Use of High-Frequency Sound Waves to Image Deep Structures in the Body

question 6

Multiple Choice

Use of high-frequency sound waves to image deep structures in the body, including gallstones and tumors in the digestive system, is called:

• A) manometry.
• B) sonography.
• C) computed tomography.
• D) fluoroscopy.

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Definitions:

Blood Cell Production

Blood cell production, also known as hematopoiesis, is the process by which the body produces blood cells in the bone marrow.

Skeletal

Relating to or functioning as a part of the skeleton, the internal framework that supports and determines the shape of an organism.

Cardiovascular

Relating to the heart and blood vessels and their functions in circulating blood throughout the body.

Negative Feedback

A regulatory mechanism in which a stimulus causes an opposite output in order to maintain an ideal level of whatever is being regulated.