Biomedical Technology 1 Exam Review (86 ques.)

Type of research directed toward a specific objective, such as a new drug or treatment: 

Gender on a skeletonized victim can be determined by the width of the:

Blood settling to the lowest parts of the body causing a discoloration of tissues:

A specialist called in during an autopsy to evaluate the stage of an insect:

Toxicologist needs to separate blood into plasma & cellular components. Instrument used?

The AWA is enforced by the: 

A major reason tuberculosis is considered a re-emerging disease is due to: 

An infectious disease is considered to be re-emerging when it is: 

When scientists are able to use an organ from another species for transplantation, this is:

All patient specimens should be treated as they care biological hazards.

A xenograft is used in a heart transplant. Where did this tissue come from?

What is the purpose of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988?

There is a significant limitation when using hair samples for forensic analysis because:

After a house fire, a medical examiner would request what to identify a victim? 

What is the time frame in which the human body will begin to display signs of rigor mortis?

Implanting a gene from one organism into an embryo will create a:

The discovery of what type of drug prevents us from feeling pain during surgery?

To reduce false positive results, what may a Dr. want to know before selecting a diag. test?

Which structure has the potential to develop into any other cell within the human body?

The first reports of successful mammal cloning date to the:

Pluripotent stem cells are reprogrammed adult cells produced in lab to take on characteristics?

What medical device made the external cardiac pump obsolete?

The two types of microscopes used for manipulating material on the nanoscale are:

Making sure that you check a patient's bracelet, barcode, and name is providing for patient:

Police found what they believe is a child’s body. Approx age at time of death can be determined

What type of research is not directed at problem solving & is the building blocks for others:

Reproductive cloning is also called:

What type of exam is performed on a dead pt. with Alzheimer's that was trying out a new drug?

Acyclovir is an antiviral drug that has proven successful in the treatment of: 

Health professional called to a crime scene and is responsible for ordering an autopsy? 

Incomplete dominance can be described by:

What agency regulates substances in the environment that could be hazardous to humans? 

What is the leading cause of all cancers? 

The spread of cancer cells from the initial or primary site of disease to other body parts:

What agency regulates food and drugs in the US? 

Which is the reservoir for Yersinia pestis? 

What is karyotyping?

Using transgenic animals to produce pharmaceuticals is called: 

Internal surgical exam analyzes contents of victim's stomach & intestines. Why?

What agency regulates safety in the workplace? 

Which of the following are symptoms of an infection caused from a helminth? 

34. What is the specialized examination of a corpse to determine how and why someone died? 

Which source would be the most appropriate sample to use in DNA fingerprinting?

What type of company produces medicines? 

The purpose of performing embryonic stem cell research is to develop new and better ways to: 

The study of how a person's genes determine individual response to a medication is known as:

One must apply for a patent from the US Patent/Trademark office to create a new: 

The study of gene responses to a particular medication is known as:

What is the process of creating living, functional tissues to repair or replace tissue ?

Which of the following comprises 97% of all research animals? 

What career helps people to understand the risk of inherited diseases? 

What approval process do biomedical researchers seek when they create a transgenic animal?

What forensic profession evaluates bodily remains in an advanced state of decay?

Somatic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also called:

Using gen. modified pigs to harvest heart valves for humans - benefit of gen. mod. organisms?

Regenerative medicine relies heavily on the use of:

The best way for individuals to decrease their risk of developing cancer is to:

A mortality rate of 75% means:

What age sees the most cancer deaths?

Animals are often used in medical research because they: 

What can healthcare workers do th help people improve their personal and public health? 

What is the best method for assuring accurate diagnostic test results?

Diag. test ordered to determine the most effective antibiotic to treat bacteria infection:

Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also known as:

Scientist charts position of known genes & other markers, this process is called:

In regenerative medicine, once the biomaterial matrix is developed, scaffolds must be able to:

The stiffening of the body after death:

The FBI has described the tactics of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) as

How do healthcare providers participate in cancer prevention? 

A cancer cell that stays in the tissue of its origination is considered:

What type of research is used to test potential drugs and treatments in humans? 

What is the goal of therapeutic cloning?

Which statement best describes the cause of cancer?

Type of research that takes place in a hospital/clinical setting in order to treat disease:

What global organization helps prevent outbreaks of disease all over the world? 

When creating cloned mammal, what structure contains gen. info. the scientist intends to clone?

Tetanus vaccines may be administered to protect one from an organism whose reservoir is:

What is the technique used by scientists to manipulate genes? 

"In vitro" means: 

Which lab animals are not protected under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)? 

Replace, reduce, and refine are alternative scientific methods researchers use to:

 The procedure when a tissue sample is removed from the body to look for disease is: 

The somatic cell nuclear transfer is used to allow for production of perfectly matched tissue:

The use of organisms, cells or molecules to make products or solve problems is known as:

Nanobiotechnology research is conducted in this space to keep out all airborne particles?

Radiation exposure to radiographers must be measured on a badge worn by the radiographers and: