Question

question 232
what is an inflammation of the tear sac?
○ stye
○ palpebritis
○ dacryocystitis
○ conjunctivitis

question 233
if john is adducting his arm, he is:
○ moving it away from his body
○ moving it outward
○ moving it toward his body
○ raising it above his head

question 234
the term for a patient with the condition which literally means \heart/muscle/disease/process of\ has:
○ cardiomyopathy
○ endocarditis
○ lymphoreticulosis
○ rheumatic fever

Explanation:

• Question 232:
• Stye: An infection of the eyelash follicle or gland, not the tear sac.
• Palpebritis: Inflammation of the eyelid, not the tear sac.
• Dacryocystitis: Directly refers to inflammation of the tear sac (dacryocyst).
• Conjunctivitis: Inflammation of the conjunctiva (the membrane covering the eye), not the tear sac.
• Question 233:
• Moving it away from his body: This is abduction, not adduction.
• Moving it outward: Similar to abduction, not adduction.
• Moving it toward his body: Adduction is the movement of a limb toward the mid - line (body) of the body.
• Raising it above his head: This is an elevation movement, not adduction.
• Question 234:
• Cardiomyopathy: “Cardio -” (heart), “myo -” (muscle), “- pathy” (disease process).
• Endocarditis: Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endo - inside, card - heart, - itis - inflammation), not related to muscle.
• Lymphoreticulosis: Disorder related to the lymphatic and reticuloendothelial systems, not heart - muscle - disease.
• Rheumatic fever: An inflammatory disease, but the root words do not match “heart/muscle/disease/process of”.

Answer:

• Question 232: C. dacryocystitis
• Question 233: C. moving it toward his body
• Question 234: A. cardiomyopathy