CLA Exam 4
When there are abnormally low amounts of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing
hormone, what disease is present? - Answer hypogonadism
The medical term priapism is taken from - 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? - Answer cretinism
What does the term in situ refer to in modern medicine? - 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? -
Answer benign prostatic hyperplasia
What is the meaning of the term hyperesthesia? - Answer excessive sensitivity to a
stimulus
TURP is a procedure that treats BPH through the noninvasive removal of prostate
tissue. It involves - Answer scraping
The most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in North America, with
symptoms of urethral or vaginal discharge is known as - Answer chlamydia
When the endocrine system becomes deficient due to disease, the result is a - Answer
homeostatic imbalance
The term for the symptom of abdominal pain which occurs when bleeding from ovulation
irritates the peritoneum is - Answer taken from the German
Dorothy complains of frequent headaches, including tension, cluster, and migraine.
What is the clinical term for her condition? - Answer cephalalgia
An induration of the erectile tissue within the penis is a condition known as - 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 - Answer leiomyomas
When there are abnormally low amounts of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing
hormone, what disease is present? - Answer hypogonadism
The medical term priapism is taken from - 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? - Answer cretinism
What does the term in situ refer to in modern medicine? - 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? -
Answer benign prostatic hyperplasia
What is the meaning of the term hyperesthesia? - Answer excessive sensitivity to a
stimulus
TURP is a procedure that treats BPH through the noninvasive removal of prostate
tissue. It involves - Answer scraping
The most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in North America, with
symptoms of urethral or vaginal discharge is known as - Answer chlamydia
When the endocrine system becomes deficient due to disease, the result is a - Answer
homeostatic imbalance
The term for the symptom of abdominal pain which occurs when bleeding from ovulation
irritates the peritoneum is - Answer taken from the German
Dorothy complains of frequent headaches, including tension, cluster, and migraine.
What is the clinical term for her condition? - Answer cephalalgia
An induration of the erectile tissue within the penis is a condition known as - 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 - Answer leiomyomas
