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Hirsutism is a term for the condition of having insufficient hair.

False

PTH is the abbreviation for one of the thyroid gland hormones.

False

Anorexia nervosa is an example of what category of a mental disorder

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Which of the following diagnostic procedures measures the curvature of the cornea?

Keratometry

which of the following surgical procedures corrects myopia

LASIK

which of the following conditions is characterized by fine tremors, muscle, rigidity, and shuffling gate

Parkinson's disease

Which of the following statements regarding the retina is not true

The point of sharpest vision is the optic disk.

Thymosin is essential to the growth and development of T cells.

True

Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition of the eye muscles

XT

Which medical term does not mean pertaining to the ear

acoustic

Which layer of the meninges forms weblike filaments

arachnoid layer

The ____ connects the nasopharynx and the middle ear

auditory tube

Which of the following terms refers to both ears

binaural

which of the following surgical procedures treats hydrocephalus

cerebrospinal fluid shunt

which of the following is not one of the ossicles

cochlea

which of the following surgical procedures is the treatment for profound sensorineural hearing loss

cochlear implant

Which of the following pathological conditions is commonly called pink eye

conjunctivitis

The anterior portion of the Scalera is the

cornea

Which of the following conditions is characterized by being abnormally, short in height?

dwarfism

endocrine gland secrete hormones into ducts

false

which type of seizure is localized, affecting a single limb

focal seizure

Which of the following conditions develops from an overproduction of growth hormone in a child

gigantism

Which of the following hormones is responsible for stimulating the sales of the body to rapidly divide

growth hormone

Which of the following terms is a symptom of adrenal feminization?

gynecomastia

which of the following is not a potential complication of diabetes mellitus

hirsutism

Which of the following terms means excessive calcium in the blood

hypercalcemia

Which part of the brain controls, body temperature, appetite, sleep, sexual desire, and emotions

hypothalamus

which of the following statements regarding insulin independent, diabetes, mellitus is not true

it is also called type 2diabetes mellitus

tears are produced by the

lacrimal apparatus

Which of the following glands is not an endocrine gland?

lymph gland

Which of the following structures is not part of the external ear?

malleus

The ossicles are located in which cavity of the ear

middle

The protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through an opening in the vertebral column is called:

myelomeningocele

Which of the following pathological conditions is also called nearsightedness

myopia

which term means cutting into the eardrum

myringotomy

Which of the following is the location of the nucleus of a neuron?

nerve cell body

Which of the following medication is used to treat type two diabetes?

oral hypoglycemic agents

Which of the following terms does not mean pertaining to the eye

otic

Which of the following diagnostic procedures examines the auditory canal

otoscopy

Which of the following glands is an endocrine and an exocrine gland?

pancreas

which of the following disorders includes aberrant sexual activity?

paraphilic disorders

The medical term for an abnormal sensation, such as a burning or tingling is

paresthesia

Which of the following is an example of an impulse control disorder?

pyromania

Which of the following structures are the sensory receptor cells active in dim light

rods

Which of the following is one of the two main components of the central nervous system?

spinal cord

Which of the following conditions is a collection of blood within the meninges?

subdural hematoma

The medical term for fainting is

syncope

A person with explosive disorder is prone to extreme rages

true

An anticonvulsant is a medication used to treat seizures

true

An astrocytoma is a tumor of the brain or spinal cord

true

Insulinoma is a pancreas tumor that secretes excessive amounts of insulin.

true

Progesterone helps maintain the uterine lining for pregnancy

true

The endocrine system glands are instrumental in maintaining homeostasis

true

The pancreas is a unique organ, because it is both an exocrine and an endocrine gland

true

Two-hour postprandial means that the test is performed two hours after eating

true

Which of the following terms refers to dizziness

vertigo

Which of the following conditions is characterized by one sided facial paralysis

Bell's palsy


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