The adjective form for heart is ________. (Fill in the blank)

The adjective form for heart is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 2

A patient with liver disease often has jaundice or cirrhosis, the combining forms of which both mean ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 3

Which gland secretes growth hormone (GH)?
 
  A. anterior lobe of pituitary gland
  B. pineal gland
  C. posterior lobe of pituitary gland
  D. thyroid gland

QUESTION 4

Which hemisphere of the brain performs mathematical and logical reasoning and problem solving?
 
  A) left
  B) right
  C) both
  D) neither

QUESTION 5

What types of professionals support the physician and perform specific services ordered by the physician?
 
  A) chiropractors
  B) allied health professionals
  C) CRNAs
  D) gynecologists

QUESTION 6

The combining form balan/o- means ________.
 
  A) penis
  B) glans penis
  C) groin
  D) reproductive

QUESTION 7

Which of the following statements about cancer is TRUE?
 
  A) Cancerous cells are arranged in an orderly fashion.
  B) The p53 gene is an abnormal gene found only in cancer cells.
  C) Tumor necrosis factor is released from cancerous cells.
  D) Cancer cells often divide more rapidly than normal cells.

QUESTION 8

A collection of fluid behind the tympanic membrane that creates an air-fluid level is ________.
 
  A) an effusion
  B) serous
  C) suppurative
  D) otorrhea

QUESTION 9

When a physician wants to measure intracranial pressure, he or she uses ________.
 
  A) a manometer
  B) a percussion hammer
  C) the Glasgow Coma Scale
  D) the gait and station tests

QUESTION 10

It was in the middle of winter when the patient came to the doctor's office complaining of depression, weight gain, and problems with sleep.
 
  He was told that he had a condition related to hypersecretion of melatonin plus the lack of exposure to sunlight. He was diagnosed with ________. A) SAD
  B) DKA
  C) ADA
  D) OGTT

QUESTION 11

An antiarrhythmic drug is prescribed to treat patients who have an ________ of the heart.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 12

The word parts poly- and -dactyly build a medical word that means condition of the fingers or toes that have no feeling or sensation.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 13

Acute or chronic infection of the middle ear is known as ________.
 
  A) myringitis
  B) otitis media
  C) mastoiditis
  D) otalgia