Thyromegaly is also known as ________.
A) goiter
B) dwarfism
C) virilism
D) precocious puberty
QUESTION 2Balanitis is an inflammation and infection of the ________.
A) testis
B) glans penis
C) scrotum
D) prostate gland
QUESTION 3In the medical word sphygmomanometer, the combining form man/o- means frenzy; ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 4Sudden worsening in severity of symptoms or signs.
A) subacute
B) remission
C) exacerbation
D) sequela
QUESTION 5The process by which cells that were once mature and differentiated become undifferentiated and immature in appearance and behavior is known as ________.
A) angiogenesis
B) encapsulated
C) apoptosis
D) anaplasia
QUESTION 6The ears are the organs of audition, or hearing.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7Which most accurately describes the path that sound travels?
A) external ear, tympanic membrane, external auditory canal, middle ear, inner ear
B) tympanic membrane, external ear, external auditory canal, middle ear, inner ear
C) external auditory canal, external ear, tympanic membrane, middle ear, inner ear
D) external ear, external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, middle ear, inner ear
QUESTION 8A patient who has ________ has an infection or inflammation of their appendix.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 9The posterior or dorsal nerve roots of the spinal cord are categorized as what type of nerves?
A) afferent nerves
B) ventral nerves
C) efferent nerves
D) cranial nerves
QUESTION 10A category of disease caused by progressive destruction of cells due to disease or the aging process.
A) idiopathic
B) iatrogenic
C) degenerative
D) environmental
QUESTION 11Otoscopy is a procedure that evaluates tympanic membrane elasticity by measuring its movement.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 12Stimulation of the testes in preparation to begin producing spermatozoa is the function of hormones from the ________.
A) thyroid gland
B) bulbourethral glands
C) pituitary gland
D) prepuce