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Which category of drugs treats a lack of production of testosterone by the testes?
 
  A) antiviral drugs
  B) antibiotic drugs
  C) drugs for benign prostatic hypertrophy
  D) androgen drugs

Question 2

Which is a surgical procedure to reconstruct a ruptured eardrum?
 
  A) myringotomy
  B) otoplasty
  C) cheiloplasty
  D) tympanoplasty



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Answer to Question 1

D
Explanation: A) Antiviral drugs only treat viral infections.
B) Antibiotic drugs only treat bacterial infections.
C) These drugs decrease the size of the prostate gland, but do not affect testosterone.
D) Correct Androgen drugs include testosterone and similar drugs.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: A) Myringotomy makes an incision into the eardrum, but does not reconstruct it.
B) Otoplasty reconstructs the external ear, not a ruptured eardrum.
C) Cheiloplasty reconstructs the lip, not a ruptured eardrum.
D) Correct Tympan/o- means eardrum; tympanic membrane and -plasty means process of reshaping by surgery.



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