BIO 120 KR Exam V

A carcinogen is a medication used to treat cancerous tumors.

FALSE

An acoustic neuroma is a cancerous tumor of the sheath around the eighth cranial nerve.

FALSE

Antisocial personality disorder includes exaggerated feelings of persecution.

FALSE

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder means having deficits in social interaction & communication skills.

FALSE

Exotropia is the inward turning of the eye, also called cross-eyed.

FALSE

Glaucoma is the result of a cloudy or opaque lens.

FALSE

Hyperopia means nearsighted.

FALSE

Macular degeneration is a condition affecting the choroid layer of the eyeball.

FALSE

Narcolepsy is an inability to stop gambling.

FALSE

Neoplasms are always cancerous.

FALSE

Papilledema is swelling of the eyeball.

FALSE

Which of the following pairs regarding the TNM system for staging a tumor is mismatched?

N - number of tumors

Explain how tumors are staged.

Staging classifies tumors based on their degree of tissue invasion & potential response to therapy. Uses TNM staging system: • T = tumor's size & degree of tissue invasion • N = amount of lymph node involvement • M = presence of metastases

A Grade I tumor is more easily treated than a Grade IV tumor.

TRUE

A benign tumor is generally not progressive or recurring.

TRUE

A person with explosive disorder is prone to extreme rages.

TRUE

A psychologist is a physician specializing in treating mental disorders.

TRUE

Amblyopia occurs when a person loses vision not as a result of actual eye pathology.

TRUE

Another term for labyrinthitis is inner ear infection.

TRUE

Hyperplasia refers to the excessive development of normal cells within an organ.

TRUE

Kleptomania means stealing.

TRUE

Nyctalopia is night blindness due to damaged rods.

TRUE

Nystagmus may be an indicator of brain damage.

TRUE

Otosclerosis affects the stapes bone.

TRUE

Phobias & panic disorder are examples of anxiety disorders.

TRUE

Photophobia is a strong sensitivity to light.

TRUE

Presbycusis refers to the loss of hearing as part of the normal aging process.

TRUE

Retinoblastoma is a cancerous eye tumor that occurs in children.

TRUE

The primary site is the place a malignant tumor first appeared.

TRUE

Which of the following pathological conditions is complete color blindness?

achromatopsia

Which of the following pathological conditions is the total absence of hearing?

anacusis

Which of the following is an example of a neurodevelopmental disorder?

autism

An individual who alternates between periods of deep depression & mania may have which of the following disorders?

bipolar disorder

A medical term that means cancerous tumor is

carcinoma

Which of the following terms means that the tumor has not extended beyond its original site?

carcinoma in situ

Which of the following pathological conditions is due to an opaque or cloudy lens?

cataract

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

eating disorders

Which of the following terms means that the growth is enclosed in a sheath of tissue?

encapsulated

Which of the following pathological conditions is due to increased intraocular pressure?

glaucoma

Which of the following pathological conditions is a purulent infection of a sebaceous gland on the eyelid?

hordeolum

A medical term that means excessive formation of cells is

hyperplasis

Which of the following pathological conditions affects part of the retina?

macular degeneration

Which of the following terms means the spread of cancer to another part of the body?

metastasis

Which of the following terms refers to the number of persons sick in a particular population?

morbidity

Which of the following terms refers to the number of deaths in a particular population?

mortality

Which of the following terms means a change or transformation from the original?

mutation

Which of the following pathological conditions is also called nearsightedness?

myopia

Dementia is an example of what category of mental disorder?

neurocognitive disorders

Which of the following pathological conditions is characterized by jerky involuntary eye movements?

nystagmus

Which of the following terms refers to something that is cancer causing?

oncogenic

A medical term that means ear pain is

otalgia

Which of the following pathological conditions is the loss of mobility of the stapes?

otosclerosis

Which of the following disorders is characterized by exaggerated feelings of persecution?

paranoid personality

Which of the following disorders includes aberrant sexual activity?

paraphilic disorders

Which of the following is an example of an anxiety disorder?

phobias

Which of the following terms refers to the normal loss of hearing associated with aging?

presbycusis

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

pyromania

Which of the following terms means a period of time during which the symptoms of the disease leave?

remission

Which term means softening of the sclera?

scleromalacia

A patient diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder would have an abnormal sense of:

self-importance

Which category of mental disorders pertains to patients who have physical symptoms for which no physical disease can be determined?

somatic symptom disorders

Which of the following terms refers to dizziness?

vertigo