Health Nervous System Chapter 9

Practice Questions Nervous System Chapter 9

1. Which of the following glands is located on the front and sides of the trachea just below the larynx?

A) thymus

B) pituitary

C) adrenal

D) pancreas

E) thyroid

2. Identify the term that describes a congenital defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal.

A) shingles

B) sciatica

C) spondylosis

D) hydrocephalus

E) spina bifida

3. What is the medical term that means inability to speak?

A) apnea

B) aphasia

C) anorexia

D) dysphasia

E) diplopia

4. Hormone responsible for uterine contractions during childbirth is:

A) glucagon

B) FSH

C) estrogen

D) oxytocin

E) progesterone

5. What is the function of the hormone glucagon?

A) It lowers blood glucose levels.

B) It increases blood glucose levels.

C) It regulates the amount of salt in the body.

D) It stimulates absorption of calcium.

E) It regulates metabolism of the body.

6. Disorder caused by hyperthyroidism is a(n):

A) adenoma

B) neoplasm

C) goiter

D) cretinism

E) Addison disease

7. Which endocrine gland secretes epinephrine?

A) pancreas

B) adrenal cortex

C) adenohypophysis

D) neurohypophysis

E) adrenal medulla

8. The combining form for sugar, sweetness is:

A) sucr/o

B) sucr/a

C) glyc/o

D) glec/o

E) saccr/o

9. Symptoms of diabetes include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) polyuria

B) polydipsia

C) polyphagia

D) anorexia

E) hyperglycemia

10. The suprarenal glands are superior to the kidneys. This means that they are located:

A) above the kidneys

B) below the kidneys

C) in front of the kidneys

D) behind the kidneys

E) beside the kidneys

11. What is the progressive degenerative disease of the CNS that causes weakness and other muscular symptoms?

A) sciatica

B) shingles

C) transient ischemia

D) neuroma

E) multiple sclerosis

12. Graves disease is also known as:

A) hypothyroidism

B) thyrotoxicosis

C) myxedema

D) cretinism

E) thyrotropin

13. Another...