CLA Exam 4(solved)2022

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 Which of the following is a type of brain tumor which becomes life threatening when it crowds out functional neurons? Correct Answer: glioma The procedure of separating a nerve by removing unwanted adhesions is known as Correct Answer: neurolysis Blepharoptosis can be defined as Correct Answer: a drooping eyelid The medical term syncope, taken from the Greek, is often called Correct Answer: fainting The meibomian gland is a small gland in the eyelid that secretes lubrication fluid onto the conjunctiva. An infection of this gland produces a local swelling of the eyelid, known as Correct Answer: hordeolum The most common form of psychosis, characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and extensive withdrawal from other people and the outside world is Correct Answer: schizophrenia The definition of myelitis is inflammation of the Correct Answer: spinal cord A protrusion of the urinary bladder against the wall of the vagina may occur if the attachments between the two organs weaken. It is called a Correct Answer: cystocele Excessive discharge from the distal end of the penis, which is a symptom of the sexually transmitted infection called gonorrhea, is Correct Answer: balanorrhea A condition in which both the epididymis and one or more testes are inflamed is known as Correct Answer: orchiepididymitis Many individuals who have experienced a severe mental strain or emotional trauma, such as military combat or a physical assault, suffer from an acute condition that includes sleeplessness, anxiety, and paranoia. The abbreviation of this condition is Correct Answer: PTSD Excision of a fallopian tube and ovary is called a Correct Answer: salpingo-oophorectomy