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Quiz about Bodily Inflammations
Quiz about Bodily Inflammations

Bodily Inflammations Trivia Quiz


If you are playing this quiz, you have most probably had an (-itis) of some kind in the past, but, how is your overall knowledge on 'Bodily Inflammations?' Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by jonnowales. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jonnowales
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
266,375
Updated
Apr 07 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
10334
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 146 (8/10), George95 (9/10), Dagny1 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the medical term for the inflammation of a bone? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the term used to describe the inflammation of a kidney? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Otitis is the inflammation of the liver.


Question 4 of 10
4. Cystitis is the inflammation of the urinary bladder.


Question 5 of 10
5. Crohn's disease is an inflammation within the GI or gastrointestinal tract. An alternative name for this is regional ________?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. A doctor in which field would be responsible for diagnosing and treating a bout of encephalitis? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Cholecystitis is an inflammation of a generally non-essential bodily part. Which part of the body does it affect? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Another non-essential body part that can become inflamed is the spleen. What is the medical name for this condition? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is glossitis? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Myositis is the inflammation of a muscle.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the medical term for the inflammation of a bone?

Answer: Osteitis

Osteitis is the inflammation of the bone and can occur in any of the 206 bones within the adult human body.
Iritis and uveitis are inflamed parts of the eye and epididymitis is the inflammation of an area on the testicle.
2. What is the term used to describe the inflammation of a kidney?

Answer: Nephritis

Nephritis is the inflammation of the kidney. The medical prefix (nephro-) means a relation to the kidney, nephrology and nephrologist being two examples.
Diverticulitis is the inflammation of the diverticulum which are situated along the intestinal walls and tracheitis is the inflammation of the trachea. Rhinitis is any inflammation to do with the nose.
3. Otitis is the inflammation of the liver.

Answer: False

Otitis is the inflammation of the ear. The inflammation of the liver is the more commonly known condition of hepatitis of which there are many different types - A,B,C etc. Hepatitis is transmitted by unprotected sexual intercourse amongst other methods of transmission.
4. Cystitis is the inflammation of the urinary bladder.

Answer: True

That would be true. It is defined as the inflammation of the urinary bladder but is popularly used to define conditions of the lower urinary tracts in both males and females. It is sometimes mistaken for a UTI or a urinary tract infection.
5. Crohn's disease is an inflammation within the GI or gastrointestinal tract. An alternative name for this is regional ________?

Answer: Ileitis

I have included the three common ways of naming the intestinal inflammation. Crohn's ileitis is to do with the small intestine, Crohn's colitis is related to the large intestine and Crohn's enteritis is a general term for all parts of the intestinal passage.
6. A doctor in which field would be responsible for diagnosing and treating a bout of encephalitis?

Answer: Neurology

A neurologist would be needed to treat encephalitis. This inflammation is usually caused by a virus and mainly affects the young, the elderly and the immuno-weakened.

Just to clarify, a neurologist specialises in conditions relating to the brain, a cardiologist is to do with the heart, dermatologists treat skin disorders and nephrologists specialise in kidney malfunctions.
7. Cholecystitis is an inflammation of a generally non-essential bodily part. Which part of the body does it affect?

Answer: Gallbladder

This is an inflammatory condition which causes great abdominal discomfort. The general treatment will be admittance to hospital where food and drink will be off limits and the removal of the gallbladder which is named a cholecystectomy will be performed.
8. Another non-essential body part that can become inflamed is the spleen. What is the medical name for this condition?

Answer: Splenitis

The inflammation of the spleen is indeed splenitis. The condition has many causes including a parasitic infection and cysts. Sometimes the spleen will be inflamed to such an extent that it will be surgically removed in a splenectomy operation.
9. What is glossitis?

Answer: Inflammation of the tongue

An unusual condition, glossitis is the inflammation of the tongue. Papillae which are projections on the surface of the tongue are lost which gives the tongue a smooth feel and sometimes the tongue changes colour.

Inflammation of the tendons is tendonitis.
Inflammation of the hair follicles is folliculitis.
Inflammation of the joints is the well known condition of arthritis.
10. Myositis is the inflammation of a muscle.

Answer: True

Yes, it is true. Any medical term beginning with (myo-) generally relates to muscles such as myocardial infarction which is the medical name for a heart attack.

I hope you enjoyed playing and I hope any hypochondriacs who have taken the quiz don't go to their doctor/GP with all ten of these conditions. Thanks for playing!
Source: Author jonnowales

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