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Abnormal deep sleep resulting from illness or injury   coma  
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Rupture of the eardrum   tympanorrhexis  
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Which of these is NOT an inner ear region needed for equilibrium (balance): Semi-circular canal, saccule, organ of corti   organ of corti  
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Thin innermost layer of meninges   pia mater  
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What is the hormone that stimulates uterine contractions   oxytocin  
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sugar in the urine   glycosuria  
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Diagnostic term for decreased activity of the antidiuretic hormone from posterior lobe of pituitary gland   Diabetes Insipidus (Type 1)  
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Abnormal state of extreme thirst   polydipsia  
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Condition of having excess hair   Hirsutism  
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Which is NOT a diagnostic test: FBS, PBI, FSH, GTT   FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)  
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Which gland is often referred to as the Master Gland   Pituitary Gland  
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Chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism which results in hyperglycemia and glycosuria?   Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2)  
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Which gland is especially important in the development of the immune system   Thymus Gland  
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Sum of all physical and chemical changes in the body?   Metabolism  
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Which gland & hormone stimulates the deposit of calcium in bone   Thyroid & Calcitonin  
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Where are the adrenal glands located   On top of each kidney  
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A condition of painful muscle cramps due to low blood calcium   tetany  
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which gland secretes the hormone testosterone   testes  
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Aden/o   gland  
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which is NOT a hormone: T3, BMR, ACTH, PTH   BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate)  
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Which gland & hormone decrease level of glucose in blood   Pancreas & Insulin  
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Excess activity of thyroid   Hyperthyroidism  
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Excessive calcium in blood   hypercalcemia  
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What does a thyroid function test do   Blood tests that measures the amount of t3, t4 and TSH. Detects thyroid function  
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Hyperkalemia   excess level of potassium in blood  
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process of recording electrical activity of the brain   EEG  
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Cerebral spinal fluid withdrawn from the lumbar   lumbar puncture  
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neurolisasis   destruction of nerve  
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cephal/o   head  
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Which is NOT an ossicle of the ear: malice, incus, hyoid, stapes   hyoid  
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which is NOT and endocrine gland: pancreas, pituitary, thyroid, lacrimal   lacrimal  
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hypersecretion of adrenal cortex   Cushing Syndrome  
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-paresis   weakness  
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Section of the brain that processes thought and memory   cerebrum  
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cranial nerve that supplies most of the organs in the abdominal and thoracic cavities   Vagas Nerve  
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one-sided facial paralysis with unknown cause   Bell's Palsy  
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medical term commonly known as a headache   cephalalgia  
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reflex test that detects abnormalities in the nervous system   Babinski's Sign  
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Section of brain that contains the Thalamus and Hypothalamus   Diencephalon  
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Syncope   Fainting  
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Largest section of brain   Cerebrum  
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Impairment of speech   Dysphasia  
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Cranial Nerve responsible for the transport of smell to the brain   Olfactory Nerve  
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Opening in the center of the iris   pupil  
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Inflammation of eyelid   Blepharitis  
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organ that produces and drains tears from the eye   lacrimal gland and lacrimal duct  
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Common abbreviation for ear infection in children   OM  
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outermost area of the eye   Sclera (whites of the eye)  
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tissue that separates the auditory canal from the inner ear   tympanic membrane  
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ringing in the ear   tinnitus  
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involuntary jerking movements of the eye   nystagmus  
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normal vision   emmatropia  
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conductive hearing loss   sound transmission is blocked in the inner and outer ear  
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hormone that aids in regulating carbohydrates   Cortisol  
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hormone that assists in stress and emergencies   epinephrine (adrenaline)  
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hormone that regulates fluid volumes and electrolytes   aldosterone  
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Goiter   enlargement of thyroid gland  
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crin/o   to secrete  
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thymectomy   surgical removal of thymus gland  
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encephal/o   brain  
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nerve tumor   neuroma  
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chronic disease o inner ear characterized by dizziness, ringing in the ear, vision loss   Meniere's disease  
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low level of sugar in the blood   hypoglycemia  
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section of the brain that maintains balance   cerebellum  
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earwax   cerumin  
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