A Percutaneous Lung Biopsy Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

A percutaneous lung biopsy is:

• A) an open lung biopsy that is done for diagnostic purposes.
• B) excision of only one lobe of the lung.
• C) removal of small bits of tissue by puncture of the suspected lesion through the skin.
• D) removal of tissue after the lung is exposed by surgery.

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Definitions:

Ribosomes

Cellular structures where protein synthesis occurs, reading mRNA and assembling amino acids into proteins according to the genetic instructions.

Microfilaments

Microfilaments are fine, thread-like protein fibers, composed largely of actin, that are a part of the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells, involved in cell movement and shape.

Linker Proteins

Proteins that function to connect the cytoskeleton of a cell to other cell components or to other cells, playing key roles in cell structure and movement.

Glycolipids

Lipid molecules that contain carbohydrate groups, involved in cell recognition and signaling.