Reference no: EM133930488
Questions
1. The breakdown of articular cartilage in the joint due to normal aging and wear and tear, is called:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Kyphosis
Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)
Gouty arthritis
2. A patient with Alzheimer's disease will have _______________, while a patient with Parkinson's disease may have __________________.
decreased hearing, decreased memory
decreased memory, hemiplegia
decreased memory, a slow shuffling walking pattern
decreased vision, hemiplegia
3. Mohamed has suffered a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) to his left frontal lobe. He shows all of these EXCEPT:
Hemiplegia on the right
Hemiplegia on the left
Aphasia
Ruptured blood vessel or ischemia in the frontal cortex
4. The endocrine system uses molecules called _______________ to slowly send messages, while the nervous system uses molecules called _________________ to quickly send messages.
erythrocytes, neurotransmitters
neurotransmitters, hormones
hormones, glucose
hormones, neurotransmitters
5. Callyn is 12 and presents with very high blood sugar and little to no insulin production. She is diagnosed with _____________.
Graves disease
Addison's disease
Type I diabetes
Goiters
6. Kenari is in a car accident when she hits the front of her head very hard, suffering a head injury to her pre-frontal cortex. Check the boxes next to the primary symptoms you expect she will have.
personality changes
difficulty with hearing
difficulty with vision
difficulty with learning, reasoning, judgement
7. Ted is very short. When he was young, his ______________ gland hyposecreted ____________.
thyroid, T-3 and T-4
pituitary, testosterone
pituitary, growth hormone
pineal, growth hormone
8. Aidan has suffered a complete spinal cord injury at the level of T-12. Check the boxes next to the symptoms/needs he will have due to this injury.
aphasia
no sensation (feeling) below his waist due to no ability to send sensory signals
no movement of both of his legs due to no innervation of muscles
ataxia
9. Which of these is true when a baby starts to lift and hold their head up?
They form a primary lumbar curvature
They form a primary sacral curvature
They form a secondary cervical curvature
They form a primary thoracic curvature
10. Helene is 85 years old. She is diagnosed with _________ after her doctor orders DEXA x-rays and finds thinning of her spongy bone tissue.
Scoliosis
Osteoclasts
Osteoporosis
Rheumatoid arthritis
12. Choose two places in the skeleton where we find fibrocartilage in a joint that moves very little (slightly).
knee joint
intervertebral joints
pubic symphysis
mandible/temporalis (TMJ) joint