st. louis encephalitis is transmitted by ___________________ - Answers mosquito bites
softening of bones as a result of excessive reabsorption of calcium salts from the extracellular bone
matrix - Answers osteomalacia
first symptoms of myasthenia gravis among women appear most in __________________ age group -
Answers 20-35 years
neural hearing loss is a feature of _________________ - Answers multiple sclerosis
symptoms of muscle weakness in Duchenne-type dystrophy begin in ____________________ -
Answers preschool children
typical cause of impetigo - Answers streptococci
destruction of muscle fibers in polymyositis is characterized by a release of enzymes, most specifically
for muscle disease, ______________________ - Answers creatine kinase
symptom of botulism, a disease caused by a toxin from clostridium botulinum - Answers paralysis of
muscles
sensory hearing loss is a consequence of __________________ - Answers noise trauma
otosclerosis involves _________________ - Answers incus, oval window, and malleus
sensory hearing loss of unknown etiology that affects elderly persons - Answers presbycusis
prolonged suntanning consequence - Answers accelerated aging of the skin
most important cause of ulcerative keratitis - Answers herpesvirus
long bone fracture that has numerous lines and fragments - Answers comminuted
muscle inflammation characterized by infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells - Answers
polymyositis
most important complication of untreated glaucoma - Answers loss of eyesight
most common cause of stroke in the United States - Answers atherosclerosis
most prominent clinical feature of Alzheimer's disease - Answers dementia
most common cause of cataracts in the United States - Answers old age
part of the eye that is usually effected by chemical injury with exogenous caustic substances -
Answers cornea
sensory innermost layer of the eye composed of rods and cones - Answers retina
most typical feature of Meniere's disease - Answers vertigo
location of the malleus, incus, and stapes - Answers middle ear
Duchenne-type muscular dystrophy is inherited as a ___________________ - Answers sex-linked
recessive trait
means of diagnosing osteoporosis - Answers x-ray examination
malignant tumor of striated muscle - Answers rhabdomyosarcoma
in Parkinson's disease, the ___________________ of the brain shows depigmentation - Answers
substantia nigra
cause of conductive hearing loss - Answers impacted cerumen
joint disease characterized by destruction and loss of cartilage, sclerosis of subchondral bone, cyst
formation, and osteophytes - Answers osteoarthritis
most common symptom of degenerative joint disease - Answers pain
earwax is secreted by _________________ - Answers ceruminous glands
excess of _____________ causes osteoporosis - Answers corticosteroids
disorder has no defined underlying pathologic condition - Answers myopia
most common primary malignant tumor of bones - Answers osteosarcoma
disease that is the most important cause of cataracts - Answers diabetes mellitus
parkinson's disease - Answers neurodegenerative disease of unknown etiology
multiple sclerosis - Answers autoimmune disease
down's syndrome - Answers developmental and/or genetic disease
creutzfeldt-jakob disease - Answers infectious disease
hematocephalus - Answers circulatory disorder
disease characterized by hyperuricemia and deposition of uric acid crystals in various tissues -
Answers gout
best known cause of myositis - Answers coxsackie virus
the tympanic cavity is part of the _____________________ - Answers internal ear
allergic conjunctivitis is typically mediated by ____________________ - Answers IgE