Biomedical Technology 1 Exam Review (86 ques.)

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

Regenerative medicine relies heavily on the use of:

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

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

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

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

What is karyotyping?

How do healthcare providers participate in cancer prevention? 

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

The AWA is enforced by the: 

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

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

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

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

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

Using transgenic animals to produce pharmaceuticals is called: 

What is the technique used by scientists to manipulate genes? 

Reproductive cloning is also called:

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

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

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

What is the goal of therapeutic cloning?

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

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? 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Incomplete dominance can be described by:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Somatic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also called:

What is the leading cause of all cancers? 

"In vitro" means: 

The first reports of successful mammal cloning date to the:

What type of company produces medicines? 

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

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

The stiffening of the body after death:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which is the reservoir for Yersinia pestis? 

What age sees the most cancer deaths?

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

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

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

Animals are often used in medical research because they: 

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

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

A mortality rate of 75% means:

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

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

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

What agency regulates safety in the workplace? 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which statement best describes the cause of cancer?

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

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

What medical device made the external cardiac pump obsolete?