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Question 1

Which of the following are auditory ossicles?

Answer 1

Stapes and incus

Question 2

An ectopic pregnancy is a complication in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the

Answer 2

Uterine wall

Question 3

How many lobes make up the right lung?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Upon leaving the stomach, nutrients move through the small intestine in what order?

Answer 4

Duodenum, jejunum, ileum.

Question 5

Lacrimal glands are responsible for which of the following?

Answer 5

Production of tears

Question 6

Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by which structure?

Answer 6

Ureter

Question 7

What is the function of the thyroid gland?

Answer 7

It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and blood calcium

Question 8

What is endometriosis?

Answer 8

When the endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus

Question 9

Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs?

Answer 9

Pulmonary vein

Question 10

Which respiratory structure is comprised of cartilage and ligaments?

Answer 10

Trachea

Question 11

A part of the male genital system sitting below the urinary bladder and surrounding the urethra is called the:

Answer 11

prostate

Question 12

Which condition results from an injury to the head? The symptoms include headache, dizziness and vomiting

Answer 12

Concussion

Question 13

Which one of the following best describes psoriasis?

Answer 13

A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery scales

Question 14

Sialography is an X-ray of the:

Answer 14

Salivary glands

Question 15

A respiratory disease characterized by overexpansion and destruction of the alveoli is identified as

Answer 15

Emphysema

Question 16

A surgical procedure creating an opening into the jejunum is defined as a

Answer 16

Jejunostomy

Question 17

Destruction of lesions of the vulva can be done with cryosurgery. This method uses

Answer 17

extreme cold

Question 18

A medical treatment used to remove the waste products in the blood is

Answer 18

Hemodialysis

Question 19

The root word for mouth is

Answer 19

Stomat/o

Question 20

Adrenomegaly is defined as

Answer 20

Enlargement of the adrenal gland

Question 21

The operative overlapping of tissue to repair a defect in the diaphragm is called

Answer 21

Imbrication

Question 22

A projection is the path of the X-ray beam. If the projection is front to back it would be

Answer 22

Anteroposterior

Question 23

The dome-shaped muscle under the lungs flattening during inspiration is the

Answer 23

Diaphragm

Question 24

The term for pain in the ear is

Answer 24

Otalgia