The pale area at the proximal end of the nail is the:
A. cuticle
B. eponychium
C. lunula
D. sensory receptor
QUESTION 2A person with uremia would have a higher-than-normal level for which of these laboratory tests?
A) BUN
B) C&S
C) PSA
D) I&O
QUESTION 3The combining form bili/o- means ________.
A) bile duct
B) feces; stool
C) bile; gall
D) gallbladder
QUESTION 4Which of the following body parts has a lateral position?
A) the nose
B) the heart
C) the bladder
D) the ear
QUESTION 5The combining form or/o means ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 6In the condition hyperhidrosis, a person suffers from excessive sweating or ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 7Which of the following conditions is characterized by one-sided facial paralysis?
A) Alzheimer's disease
B) Reye's syndrome
C) Bell's palsy
D) Parkinson's disease
QUESTION 8________ involves taking X-rays to trace the action of the kidney as it expels a dye injected into the bloodstream.
A) Cystography
B) Retrograde pyelogram
C) Excretory urography
D) Renography
QUESTION 9The correct spelling for the process of using ultrasound to study intracranial structures of the brain is:
A) ekoencephalagraphy.
B) echencefalagraphy.
C) echoencephalagraphy.
D) echoencephalography.
QUESTION 10A sustained decibel range of over ________ decibels can cause permanent hearing loss.
A) 55
B) 70
C) 85
D) 100
QUESTION 11Which is the characteristic symptom of myasthenia gravis?
A) gradual paralysis
B) sudden, temporary muscle spasms
C) abnormal fatigue involving skeletal muscles
D) widespread stiffness and internal pain over certain muscles
QUESTION 12Write the correct meaning for AIDS:
What will be an ideal response?
QUESTION 13A patient in the emergency department has an occluded coronary artery due to a thrombus. Which type of drug can break apart this blood clot and restore circulation in the artery?
A) a drug for hyperlipidemia
B) aspirin
C) a thrombolytic drug
D) a digitalis drug
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