NDAEB 5.0 Patient Care Procedures Exam Questions & Answers
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NDAEB 5.0 Patient Care Procedures
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NDAEB 5.0 Patient Care Procedures
Arrhythmia - ANSWER_Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the heartbeat.
Blood Pressure - ANSWER_Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood vessels.
Brachial - ANSWER_Relating to the arm.
Carotid - ANSWER_Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of th...
NDAEB 5.0 Patient Care Procedures
Exam Questions & Answers
Antecubital Space - ANSWER_Small groove or fold in the inner arm, at or "in front
of" (ante) the elbow (cubitus).
Arrhythmia - ANSWER_Abnormality and irregularity in the force or rhythm of the
heartbeat.
Blood Pressure - ANSWER_Pressure exerted against the walls of the blood vessels.
Brachial - ANSWER_Relating to the arm.
Carotid - ANSWER_Relating to either of the two major arteries on each side of the
neck that carry blood to the head.
Depth - ANSWER_In respiration, the amount of air in a breath.
Diastolic - ANSWER_The normal rhythmic realization and dilation of the heart
chambers.
Electrocardiogram - ANSWER_Instrument used in the detecting and diagnosis of
heart abnormalities. It generates a record of the electrical currents associated with
heart muscle activity.
Korotkoff Sounds - ANSWER_Specific sounds heard when one is taking a blood
pressure.
Metabolism - ANSWER_Physical and chemical processes that occur within a living
cell or organism and are necessary for the maintenance of life.
Oximetry - ANSWER_Measurement of oxygen concentration in the blood.
Palpate - ANSWER_To examine or explore by touching.
Pulse - ANSWER_Rhythmic throbbing of the arteries produced by regular
contractions of the heart.
Radial - ANSWER_Related to the radius (bone) or foramen (ante brachium).
Rate - ANSWER_A quantity measured, as in breaths and heartbeats.
Respiration - ANSWER_Act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing).
Rhythm - ANSWER_A sequence or pattern, such as the heartbeat of breathing.
,Sphygmomanometer - ANSWER_Instrument for measuring blood pressure in the
arteries.
Stethoscope - ANSWER_Instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the
body.
Systolic - ANSWER_Rhythmic contraction of the heart, especially of the ventricles.
Temperature - ANSWER_Degree of hotness or coldness of a body or an
environment.
Thermometer - ANSWER_Instrument for measuring temperature.
Tympanic - ANSWER_Related to or resembling a drum (eardrum).
Volume - ANSWER_Quantity or amount, as in force of a heartbeat.
Detection - ANSWER_Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay.
Extraoral - ANSWER_Outside the oral cavity.
Furcation - ANSWER_Area between two or more root branches.
Intraoral - ANSWER_Within the oral cavity.
Mobility - ANSWER_To have movement.
Morphology - ANSWER_Branch of biology that deals with form and structure.
Palpation - ANSWER_Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue.
Probing - ANSWER_Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure
the periodontal pocket.
Restoration - ANSWER_The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a
functional permanent unit.
Symmetric - ANSWER_Balanced or even on both sides.
Agar - ANSWER_Gelatin-type material derived from seaweed.
Alginate - ANSWER_Irreversible hydrocolloid material used for taking preliminary
impressions.
Base - ANSWER_Foundation or the basic ingredient of a material.
Border Molding - ANSWER_Process of using fingers to contour a closer adaptation
of the margins of an impression while still in the mouth.
, Catalyst - ANSWER_Substance that modifies or increases the rate of a chemical
reaction.
Centric - ANSWER_Having an object centred, such as maxillary teeth entered over
mandibular teeth in correct relation.
Colloid - ANSWER_A suspension of particles in a dispersion medium such as water.
It's two phases are sol and gel.
Elastomeric - ANSWER_Material having elastic properties from rubber.
Hydro - ANSWER_Prefix meaning "water".
Hysteresis - ANSWER_A change in temperature that causes the reversible
hydrocolloid material to transform from one physical state to another.
Imbibition - ANSWER_Absorption of water, causing an object to swell.
Occlusal Registration - ANSWER_Reproduction of a patient's its with the use of wax
or elastomeric material.
Syneresis - ANSWER_Loss of water, causing something to shrink.
Tempering - ANSWER_Bringing a material to desired consistency.
Viscosity - ANSWER_Physical property of a fluid related to resistance to flow.
ALARA Concept - ANSWER_Concept of radiation protection that states that all
exposures should be kept "as low as reasonably achievable".
Anode - ANSWER_The positive electrode in the x-ray tube.
Atom - ANSWER_The basic unit of matter.
Bremsstrahlung Radiation - ANSWER_"Braking radiation". The sudden deceleration
of electrons as they interact with highly positively charged nuclei.
Cathode - ANSWER_The negative electrode in the x-ray tube.
Central Ray - ANSWER_X-rays at the centre of the beam.
Contrast - ANSWER_Differences in degrees of blackness on an image.
Control Panel - ANSWER_The portion of the x-ray unit that contains the master
switch, the indicator light, the selector buttons, and the exposure button.
Density - ANSWER_The overall darkness of blackness of an image.
Dental Radiography - ANSWER_The process of recording images of the teeth and
adjacent structures by exposure to x-radiation.
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