Chapter XXIII Multiple Choice

What is an angiocheiloscope used to examine?
1. vascularity of the lower back
2. pulse in the hand
3. circulation of blood in the lips
4. digestive juices in the lower small intestine
Apheliotropism is the turning of an organism, especially a plant, __________.
1. away from the sun
2. toward the sun
3. away from physical contact
4. toward physical contact
Of what is a nyctophiliac particularly fond?
1. worms or worm-like creatures
2. drug-induced euphoria
3. large cities on the eastern seaboard
4. night or darkness
What does an ophthalmographist document?
1. the torso
2. the eyes
3. the nose
4. the vertebrae
Osteodysplasty is the ____________ of bone.
1. abnormal development
2. re-shaping or molding
3. dislocation
4. fracturing
Which word denotes a noninflammatory disease of the cornea?
1. iridopathy
2. orchidopathy
3. keratopathy
4. cornitis
What is the name for the congenital absence of the part of the brain dealing with smell, i.e., the part connected to the nose?
1. rhinalgia
2. hypophysiasis
3. antinasocraniosis
4. arrhinencephalia
"Antimesenteric" refers to the part of the intestine that is _________ the site of attachment of the mesentery.
1. in front of
2. opposite to
3. behind
4. adjacent to
Which word means "not having the same osmotic pressure or not containing the same effective concentration of osmotically active components"?
1. homosmotic
2. anisosmotic
3. hyperosmotic
4. hyposmotic