Match the Terms with Their Correct Meanings

question 179

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
-Overactivity of the thyroid gland (Graves disease)

• A)acromegaly
• B)Addison disease
• C)cretinism
• D)Cushing syndrome
• E)diabetes insipidus
• F)diabetes mellitus
• G)exophthalmos
• H)glucose tolerance test
• I)goiter
• J)hirsutism
• K)ketoacidosis
• L)myxedema
• M)pheochromocytoma
• N)radioimmunoassay
• O)tetany
• P)thyroid carcinoma
• Q)thyroid scan
• R)thyrotoxicosis

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Definitions:

Mons Pubis

Prominence caused by a pad of fatty tissue over the symphysis pubis in the female.

Uterine Cycle

Series of events that occur in a regular fashion in the uterus of sexually mature, nonpregnant females; prepares the uterine lining for implantation of the embryo.

Menses

Periodic hemorrhage from the uterine mucous membrane, occurring at approximately 28-day intervals.

Proliferative

Relating to or characterized by cell division and growth, often referring to phases of tissue regeneration or disease progression.