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
