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A wide pupil is said to tbe

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dilated; and permits more light to enter the eye

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The mental health interview will cover a wide range of topics and then will use the ? To diagnose the mental disorder

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DSM

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Risks for ? Can be reduced by controlling blood sugar and hypertension and by getting regular eye exams

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Glaucoma

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T or F? Acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor of the infundibulum

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Correct Answer is False

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T or F? Retinal detachment is an emergency condition in which the retina pulls away from the front of the eye ball

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Correct Answer is False

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A person who is very distrustful and suspicious of others may have ? Personality disorder

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Paranoid

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? Is the m ost common form of hyperthyroidism

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Graves Disesase

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The inner and posterior layer of the eyeball is the ? Which contains light sensitive nerve endings

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Retina

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T or F? Hyperparathyroidism is more common in men than in women

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Correct Answer is False

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T or F? The m ost distinctive sign of hyperparathyrodisim is hyperpigmentaiton of the skin

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Correct Answer is False

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? Is characterized by regular episodes of extreme overeating without trying to compensate for the behavior

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Binge eating disorder

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Diagnosis for many eye diseases uses a dilated eye exam and ? Eye chart

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Snellen

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Simple goiter may be caused by a deficiency in

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iodine

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T or F? Presbyopia is caused by age-related reduction in lens flexibility

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Correct Answer is True

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T or F? Brain stimulation therapies involve activiating or touching the brain directly with electricity; magnets or implants

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Correct Answer is True

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One of the signs of ? In infants includes buldging fontanels; irritability; and poor reflexes

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encephalitis

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In hyperparathyroidism; as calcium lebles rise;

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phosphate levels fall

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The ? Lobe is devoted to interpreting visual input

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occipital

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T or F? Light entering the eye first passes through the lens

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Correct Answer is False

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T or F? While most brain tumors are benign; both benign and malignant tumors are serious because they can impair vitally important areas

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Correct Answer is False

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Infants who use ? During flue and chickenpox infections are at risk for Reye syndrome

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aspirin

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Bell’s Palst is a paralysis of facial muscle caused by ? Of the facial nerve

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inflammation

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Mental health disorders typically arise from an interaction between ? Factors

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biological; physical; and environmental

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T or F? Tonometry measures eyeball pressure used to detect glaucoma

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Correct Answer is True

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T or F? Insulin and glucagon work antagonistically to each other
Correct Answer is True
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Macular degeneration afects the central part of the
retina
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With ? Anxiety disorder; the anxiety is a result of being watched; judged; and criticized by others
socail
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The main treatment for ? Is levodopa (L-dopa)
PD
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T or F? Genes may influence the development of some mental disorders
Correct Answer is True
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T or F? Antidepressants increase the availabilit of neurotransmitters
Correct Answer is True
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Ringing in the ears is known as
tinnitus
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A person who is an attention seeker that needs to always be the center of attention may have ? Personality disorder
histrionic
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Vitamin supplementaiton may help slow? But should only be done under a doctor's supervision
dry macular degeneration
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T or F? One of the risk factors for botulism includes eating honey
Correct Answer is True
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T or F? In myopia the eyeball grows too long and distant images focus short of the retina
Correct Answer is True
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A type of conjunctivitis called inclusion conjunctivitis is usually transmitted during childbirth when a mother has a ? Infection
chlamydia
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Mental health is the condition of being sound ?
emotionally and mentally
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One of the risk factors for thyroid cancer is a diet low in
iodine
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T or F? Endocine tissue can be found in the heart
Correct Answer is True
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T or F? There is no evidence to link brain tumors to electromagnetic radiaiton from cell phone
Correct Answer is True
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A persn who repeatedly perfroms acts that are grounds for arrest by have ? Personality disorder
antisocial
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The casuse of Parkinson's Disease is related to reduced levels of the neurotransmitters
dopamine and norepinephrine
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T o prevent ? Foreign objects should not be inserted into the ear canal; and earphone and earplugs shoule be cleansed regularay
otitis externa
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T or F? Men are 75% more likely to have binge eating disorders than women
Correct Answer is False
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T or F? Death from pulmonary failure or lung infections occurs 3-5 ears after the onset of ALS symptoms
Correct Answer is True
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Treatment for ADHD may include medication that
increase the levels of dopamine and norepinephrine
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If the swelling of otitis media becomes severe; it may perforated the
tympanic membrane
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? May be foacal; affecting one part of the brain; or genearlized affecting many areas of the brain
epilepsy
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T or F? fluid accumulation in the inner ear is responsible for the signs and symptoms of Meniere's Disease
Correct Answer is True
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T or F? The botulism bacteria thrive in anaerobic conditions
Correct Answer is True
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The adrenal cortex is stimulated by what anterior pituitary hormone
ACTH
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A condition of excess growth hormone after the growth plate has fused is called
acromegaly
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What endocrine gland is important for the regulation of serum calcium and phosphate
parathyroid
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Insulin resistance and a reduction in the production of insulin occur in what condition
type 2 diabetes
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T or F? The pancrease carries out endocrine and exocrine functions
Correct Answer is True
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Complication of diabetes that results in numbness of the hands or feet and severe muscle aches is known as
neuropathy
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T or F? Gonadotropins are sex hormones
Correct Answer is False
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The most severe form of hypothyroidism in adults is
Myxedema
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Glucose is stored in the cells in the form of
Glycogen
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What is the effect of glucagon
increases blood sugar
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Reabsorption of calcium from the bone is regulated by
parathormone
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What organism is the cause of lockjaw?
Clostridium tetani
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How is CSF collected for examination?
Lumbar puncture
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Due to the nature of migraine headaches they are sometimes called
sick
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Which group is most likely to contract shingles
anyone over age 50
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T or F? There are five ventricles in the brain
Correct Answer is False
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What brain cavaties are filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
ventricles
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What is the clinical name for lockjaw
trismus
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What type of cell is an astrocyte
glial cell
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Reye's syndrome has been linked to which NSAID
aspirin
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Which of the following is ture of essential tremor
it is a neurological disease
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Flickering lights may induce what response in some individuals
epileptic seizure
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What areas of the brain is affected by Parkinson's disease
basal ganglia
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A stroke on the left side of the brain would likely cause
paralysis on the right side
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Head trauma that results in a bruise to the brain is called a
contusion
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Head trauma that results in bleeding between the dura matter and the skull is called
epidural hemorrhage
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T or F? Huntington's chorea is a reessive genetic disease
Correct Answer is False
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The major symptom of tinnitus is
roaring or ringing sounds
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Presbyopia is reduciton in refractive abilities of the eye primarily due to which of the following: weak cornea; aging; vitamin deficiency; damaged optic nerve
aging
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What is the name of the observable part of the ear that helps collect sound waves to assist hearing
pinna
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Progressive hearing loss associated with aging is called
Presbycusis
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What form of eye disorder causes tunnel vision
glaucoma
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What receptor element is mainly damaged in nerve-type hearing loss
organ of corti
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Aggressive; antisocial behavior and willful disobedience is characteristic of what disorder
conduct disorder
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SSRIs are used to treat
depression
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Which most often occurs first in children
ADHD
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T or F? Parkinson's disease is usuallt first diagnosed in adulthood
Correct Answer is True
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Autism is first noticed around age
three
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Hallucinations and delusions are characteristics of
schizophrenia
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Tourette's syndrome is an example of
tic disorder
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Severe; persistent worries that are out of proportion to the circumstances are characteristic of
generalized anxiety disorder
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The cause of mental illness is best described as: inheited; environmental stressors; imbalance in neurotrasmitters; all of the above
all of the above
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Dopamine is used to treat
Parkinson's disease

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