CLA Exam 4(solved)2022
When there are abnormally low amounts of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, what disease is present? Correct Answer: hypogonadism
The medical term priapism is taken from Correct Answer: a minor Roman fertility god, protector of plants
Because the...
CLA Exam 4(solved)2022
When there are abnormally low amounts of follicle-stimulating hormone and
luteinizing hormone, what disease is present? Correct Answer: hypogonadism
The medical term priapism is taken from Correct Answer: a minor Roman fertility
god, protector of plants
Because the pituitary gland produces numerous hormones, a tumor or congenital
defect of the pituitary can affect many body functions. Which of the following
does NOT result from abnormal pituitary growth hormone production? Correct
Answer: cretinism
What does the term in situ refer to in modern medicine? Correct Answer:
confinement to a site of origin
What is the condition that results when an inner capsule of nonfunctional prostate
tissue swells, pushing against the walls of the urethra to cause a restriction of urine
flow? Correct Answer: benign prostatic hyperplasia
What is the meaning of the term hyperesthesia? Correct Answer: excessive
sensitivity to a stimulus
TURP is a procedure that treats BPH through the noninvasive removal of prostate
tissue. It involves Correct Answer: scraping
The most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in North America, with
symptoms of urethral or vaginal discharge is known as Correct Answer:
chlamydia
When the endocrine system becomes deficient due to disease, the result is a
Correct Answer: homeostatic imbalance
The term for the symptom of abdominal pain which occurs when bleeding from
ovulation irritates the peritoneum is Correct Answer: taken from the German
Dorothy complains of frequent headaches, including tension, cluster, and migraine.
What is the clinical term for her condition? Correct Answer: cephalalgia
, An induration of the erectile tissue within the penis is a condition known as
Correct Answer: Peyronie's disease
Benign fibroid tumors originating in the muscular wall of the uterus, which can
produce abnormal pain during menstruation, are also known as Correct Answer:
leiomyomas
Rabies, an acute infection of the central nervous system that is caused by a virus
transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal was formerly called
Correct Answer: hydrophobia
What is the medical term for a condition of newborns in which red blood cells are
destroyed due to an incompatibility between the mother's blood and the baby's
blood? Correct Answer: erythroblastosis fetalis
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary organs of the endocrine system?
Correct Answer: ocular gland
Otosclerosis is hardening in the ear of the Correct Answer: stapes and oval
window
Which disease, also known as pinkeye, is caused by inflammation of the
membrane covering the anterior, exposed surface of the eye? Correct Answer:
conjunctivitis
What is the clinical name of the disease characterized by the progressive loss of
muscle, popularly called Lou Gehrig disease after a professional baseball player
whose experience brought it to national attention in the 1920's? Correct Answer:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A sleep disorder characterized by sudden uncontrollable episodes of sleep, attacks
of paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations is called Correct Answer: narcolepsy
The excessive secretion of the hormone cortisol by the adrenal cortex, which is
characterized by obesity, moon face, hyperglycemia, and muscle weakness is
known as Correct Answer: Cushing syndrome
A progressive disease characterized by the deterioration of the myelin sheath
covering axons within the brain is known as Correct Answer: multiple sclerosis
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