Spare Me Your Medical Mumbo Jumbo!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is the more common name for the calcaneus? The tongue The heel The kidney The small intestine

2. What is nyctalopia? Squint Uneven pupils Night blindness Jerky eye movements

3. Anosmia is defined as what? Absence of the sense of smell Painful bony spurs on the heels Difficulty breathing in springtime Fissures of the anus

4. If you were diagnosed with glomerulonephritis, which part of your body is affected? Spleen Eyes Kidneys Pancreas

5. What is inflamed in desmitis? A layer of the brain The umbilicus (belly button) The throat A ligament

6. Telogen effluvium refers to what disturbing condition? Uncontrollable crying Stress-related hair loss Hand tremors Repetitive strain injury of the shoulder

7. What is a subluxation? A partial dislocation of a joint A splinter under the fingernail A bunion A fracture of the luxate bone

8. Which of these is the anatomical name for the eyelids? Canthus Xanthis Ungues Palpebrae

9. If a person has adipsia, what symptom do they have? Lack of thirst Decreased muscle tone of the legs Excessive adipose tissue Altered thought patterns

10. There really is a word to describe an ice cream headache. What is it? Neurocephacryostania Cryogenia Sphenopalatineganglioneuralgia Aspenticephalgia