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ssal

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Parathyroidectomy is the removal or excision of:
 
  A. one or more parathyroid glands
  B. pineal gland
  C. thymus gland
  D. thyroid gland

Question 2

When trauma to the head causes a collection of blood to form in the brain, this is called ________.
 
  A) hydrocephalus
  B) Huntington's chorea
  C) a subdural hematoma
  D) an intraventricular hematoma


nguyenhoanhat

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) Hydrocephalus is too much cerebrospinal fluid, not blood.
B) This does not describe Huntington's chorea.
C) Correct Sub- means below, underneath and dur/o- means dura mater. Hemat/o- means blood and -oma means tumor, mass.
D) Intraventricular hematoma is within the ventricle, not between the dura mater and arachnoid.


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