CT Studies Are Noninvasive, Painless Examinations That Typically Do Not

question 53

True/False

CT studies are noninvasive, painless examinations that typically do not require any special patient preparation.

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Definitions:

Arterial Duct

A blood vessel in a fetus that connects the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta, allowing most of the blood to bypass the fetus's developing lungs.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major artery that exits the heart, carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation.

Aorta

In humans, the major systemic artery that takes blood from the heart to the tissues.

Fetus

A developing human from roughly eight weeks after conception to the moment of birth.