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Medical Vocabulary #9 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 458 times
- The average score is 16 of 25
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The thick bone that protects the knee joint; also known as the kneecap. | patella | 85%
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| Non-REM sleep, in which thinking and most physiological activities slow, but movement still occurs. | quiet sleep | 84%
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| Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels. | cardiovascular | 83%
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| A mineral that protects teeth from decay and cavities. | fluoride | 82%
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| A thin, flexible tube equipped with a light and camera that is used to see inside an organ or body cavity. | endoscope | 80%
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| The use of a machine to remove wastes and impurities from the blood when the kidneys are not working properly. | hemodialysis | 79%
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| An instrument with a light and mirrors for examining the deep interior of the eye. | ophthalmoscope | 78%
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| A rhythmic, quivering movement of muscles that can be caused by diseases such as Parkinson disease, side effects of medication, or old age. | tremor | 77%
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| The popular term for muscle and ligament damage resulting from rapid and extreme extension and flexion of the neck. | whiplash | 76%
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| Small veins. | venules | 74%
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| The premature death of living cells or tissues. | necrosis | 73%
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| Substances produced when the body burns fat for energy or when the body doesn’t have enough insulin. | ketones | 69%
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| Swelling of the membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. | meningitis | 69%
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| A description of vaccines containing microbes that have been killed, and, therefore, are unable to cause disease. | inactivated | 68%
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| A noncancerous tumor or growth composed of fat cells. | lipoma | 67%
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| The sudden and uncontrollable need to urinate or defecate. | urgency | 67%
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| Structures on the outside of a cell membrane that permit attachment of specific chemicals. | receptors | 65%
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| An enlarged thyroid gland that creates a lump in the neck. | goiter | 61%
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| Clusters of nerve cells deep in the brain that play an important role in movement. | basal ganglia | 52%
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| An herbal product or tea made by boiling a plant in water. | decoction | 50%
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| Blood poisoning; a condition in which disease-causing organisms have spread to the bloodstream from an infection elsewhere in the body. | septicemia | 43%
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| The automatic adjustment of the focus of the eye by flattening or thickening of the lens. | accommodation | 41%
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| The destruction or infection of tissues by disease-causing organisms, usually accompanied by a fever. | sepsis | 39%
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| Thin, gelatinous ligaments that attach the lens of the eye to the ciliary body and support the lens centrally behind the pupil. | zonules | 28%
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| A yellow, lipid-laden deposit in the skin or on a tendon. | xanthoma | 23%
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