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Title: Which endocrine gland is found above the kidneys?
Post by: lorrkelly1 on Feb 28, 2018
Which endocrine gland is found above the kidneys?
 
  A) adrenal glands
  B) thyroid gland
  C) pituitary gland
  D) thymus gland

QUESTION 2

Which type of seizure used to be called a grand mal seizure?
 
  a. absence seizure
  b. focal seizure
  c. tonic-clonic seizure
  d. petit mal seizure

QUESTION 3

An absence seizure is also called a petit mal seizure.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 4

Hemostasis means to stop bleeding.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 5

Which condition is characterized by the destruction of the walls of the alveoli, which results in overinflated air sacs?
 
  a. emphysema
  b. histoplasmosis
  c. pneumoconiosis
  d. empyema

QUESTION 6

A congenital hernia in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the skull or spinal column is called a/an ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 7

The SA node is the pacemaker of the heart.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 8

Telescoping of one segment of the intestine inside the lumen of the next segment is a/an ________.
 
  A) hernia
  B) diverticulum
  C) intussusception
  D) ileus

QUESTION 9

Name the five medical uses for drugs.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

QUESTION 10

Which of the following terms refers to the navel?
 
  a. umbilical
  b. mediastinum
  c. trunk
  d. dorsum

QUESTION 11

Which of the following statements regarding hyperopia is NOT true?
 
  a. It is also called farsightedness.
  b. It is corrected by a concave lens.
  c. A person can see things in the distance.
  d. A person cannot read material at close range.

QUESTION 12

In the medical term gastroscopy, what is the word root?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Title: Which endocrine gland is found above the kidneys?
Post by: Elsaria on Feb 28, 2018
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Title: Which endocrine gland is found above the kidneys?
Post by: lorrkelly1 on Feb 28, 2018
My teacher is very rude and likes to speed his way through a lesson without letting the class ask questions. Thank you for helping me. You're a life saver :)