Chapter 11-13 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Abnormal deep sleep resulting from illness or injury | coma |
Rupture of the eardrum | tympanorrhexis |
Which of these is NOT an inner ear region needed for equilibrium (balance): Semi-circular canal, saccule, organ of corti | organ of corti |
Thin innermost layer of meninges | pia mater |
What is the hormone that stimulates uterine contractions | oxytocin |
sugar in the urine | glycosuria |
Diagnostic term for decreased activity of the antidiuretic hormone from posterior lobe of pituitary gland | Diabetes Insipidus (Type 1) |
Abnormal state of extreme thirst | polydipsia |
Condition of having excess hair | Hirsutism |
Which is NOT a diagnostic test: FBS, PBI, FSH, GTT | FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) |
Which gland is often referred to as the Master Gland | Pituitary Gland |
Chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism which results in hyperglycemia and glycosuria? | Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) |
Which gland is especially important in the development of the immune system | Thymus Gland |
Sum of all physical and chemical changes in the body? | Metabolism |
Which gland & hormone stimulates the deposit of calcium in bone | Thyroid & Calcitonin |
Where are the adrenal glands located | On top of each kidney |
A condition of painful muscle cramps due to low blood calcium | tetany |
which gland secretes the hormone testosterone | testes |
Aden/o | gland |
which is NOT a hormone: T3, BMR, ACTH, PTH | BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) |
Which gland & hormone decrease level of glucose in blood | Pancreas & Insulin |
Excess activity of thyroid | Hyperthyroidism |
Excessive calcium in blood | hypercalcemia |
What does a thyroid function test do | Blood tests that measures the amount of t3, t4 and TSH. Detects thyroid function |
Hyperkalemia | excess level of potassium in blood |
process of recording electrical activity of the brain | EEG |
Cerebral spinal fluid withdrawn from the lumbar | lumbar puncture |
neurolisasis | destruction of nerve |
cephal/o | head |
Which is NOT an ossicle of the ear: malice, incus, hyoid, stapes | hyoid |
which is NOT and endocrine gland: pancreas, pituitary, thyroid, lacrimal | lacrimal |
hypersecretion of adrenal cortex | Cushing Syndrome |
-paresis | weakness |
Section of the brain that processes thought and memory | cerebrum |
cranial nerve that supplies most of the organs in the abdominal and thoracic cavities | Vagas Nerve |
one-sided facial paralysis with unknown cause | Bell's Palsy |
medical term commonly known as a headache | cephalalgia |
reflex test that detects abnormalities in the nervous system | Babinski's Sign |
Section of brain that contains the Thalamus and Hypothalamus | Diencephalon |
Syncope | Fainting |
Largest section of brain | Cerebrum |
Impairment of speech | Dysphasia |
Cranial Nerve responsible for the transport of smell to the brain | Olfactory Nerve |
Opening in the center of the iris | pupil |
Inflammation of eyelid | Blepharitis |
organ that produces and drains tears from the eye | lacrimal gland and lacrimal duct |
Common abbreviation for ear infection in children | OM |
outermost area of the eye | Sclera (whites of the eye) |
tissue that separates the auditory canal from the inner ear | tympanic membrane |
ringing in the ear | tinnitus |
involuntary jerking movements of the eye | nystagmus |
normal vision | emmatropia |
conductive hearing loss | sound transmission is blocked in the inner and outer ear |
hormone that aids in regulating carbohydrates | Cortisol |
hormone that assists in stress and emergencies | epinephrine (adrenaline) |
hormone that regulates fluid volumes and electrolytes | aldosterone |
Goiter | enlargement of thyroid gland |
crin/o | to secrete |
thymectomy | surgical removal of thymus gland |
encephal/o | brain |
nerve tumor | neuroma |
chronic disease o inner ear characterized by dizziness, ringing in the ear, vision loss | Meniere's disease |
low level of sugar in the blood | hypoglycemia |
section of the brain that maintains balance | cerebellum |
earwax | cerumin |
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