Med Term Quiz 6
Which of the following conditions is characterized by one-sided facial paralysis?
Bell's palsy
Which of the following conditions is characterized by an enlargement of the bones of the head and extremities?
acromegaly
Which of the following medications is used to treat minor pain?
analgesic
Which of the following medications produces a loss of consciousness?
anesthetic
The abnormal mental state characterized by confusion, disorientation, and agitation is called:
delirium
Gynecomastia is the
development of breast tissue in a male
Which of the following conditions is characterized by being abnormally short in height?
dwarfism
Gynecomastia is the bulging eyeballs associated with Graves' disease.
false
Hirsutism is a term for the condition of having insufficient hair.
false
Paraplegias are abnormal sensations like burning or tingling.
false
Tetany is nerve irritability and painful muscle cramps resulting from too much calcium in the bloodstream.
false
The term neurorrhaphy means a ruptured nerve.
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 terms refers to having an excessive amount of hair?
hirsutism
Which of the following medications promotes sleep?
hypnotic
Which of the following terms means insufficient sodium in the blood?
hyponatremia
Which term means surgical repair of a nerve?
neuroplasty
Involuntary, repetitive, alternating movements of a body
tremor
The term myelogram means a record of the spinal cord.
true