Chapter XVIII Multiple Choice
What is "anisokaryosis"?
- an upward shifting of cytoplasmic material through a permeable membrane
- inequality in the size of the nuclei of cells
- the process by which a turtle tucks his head adorably into his shell
- having pupils of unequal orientation
What is oxycephalia?
- exceptional sharpness of vision
- ailment characterized by dryness of the eyes
- occlusion of the cornea by a foreign object
- abnormal pointedness of the top of the head
What does an acoumeter do?
- measures acuteness of hearing
- aids in the hearing of sounds that are normally imperceptible
- prevents hearing loss through cochlear implant
- prevents sound from passing through
Which term means "arising in tissues which give origin to the teeth?"
- odontopathic
- odontoschismatic
- odontogenic
- odontomorphic
How many digits appear on the hand or foot in the case of heptadactyly?
- 6
- 9
- 7
- 4
To what does dysphagia refer?
- difficulty in speaking
- difficulty in swallowing
- difficulty in hearing
- difficulty in "making sounds"
Someone exhibiting megalographia...
- writes in abnormally large script
- has especially small hands
- has an especially sensitive sense of touch
- has enlarged ear lobes
What Greek word meaning "outer boundary" is a direct element-for-element translation of the Latin "circumference"?
- perimeter
- peristalsis
- peridontism
- periphery
What is a karyochrome?
- a type of pigmentation in the eye that gives the iris its color
- an easily digestible protein that appears under infrared light
- a nerve cell for which the nucleus is deeply stainable but the body is not
- a creature that changes color according to its surroundings