short answer

Question 1

an increase in malignant white blood cells is called

Answer 1

leukemia

Question 2

thyroid gland is an example of (gland)

Answer 2

endocrine

Question 3

inflammation of the stomach & small intestine is called

Answer 3

gastritis

Question 4

deficiency of hemoglobin in red blood cells is a condition known as

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anemia

Question 5

the instrument to visually examine the eye is the

Answer 5

slit lamp

Question 6

visual examination of the abdomen performed with small incisions and an endoscope is

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laparoscopy

Question 7

inflammation of the membranes surrounding the lungs

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pneumonia

Question 8

the muscle seperating the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the

Answer 8

rectus abdominus

Question 9

an incision of the skull is

Answer 9

craniotomy

Question 10

the backbones in the region of the neck

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cervical region

Question 11

after a sonogram revealed stones in the gall bladder, mr smith was scheduled for a gallbladder resection

Answer 11

cholecystectomy

Question 12

physicians performed a ________ to make new opening in ms jones windpipe when she choked on a chicken bone

Answer 12

tracheotomy

Question 13

sarah settles oncologist prescribed intensive drig treatment known as )________ for her breast cancer

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chemotherapy

Question 14

eating foods high in cholesterol and fats can cause collection of fatty plaque in arteries

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artherosclerosis

Question 15

surgical repair to open blocked vessels with a balloon and stent

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ballooon angioplasty

Question 16

during sleep if a person is momentarily unable to contract respiratory muscles or maintain air flow

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apnea

Question 17

a skeletal muscle may undergo ______ as a result of lack of physical exercise, or neurological/muscular disease

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muscular dystrophy

Question 18

the membrane surrounding bone is the

Answer 18

periosteum

Question 19

biopsy of lymph nodes after carlas mastectomy revealed three positive axillary nodes. The pathology report indicated that there was a _____ (spread) of the primary breast cancer

Answer 19

metastasis

Question 20

After carls leg was amputated to resect an osteosarcoma, he was fitted with an artificial leg known as

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prosthesis

Question 21

The kidneys lie behind the abdominal cavity in the _________ space

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retroperitoneal

Question 22

When urinating, Ben noticed blood in his urine, a symptom known as

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hematuria

Question 23

the physician who gives drugs to keep a patient asleep during surgery is

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anesthesiologist

Question 24

treatment of severe mental disorders is the specialty of

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psychiatrist

Question 25

a physician (gynecologists) who specializes in delivery of babies

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obstetrician