,34. Symmetric Balanced or even on both sides.
35. Agar Gelatin-type material derived from seaweed.
36. Alginate Irreversible hydrocolloid material used for taking preliminary impressions.
37. Base Foundation or the basic ingredient of a material.
38. Border Molding Process of using fingers to contour a closer adaptation of the margins of an
impression while still in the mouth.
39. Catalyst Substance that modifies or increases the rate of a chemical reaction.
40. Centric Having an object centred, such as maxillary teeth entered over mandibular teeth
in correct relation.
41. Colloid A suspension of particles in a dispersion medium such as water. It's two phases
are sol and gel.
42. Elastomeric Material having elastic properties from rubber.
43. Hydro Prefix meaning "water".
44. Hysteresis A change in temperature that causes the reversible hydrocolloid material to
transform from one physical state to another.
45. Imbibition Absorption of water, causing an object to swell.
46. Occlusal Regis- Reproduction of a patient's its with the use of wax or elastomeric material.
tration
47. Syneresis Loss of water, causing something to shrink.
48. Tempering Bringing a material to desired consistency.
, 49. Viscosity Physical property of a fluid related to resistance to flow.
50. ALARA Concept Concept of radiation protection that states that all exposures should be kept "as
low as reasonably achievable".
51. Anode The positive electrode in the x-ray tube.
52. Atom The basic unit of matter.
53. Bremsstrahlung "Braking radiation". The sudden deceleration of electrons as they interact with
Radiation highly positively charged nuclei.
54. Cathode The negative electrode in the x-ray tube.
55. Central Ray X-rays at the centre of the beam.
56. Contrast Differences in degrees of blackness on an image.
57. Control Panel The portion of the x-ray unit that contains the master switch, the indicator light,
the selector buttons, and the exposure button.
58. Density The overall darkness of blackness of an image.
59. Dental Radiogra- The process of recording images of the teeth and adjacent structures by exposure
phy to x-radiation.
60. Digital Imaging A filmless method of capturing an image and displaying it by using an image
receptor, an electronic signal, and a computer to process and store the image.
61. Distortion Change in the size of an image caused by incorrect vertical angulation.
62. Dose The amount of energy absorbed by tissues.
63. Dosimeter A device used to detect and measure an accumulated dosage of radiation.
64. Electron A negatively charged particle in the atom.
