Medical Conditions Key Terms Practice

Sickle-cell anemia is a blood condition in which normal red blood cells (RBCs) take on a _____ shape.

• Donut

• Half-moon

• Circular

• Flat

This medical condition is often the result of high blood-sugar due to a lack of insulin production in the body.

• Hypoglycemia

• Anemia

• Diabetes

• Appendicitis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

_____ is the name given to a group of seizure disorders that involve disturbed rhythms of the electrical impulses that fire throughout the brain.

• Epilepsy

• Grand mal

• Petit mal

• Coronary artery disease

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which there is an abnormal _____ of the heart muscle.

• Widening

• Thickening

• Narrowing

• Hardening

Low levels of blood sugar, which are caused by too much insulin in the blood, can result in _____ if left untreated.

• Hyperglycemia

• Hypoglycemia

• Diabetic coma

• Insulin shock

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

An asthma attack that is caused by exercise and triggered by dry and cold air is known as _____.

• Exercise caused asthma

• Activity induced asthma

• Exercise induced asthma

• Activity caused asthma

A genetic disorder of the connective tissue that can cause a weakening of valves and aorta of the heart.

• Marfan syndrome

• Down syndrome

• Restless leg syndrome

• Complex regional pain syndrome

_____ is the condition of having a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells.

• Diabetic coma

• Hypoglycemia

• Anemia

• Insulin shock

A defining characteristic of coronary artery disease is a build-up of _____inside the arteries, causing a decrease in blood flow to the heart.

• Inflammation

• Mucus

• Plaque

• Mold

A diabetic coma (prolonged high blood sugar) is the result of a lack of _____ in the body

• Sugar

• Oxygen

• Insulin

• Blood