An excessively high level of calcium in the blood is known as ________.

[Answer to ques. #1]  D
Explanation: A) The prefix hypo- means below; deficient, not excessively high.
B) The combining form kal/i- means potassium; calcium is the combining form calc/o-.
C) Bilirubin in the blood is not related to calcium in the blood.
D) Correct Hyper- means above; more than normal and calc/o- means calcium.

[Answer to ques. #2]  A
Explanation: A) Correct The vagus nerve travels through the chest and abdomen.
B) The vestibulocochlear cranial nerve just goes to the ear.
C) The facial nerve just goes to the face.
D) The optic nerve just goes to the eye.

[Answer to ques. #3]  B
Explanation: A) Osteomyelitis is not a disease that specifically occurs after menopause.
B) Correct Oste/o- means bone and por/o- means small openings.
C) Osteomalacia is not a disease that specifically occurs after menopause.
D) Osteoarthritis is not a disease that specifically occurs after menopause.

[Answer to ques. #4]  FALSE
Explanation: Because the blood pressure is higher than normal, the patient is hypertensive, not hypotensive.

[Answer to ques. #5]  FALSE
Explanation: This condition is known as anorexia.

[Answer to ques. #6]  D
Explanation: A) The large internal organs are not body systems.
B) Pediatrics is a medical specialty, not large internal organs.
C) Pathogens are microorganisms, not large internal organs.
D) Correct

[Answer to ques. #7]  B
Explanation: A) ALL is not a type of IV catheter.
B) Correct ALL stands for acute lymphocyte leukemia.
C) ALL is not a type of biopsy.
D) ALL is not a cancer healthcare worker.

[Answer to ques. #8]  B
Explanation: A) This is a true statement.
B) Correct The wires of a cochlear implant are placed in the inner ear, not the middle ear.
C) This is a true statement.
D) This is a true statement.

[Answer to ques. #9]  B
Explanation: A) Talipes equinovarus is clubfoot.
B) Correct
C) Lordosis is swayback.
D) Genu varum is bowleg.

[Answer to ques. #10]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #11]  C
Explanation: A) Ca does not mean a tumor registry.
B) Ca does not mean the grading of a tumor.
C) Correct Ca is a brief form for carcinoma or cancer.
D) Ca does not mean an estrogen receptor.

[Answer to ques. #12]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #13]  B
Explanation: A) Herniated nucleus pulposus is often related to lifting, not computer use.
B) Correct The tendon in the carpal tunnel of the wrist becomes inflamed from repetitive movement, such as typing, and compresses the median nerve.
C) Computer use does not produce dementia.
D) Computer use produces numbness in the hands, not hyperesthesia.

[Answer to ques. #14]  C
Explanation: A) The cochlea is in the inner ear, not the nasal cavity.
B) The sinuses are in the skull, not the nasal cavity.
C) Correct The conchae, or turbinates, are in the nasal cavity.
D) The tragus is in the external ear, not the nasal cavity.

[Answer to ques. #15]  TRUE