The inability to verbally express thoughts or understand the spoken word is known as ________
A) amnesia
B) global aphasia
C) dysphasia
D) paresthesia
B
Explanation: A) Amnesia is the loss of memory.
B) Correct!
C) Dysphasia is difficulty speaking or understanding words.
D) Paresthesias are abnormal sensations on the skin because of nerve damage.
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Which of the following comparisons of the innate and adaptive immune systems is FALSE?
A. The innate immune system is more likely to recognize normal self, and therefore cause autoimmunity, than is the adaptive immune system. B. Receptors used for recognition in innate immunity are encoded in the germline, whereas those of the adaptive immune system are encoded by genes generated via somatic recombination of germline receptor gene loci. C. The innate and adaptive immune systems share some of the same effector mechanisms. D. Both the innate and adaptive immune systems can recognize nonmicrobial substances. E. The innate immune system does not have memory but the adaptive immune system does.
Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
A) excessive body fluids B) measures amount of sugar in the bloodstream C) enlarged head and extremities D) diagnostic image made using radioactive iodine E) cancerous tumor of a gland F) measures levels of hormones in the bloodstream G) stimulates growth of skeleton H) insufficient sodium in the blood I) secretes growth hormone J) caused by excessive growth hormone K) caused by hyposecretion of insulin by the pancreas L) breast development in a male M) enlarged thyroid gland N) abnormally short in height O) secretes thyroxine P) secretes thymosin Q) secrete aldosterone R) secretes melatonin S) lowers blood sugar level T) arrested physical and mental development U) sodium V) caused by excessive level of cortisol W) secretes insulin X) excessive potassium in the blood Y) potassium 1) hyperkalemia 2) hyponatremia 3) adrenal glands 4) pancreas 5) pineal gland 6) pituitary gland 7) thymus gland 8) thyroid gland 9) gynecomastia 10) edema 11) Cushing's syndrome 12) Type 1 diabetes mellitus 13) acromegaly 14) dwarfism 15) congenital hypothyroidism 16) goiter 17) gigantism 18) adenocarcinoma 19) FBS 20) RIA 21) thyroid scan 22) human growth hormone therapy 23) oral hypoglycemic agent 24) K+ 25) Na+
The combining form that means spleen is ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
If a victim has all of the fractures listed below, which would you splint first?
A) pelvic fracture B) spinal fracture C) lower leg fracture D) upper arm fracture