Medical Interventions

-centesis

• Theory

• Surgical puncture

• Light

-plasty

• Surgical repair

• Plastic

• Pus

Small, focused doses of high energy radiation passes through the subject, casting a "shadow" on the machine's sensors

• MRI

• X-Ray

• CT

• PET

• Ultrasonography

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

Uses a very strong magnetic field

• MRI

• X-Ray

• CT

• PET

• Ultrasonography

Requires the subject to drink radioactive sugars that get absorbed into tissues which give off radiation to the sensors.

• MRI

• X-Ray

• CT

• PET

• Ultrasonography

Highlights tumors that are ACTIVELY growing.

• MRI

• X-Ray

• CT

• PET

• Ultrasonography

high frequency vibrations are focused on the subject. The vibrations are reflected back to the sensor.

• MRI

• CT

• PET

• Ultrasonography

• X-Ray

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

appendectomy is the surgical _____ of the appendix.

• cutting

• crushing

• repair

• removal

Which of the following medical interventions involves the use of high-frequency sound waves to create images of the inside of the body?

• MRI

• X-Ray

• Ultrasonography

• CT

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

What is the primary purpose of a pacemaker in medical interventions?

• To regulate heart rhythm

• To assist in breathing

• To monitor blood pressure

• To enhance kidney function