CONCEPTS & ANSWERS
Skin infections due to fungi are known as dermatomycoses. - True
______ is a malignant tumor of bones - Osteosarcoma
________ is a common form of hyperadrenalism in which the control of body's water
and salt level is affected. - Cushing's syndrome
Goiter is the decrease in size of thyroid gland that may be caused by the deficiency
of iodine in the body. - False
A fracture in which a bone crushed or splintered is called ______. - Comminuted
inflammation of the skin - dermatitis
hypothyroidism that causes dwarfism and mental retardation in children - Cretinism
malignant tumor of the skin - Melanoma
"enlargement of some bones in skull, hands and feet" - Acromegaly
disease due to insufficient insulin produced by the body - diabetes mellitus
abnormally tall person - Giantism
results in softening of bones - hyperparathyroidism
In this condition, bones become porous, brittle, and have tendency to break easily.
What is ? - Osteoporosis
_______ is a developmental disorder in which the spinal cord contains and abnormal
curvature. - Scoliosis
Hyperparathyroidism increases the level of ________ in the blood. - Calcium
softening of bones in adults - Ostomalacia
Softening of bones in children - Rickets
inflammation of a bursae - Bursitis
dwarfism - Achondroplasia
Humpback condition – Kyphosis