Edema of the semicircular canals with destruction of the cochlea, causing hearing loss, tinnitus, and vertigo, is caused by ________.
A) otitis externa
B) otitis media
C) myringitis
D) Meniere's disease
QUESTION 2The term goiter means:
A. excessive hair growth
B. abnormally tall stature
C. abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, forming a lump in the neck
D. abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
QUESTION 3Bone cells that eat away old or damaged bone, releasing calcium into the blood, are called ________.
A) osteoblasts
B) osteoclasts
C) osteocytes
D) osteophytes
QUESTION 4Ophthalmology studies the ________.
A) skin
B) eyes
C) ears
D) female reproductive organs
QUESTION 5A cardiac catheterization can only be done to diagnose a problem with the left side of the heart.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 6Crepitus is ________.
A) a grinding sound heard as bone ends rub together
B) a congenital hollow depression in the chest
C) a condition in which the great toe is angled laterally toward the other toes
D) an infection of bone and bone marrow
QUESTION 7A gastroplasty is performed to treat obesity.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 8A benign tumor of the vestibulocochlear nerve is a/an ________.
A) acoustic neuroma
B) cholesteatoma
C) hemotympanum
D) otosclerosis
QUESTION 9All of the following are types of brain tumors EXCEPT ________.
A) glioblastoma multiforme
B) meningioma
C) schwannoma
D) neurofibromatosis
QUESTION 10Which type of diabetes begins in childhood or adolescence?
A) adult-onset
B) type 1
C) non-insulin-dependent
D) type 2
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