Midterm Test

MID-TERM TEST (4TH TERM)
PART I: Grammar and Vocabulary

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. Professor, please tell me, what_______________ when our body has too much or too little of a
certain hormone?
A. will happen. B. causes C. treated D. is going to be
2_____________is an underactive thyroid- your thyroid does not secrete enough of the thyroid
hormones.
A. Parathyroidism B. Hypothyroidism C. Hyperthyroidism D. Thymolysis
3. The surgical term episiorrhaphy is defined as___________________.
A. plastic repair of the vagina. B. suture of the perineum.
C. suture of the vulva. D. creation of an artificial opening in a fallopian tube.
4. The menstrual cycle lasts on average 28 days. Day 1 is the first day
that____________________ starts, and usually finishes by day 5.
A. fertilization. B. menstruation. C. ovulation. D. reproduction
5. The parts of the body that protect the urethra and the vagina
is___________________________.
A. vulva. B clitoris. C pubis. D labia
6. If blood sugar is high, the________________ can release insulin, which targets muscle cells to
take in glucose and lower blood sugar.
A. adrenal cortex B. oviduct C. pancreas D. hypothalamus

7. This 28 year-old patient, who is not pregnant, is concerned because she has not had a
menstrual for three months Her doctor described this condition as:
A. polymenorrhoea B. amenorrhea C. menometrorrhagia D. dysmenorrhea
8. The binding sites on the cells of target organs are called__________________
A. hormone receptors B. target tissue. C target cell D. specific gland
9. Excessive calcium in the blood is___________________

A. Hypercalcemia. B. Hypocalcemia C Hypertension. D Hyperglycemia
10. Your doctor ____________ the settings of your pacemaker after deciding how much
electronic energy is needed to stimulate your heartbeat.
A. will adjust. B. adjusts C. has adjusted D. is going to adjust

PART II READING
Read the following passage and circle the best answer for each of the following questions
Two weeks after his emergency cardiac bypass surgery, Robin was admitted to the hospital with acute
pancreatitis, probably triggered by the trauma of the heart surgery. As a nurse, R.B. knew that the mild form of
the disease was self-limiting, whereas severe pancreatitis has a mortality rate near 50%. He was terrified, having
survived heart surgery, to now have to worry about multisystem organ failure. He had once cared for a patient
who had died of necrotizing hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
On admission, Robin had severe stabbing midepigastric pain that radiated to his back, nausea, vomiting,
abdominal distention and rigidity, and jaundice. He also manifested a low-grade fever, hypotension, tachycardia,
and decreased breath sounds over all lung fields. His cardiac enzymes were normal, but he showed an increased
in serum leukocytes , amylase and lipase. CT scan of the abdomen showed pancreatic inflammation with edema.
His chest radiograph showed bilateral pleural effusion and atelectasis. R.B.'s treatments include NPO, an NG
tube, and medications to decrease his pain and gastric secretions, and supplemental oxygen. He was monitored
for all physiological parameters, with close attention paid to his fluid and electrolyte balance and intravascular
volume. He recovered and was discharged after 6 days.
11. Robin was admitted to hospital because of___________________
A. elargement of the pancreas with anemia B. hemorrhagic pancreatitist
B. inflammation of the pancreas with overgrowth of tissue D. acute pancreatitist
12. Robin's midepigastric pain was located_________________________
A. inferior to the sternum B. periumbilical
C. cephalad to the clavicle D. lateral to the anterior costal
13. The midepigatric pain has spread to the patient's______________________
A. neck B. back C. sternum D. stomach
14. The patient's pancreas was inflamed with edema detected by ___________________.
A. Physiologic parameters B. Chest radiograph
C. CT scan D. Electrolyte balance
15. Intravascular volume and hemodynamic stability refer to_________________________.
A. measured amount of urine in the drainage bag B. speed with which pancreatic fluid moves
C. body fluids and blood pressure D. movement of cells through a flow
cytometer
PART III: Writing
Write a word for each of the following definitions

16. It is called a master gland. P__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ GLAND
17. A hormone in the body that controls the amount.
of sugar in the blood. I __ __ __ __ __ __
18. A place where eggs are produced and stored. O __ __ __ __
19. This gland produces melatonin. P__ __ __ __ __ GLAND
20. An organ nourishes the developing offspring. U__ __ __ __ __
Write a medical term for each of the following definitions
21. Abnormal uterine bleeding ____________________________

22. Destruction of adrenal gland ____________________________
23. Disease of the thymus gland ____________________________
24. Incision of the vulva ____________________________
25. Much thirst ____________________________
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning
26. The residents might attend to a Conference on the Infectious disease in children next month.
=> ______________the
residents________________________________________________________.
27. My brother is a brilliant medical student. He might become a good cardiologist in the future
=>__________________my
brother__________________________________________________.
28. The government's plan is building a new health care centre on this area in the next year
=> The
government______________________________________________________________.
29. My intention is to become a specialist in Pediatrics at Medical Institute.
=>I___________________________________________________________________________
________.
30. The surgeons intend to have a vaginoscopy for this patient at the e of this week.
=>The
surgeons_____________________________________________________________________.

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MID-TERM TEST (4TH TERM)

PART I: Grammar and Vocabulary

A. will happen. B. causes C. treated D. is going to be

A. Parathyroidism B. Hypothyroidism C. Hyperthyroidism D. Thymolysis

3. The surgical term episiorrhaphy is defined as___________________.

A. plastic repair of the vagina. B. suture of the perineum.

C. suture of the vulva. D. creation of an artificial opening in a fallopian tube.

A. fertilization. B. menstruation. C. ovulation. D. reproduction

A. vulva. B clitoris. C pubis. D labia

A. adrenal cortex B. oviduct C. pancreas D. hypothalamus

A. polymenorrhoea B. amenorrhea C. menometrorrhagia D. dysmenorrhea

8. The binding sites on the cells of target organs are called__________________

A. hormone receptors B. target tissue. C target cell D. specific gland

9. Excessive calcium in the blood is___________________

A. will adjust. B. adjusts C. has adjusted D. is going to adjust

Write a word for each of the following definitions

Write a medical term for each of the following definitions

21. Abnormal uterine bleeding ____________________________

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning

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