Med Term Quiz 6

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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


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