Neurology
dendrites
Branches of nerve fibers that branch out near the axon of the neuron ___?
a cataract
Clouding of the lens of the eye is:
Tinnitus
Abnormal sound such as ringing, buzzing, or jingling heard in one or both ears is:
What hormone stimulates the development of breasts and the female secondary sexual characteristics?
Estrogen
A cerebrovascular accident
What is the condition caused by a blockage in the arterial blood flow to the brain or a rupture of a cerebral artery? It is commonly called a stroke.
dura matar
Outer layer of the meninges ____?
Optic Nerve
Which of the following cranial nerves is involved with the sense of vision?
otitis media
Inflammation of the middle ear is called:
prediabetes
When the blood glucose level is higher than normal but not enough to be classed as type 2 diabetes, the condition is called:
Plasma
The liquid portion of the blood that does not contains clotting factors.
pia matar
Inner layer of the meninges ____?
preparing corrective lenses from physicians prescriptions
An optician is an important member of the eye care team who is responsible for:
Otosclerosis
The fusing of ossicles of the middle ear is called:
When a urine specimen is tested for the presence of glucose to monitor diabetes mellitus, the test is called a(n):
Urine glucose
Mass of undissolved matter that blocks a blood vessel ____?
Clot or Blood clot
nurons
Nerve cell (cell body) ____?
photophobia
Extreme sensitivity to light is called:
Vertigo
Poor balance and coordination is:
The hormone that stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb water and return it to circulation is:
diuretic hormone.
10,000 cells/mm3
Which of the following is a normal adult WBC count?
meninges
Three layers of tissue around the brain and spinal cord ____
glaucoma.
Progressive destruction of macula lutea, causing a loss of central vision, is:
Which cranial nerves is involved with hearing and equilibrium?
Vestibulocochlear
What hormone is secreted by the pancreas and inhibits the secretion of growth hormone?
Somatostatin
A localized collection of blood, usually clotted, caused by a break in a blood vessel wall is a(n):
hematoma