Cengage final exam Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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Cengage final exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
malacia

Ans: softening


areteriostenosis

Ans: abnormal narrowing of an artery of arteries


Dysfunctional body part

Ans: organ or body part that is not working properly


appendicitis

Ans: inflammation of the appendix


melanosis

Ans: abnormal amounts of black pigment


disease

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Ans: a condition in which one or more body part isn't working
right


abdominal regions

Ans: right hypochondriac epigastric left hypochondriac
right lumbar umbilical left lumbar
right iliac hypogastric left iliac


dominant

Ans: inherited from either parent, the offspring will inherit that
genetic condition or characteristic


recessive

Ans: inherited from both parents, the offspring will have that
condition


communicable disease

Ans: Any disease transmitted from one person to another
either directly or by indirect contact with contaminated objects.
(contagious)



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mandible

Ans: also known as the jawbone, only moveable bone of the
jaw


primary cancer

Ans: original site of cancer


secondary cancer

Ans: Describes either a new primary cancer (a different type of
cancer) that develops after treatment for the first type of
cancer, or cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
from the place where it started (see metastasis, above).


ostectomy

Ans: surgical removal of bone


arthrosclerosis

Ans: stiffness of joints, especially in the elderly


talipes


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