chapter 4 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Chronic glomerulonephritis and renal failure may both result in?	Uremia
The definition that best explains encephalitis?	Inflammation of the brain
What is the name of the condition caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone before puberty?	Gigantism
Which sexually transmitted diseases is sometimes called the silent STD?	Chlamydial infection
Cancer in which site is the leading cause of cancer death in males?	Lungs
Chronic dilation and distention of the bronchial walls is called?	Bronchiectasis
Failure of the restes to descend into the scrotum from the abdominal cavity is called?	Cryptorchidism
The condition that may result in a lack of melanin pigment in the body?	Albinism
Acute glomerulonephritis can not be marked by?	Pus Formation
The most common cyanotic cardiac defect is?	Tetralogy of Fallot
Which is the most common disease or condition of the urinary system?	Pyelonephritis
Diabetes insipdus results from the lack or deficiency of?	Antidiuretic hormone
Diverticulosis occurs particularly in the?	Colon
Vitiligo is a condition that affects which of the body systems?	Integumentary
What is not a causative factor for pernicious anemia?	folic acid deficiency
The failure of bone marrow to produce erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets is called?	Aplastic anemia
Tetanus is commonly called?	Lockjaw
The following is not an obvious sign of Parkinson's disease?	Seizure
Which fracture of the bone is common in children?	Greenstick fracture
The following is not a symptoms of nephrotic syndrome ?	Hypotension
The absence of the onset of menstruation at puberty is called?	Amenorrhea
Undescended testes may become the potential site of?	Cancer
The term that means "inflammaton of the tening membrane of the heart"?	Endocarditis
A prolapse of one section of the intestine into the lumen of another segment, causing intestinal blockage, is called?	Intussusception
Episodic vasospasm of the small cutaneous arteries, usually located in the finger,is known as?	Raynaud's disease
The most common type of anemia in the U.S. is ?	Iron-deficiency
The following is a fungal infection of the skin that forms a ringlike pattern?	Tinea
The following cells can release histamine and heparin?	Mast Cells
The most common causative organism of meningitis in adults is?	Neisseria meningitidis
Trisomy 21 is also called?	Down syndrome
Thrombophlebitis occurs most commonly in the ?	Lower legs
The sudden onset of a disease marked by intensity is described as?	Acute
A patient with Addison's disease should be examined by which type of specialist?	Endocrinologist
Serum sickness is what type of hypersensitivity?	III
An area of dead cells due to lack of oxygen is called?	Infarction
The condition in which one of the sex chromosomes is missing is called?	Turner's syndrome
A cancer of the epithelial cells is called?	Carcinoma
Athlete's foot is otherwise known as?	Tinea Pedis
The biggest risk factor for invasive cervical cancer is?	Lack of regular cervical Pap smears
Which organism commonly causes toxic shock syndrome?	Staphylococcus aureus

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