What procedure is used to remove fluid from around the lung in order to determine if it has a malignant origin?  

Rhythmic serial contractions of the smooth muscle of the intestine that forces food through the digestive tract is called:  

With rebound tenderness, the area hurts the most when suffering with acute apendicitis:  

A 52 year old female with complaints of abdominal pressure, increasing abdominal girth, ‘crampy’ abdominal pain and decreased ability to eat was referred for an abdominal ultrasound by her physician. Medical history includes mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix. U/S: A complex mucinous mass with hypoechoic internal echoes was identified in the abdomen compressing the intra-abdominal structures. Most probably the abnormality is:

This 12 – old patient experienced nausea, vomiting & pain over RLQ area. What condition does this Short axis scan of the RLQ suggest?

A patient presents with diarrhea, fever, nausea, and vomiting with crampy LLQ pain. Sonogram demonstrated a segment of thickened bowel with an inflamed intestine. What is the most likely diagnosis?  

An antimicrobial drug works because it mimics the shape of an important substrate for a bacterial enzyme, thereby inhibiting the enzyme.  This type of inhibition is known as

Which of the following statements make up cell theory, as discussed in class.

The passive movement of ions or molecules from a point of high concentration to a point of low concentration is known as:

The composition of IV fluid is important. If the IV fluid is _____________ to the blood cells, the cells will lose water and shrivel up. If the IV fluid is _____________ to the blood cells, the cells will gain water, swell and burst.