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Title: Study aid and answers
Description: This pdf is very helpful for medical students. It provides a study guide with many questions from The nervous system, the special senses system, and the endocrine system, along with an answer key. This will help you to study with these body systems.
Description: This pdf is very helpful for medical students. It provides a study guide with many questions from The nervous system, the special senses system, and the endocrine system, along with an answer key. This will help you to study with these body systems.
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Study aid of medical terms from each body system
The Nervous system:
Fill in the blank by choosing the correct medical term
1) Protective membranes called a ______ are formed by accessory cells and are classified as
either myelinated or unmyelinated
...
Nerve fiber C
...
Tract D
...
A
...
Parkinson’s Disease
B
...
Neuralgia
3) The most frequently occurring of all birth defects is ______
...
Spina Bifida C
...
Spinal cord injuries D
...
A
...
Epilepsy
B
...
Headaches
5) ______ transmit sensory information through a peripheral process
...
Sensory neurons C
...
Interneurons D
...
A
...
Sciatica
B
...
Neuralgia
7) A ____ is an injury caused by sharp jarring or a blow to the head that may result in a loss of
consciousness
...
Stroke C
...
Concussion D
...
A
...
Contusion
B
...
Paraplegia
9) ____ refers to paralysis from approximately the shoulders down
...
Quadriplegia C
...
Hemiplegia D
...
A
...
Paraplegia
B
...
Meningitis
11) _____ occurs when paralysis affects one side of the body
...
Meningitis C
...
Paraplegia D
...
A
...
Neurilemma
B
...
Fissure
13) The ______ is responsible for controlling involuntary bodily functions such as sweating,
secretion of glands, arterial blood pressure, smooth muscle tissue, and the heart
...
Somatic nervous system C
...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis D
...
A
...
Bell’s Palsy
B
...
Sciatica
15) _____ is an infection of the meninges that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord
...
Parkinson’s disease C
...
Meningitis D
...
A
...
Cornea
B
...
Iris
2) _____ is inflammation of the eyelids
...
Conjunctivitis C
...
Astigmatism D
...
A
...
Exophthalmos
B
...
Hordeolums
4) A ____ is a clouding of the lens that prevents light from entering
...
Cataract C
...
Astigmatism D
...
A
...
Photophobia
B
...
Amblyopia
6) ____ is double vision
...
Diplopia C
...
Amblyopia D
...
A
...
Tympanic membrane
B
...
Auditory canal
8) _____ is a symptom associated with many forms of hearing loss, known as ringing in the ear
...
Vertigo C
...
Meniere’s Disease D
...
A
...
Lobe
B
...
Malleus
10) _____ is lazy eye
...
Diplopia C
...
Amblyopia D
...
A
...
Strabismus
B
...
Hyperopia
12) In ______, or farsightedness, the lens focuses behind the retina
...
Myopia C
...
Presbyopia D
...
A
...
Strabismus
B
...
Hyperopia
14) _____ are also known as crossed eyes or wall eyes
...
Myopia C
...
Presbyopia D
...
A
...
Humor
B
...
Cornea
The Endocrine System:
1) The _______ is located near the base of the brain in the sella turcica, a small depression
of the sphenoid bone
...
Pineal gland C
...
Pituitary gland D
...
A
...
Thymus gland
B
...
Parathyroid gland
3) Located in the neck, the _______ gland is responsible for metabolism
...
Pineal gland C
...
Thymus gland D
...
A
...
Thymus glands
B
...
Parathyroid glands
5) The _____ are located on top of each kidney
...
Ovaries C
...
Androgens D
...
A
...
Cushing’s disease
B
...
Hyperthyroidism
7) In _______, the thyroid produces inadequate amounts of the thyroid hormones
...
Hypothyroidism C
...
Dwarfism D
...
A
...
Hirsutism
B
...
Adenoma
9) _______ is the type of diabetes that disappears after the pregnancy is complete, and is
pregnancy related
...
Diabetes mellitus C
...
Insulindependent diabetes mellitus D
...
A
...
Acromegaly
B
...
Hypercalcemia
11) The ______ is composed of lymphoid tissue and is located in the mediastinal cavity
...
Thymus gland C
...
Thyroid gland D
...
A
...
Islets of Langerhans
B
...
Gastrointestinal Mucosa
13) _______ results from excessive secretion of GH during childhood, before the closure of the
bone growth phase
...
Dwarfism C
...
Gigantism D
...
A
...
Thyrotoxicosis
B
...
Goiter
15) _____ is an enlargement of the thyroid gland
...
Cretinism C
...
Hirsutism D
...
2) B
...
4) C
...
6) D
...
8) C
...
10) C
...
12) B
...
14) C
...
The Special Senses :
1) B
...
3) C
...
5) C
...
7) B
...
9) D
...
11) A
...
13) B
...
15) B
...
2) A
...
4) D
...
6) C
...
8) B
...
10) C
...
12) C
...
14) B
...
Title: Study aid and answers
Description: This pdf is very helpful for medical students. It provides a study guide with many questions from The nervous system, the special senses system, and the endocrine system, along with an answer key. This will help you to study with these body systems.
Description: This pdf is very helpful for medical students. It provides a study guide with many questions from The nervous system, the special senses system, and the endocrine system, along with an answer key. This will help you to study with these body systems.