Chapters 13 and 14

Question 1

Which type of steroid is used to suppress inflammation?

Answer 1

Corticosteroid

Question 2

Which endocrine gland is composed of two lobes?

Answer 2

Pituitary

Question 3

Which hormone influences the sleep-wake cycle?

Answer 3

Melatonin

Question 4

Which hormone stimulates the development of male secondary characteristics?

Answer 4

Testosterone

Question 5

Which condition is caused by excessive growth hormone after puberty?

Answer 5

Acromegaly

Question 6

Which condition is caused by insufficient secretion of the parathyroid glands?

Answer 6

Hypoparathyroidism

Question 7

Which endocrine gland also has an important role in the immune system?

Answer 7

Thymus

Question 8

Which disease is caused by pathology of the adrenal glands?

Answer 8

Aldosteronism

Question 9

Which type of diabetes is an insulin resistance disorder?

Answer 9

Type 2

Question 10

Which term means surgical removal of a thymus gland?

Answer 10

Thymectomy

Question 11

Which condition is the most commonly occurring vaginal yeast infection?

Answer 11

Candidiasis

Question 12

Which term describes the region between the scrotum and the anus?

Answer 12

Perineum

Question 13

Which structures temporarily store sperm?

Answer 13

Seminiferous Tubules

Question 14

Which term describes the first stools of a newborn?

Answer 14

Meconium

Question 15

Which term means the visual examination of the tissues of the cervix and vagina?

Answer 15

Colposcopy

Question 16

Which structure is know as the afterbirth?

Answer 16

Placenta

Question 17

Which combining form means fallopian tube?

Answer 17

Salping/o

Question 18

Which term describes the male sterilization procedure?

Answer 18

Vasectomy

Question 19

Which combining form means ovary?

Answer 19

Oophor/o

Question 20

Which term describes the beginning of the menstrual function at the onset of puberty?

Answer 20

Menarche