An excessively high level of calcium in the blood is known as ________.
A) hypocalcemia
B) hypokalemia
C) hyperbilirubinemia
D) hypercalcemia
QUESTION 2Which is the only cranial nerve that travels outside of the area of the head and neck?
A) vagus
B) vestibulocochlear
C) facial
D) optic
QUESTION 3The results of the bone densitometry test show that Alaina Smith has abnormal thinning of bone due to postmenopausal ________.
A) osteomyelitis
B) osteoporosis
C) osteomalacia
D) osteoarthritis
QUESTION 4When a patient is examined, their blood pressure is found to be 166/100. It can be said that he is hypotensive.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 5The patient complains of NOT having a desire to eat. This symptom is known as ascites.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 6The large internal organs in the abdominopelvic cavity are known as ________.
A) body systems
B) pediatrics
C) pathogens
D) viscera
QUESTION 7What is ALL?
A) a type of IV catheter
B) a type of blood cancer
C) a type of biopsy
D) a cancer healthcare worker
QUESTION 8Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) A stapedectomy is used to treat otosclerosis.
B) The wires of a cochlear implant are placed in the middle ear.
C) A tongue depressor, penlight, and laryngeal mirror are used to examine the mouth and throat.
D) The bulb on an otoscope forces air into the ear to move the tympanic membrane.
QUESTION 9The common name for kyphosis is ________.
A) clubfoot
B) humpback
C) swayback
D) bowleg
QUESTION 10Bradycardia, tachycardia, heart block, and flutter are all considered cardiac arrhythmias.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 11The abbreviation Ca means ________.
A) a tumor registry
B) the grading of a tumor
C) cancer
D) an estrogen receptor
QUESTION 12One knows that lipase is an enzyme because of the suffix -ase.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 13People who use computers extensively are prone to get which of these diseases?
A) herniated nucleus pulposus
B) carpal tunnel syndrome
C) dementia
D) hyperesthesia
QUESTION 14Air is warmed and moisturized in the nasal cavity by which structure?
A) cochlea
B) sinuses
C) conchae
D) tragus
QUESTION 15In a patient with mitral valve prolapse, blood flows backward into the left atrium. This is known as regurgitation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false