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Title: Any change in the normal structure or function of the body is ________.
Post by: mvast on Feb 28, 2018
Any change in the normal structure or function of the body is ________.
 
  A) physiology
  B) hereditary
  C) disease
  D) anatomy

QUESTION 2

A rhizotomy is performed to cut the ________.
 
  A) spinal nerve roots
  B) ventricles
  C) neurons
  D) cerebellum

QUESTION 3

Antihypertensive drugs are used to treat low blood pressure.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 4

All of these are surgical procedures involving the prostate gland EXCEPT ________.
 
  A) TUMT
  B) PVP
  C) TUNA
  D) PSA

QUESTION 5

Which of the following is NOT a blood test to detect early signs of cancer?
 
  A) Pap
  B) PSA
  C) HCG
  D) CEA

QUESTION 6

Which is a degenerative condition of the spine in which one vertebra moves anteriorly and slips out of proper alignment?
 
  A) kyphosis
  B) ossification
  C) spondylolisthesis
  D) ankylosing spondylitis

QUESTION 7

Select the medical term for excessive thirst.
 
  A. polyuria
   B. polydipsia
   C. acidosis
   D. hirsutism

QUESTION 8

Hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood and puberty results in ________.
 
  A) acromegaly
  B) dwarfism
  C) gigantism
  D) diabetes insipidus

QUESTION 9

The sublingual glands are located under the lower jaw bone.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 10

The study and treatment of a (cancerous) mass or tumor is ________.
 
  A) pharmacology
  B) geriatrics
  C) oncology
  D) dietetics

QUESTION 11

Which two combining forms mean spinal nerve root?
 
  A) neur/o- and nerv/o-
  B) myel/o- and spin/o-
  C) esthes/o- and mot/o-
  D) rhiz/o- and radicul/o-

QUESTION 12

Sclerotherapy is a medical procedure in which a drug is injected into a varicose vein.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


Title: Any change in the normal structure or function of the body is ________.
Post by: Jamievig on Feb 28, 2018
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