Which gland secretes a hormone that stimulates the ovaries to develop follicles?
A) hypothalamus
B) anterior pituitary gland
C) pineal body
D) thyroid gland
QUESTION 2The part of the skull that forms the posterior base of the cranium is the ________ bone.
A) occipital
B) temporal
C) frontal
D) parietal
QUESTION 3The liver is an accessory organ of digestion and is NOT physically involved in the process of digestion.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 4The medical term for inflammation of a gland is:
A. adenosis
B. adenitis
C. adenopathy
D. adenoplasia
QUESTION 5Proprioception is related to ________.
A) pain
B) nerve damage
C) body position
D) sensation
QUESTION 6Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition without sperm?
A) -ion, circum, cis/o-
B) -ive, re-, product/o-
C) -al, post-, coit/o-
D) -ia, a-, sperm/o-
QUESTION 7Fractionation refers to the treatment of cancer with ________.
A) divided doses of radiation therapy
B) implantable wafers of chemotherapy drugs
C) surgically implanted catheters
D) dividing a large tumor by doing debulking
QUESTION 8A rapid strep test would be done for a patient with ________.
A) a ruptured tympanic membrane
B) sinusitis
C) serous otitis media
D) sore throat
QUESTION 9Which of the following is FALSE regarding the endocrine system?
A) All of the glands of the endocrine system are influenced by the pituitary gland.
B) Endocrine glands secrete substances called hormones.
C) Endocrine glands secrete their hormones directly into the blood.
D) Endocrine hormones regulate specific body functions.
QUESTION 10Which hearing test uses a tuning fork?
A) tympanometry
B) culture and sensitivity
C) Rinne
D) hertz