I want to invite everyone to go to the guest book on the main page of www.AndyFutureRDH.com and learn about the visitors from around the country who use the site, as well as to let others learn about you.

There is also a new visitor map that will let you place a icon on where you are from and you can see what state and location the other visitors are.

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Collies are nice dogs, but they are noted for having rather bad breath.

Fortunately a new dog biscuit has been developed which counteracts the unpleasant smell. It is very crumbly, not hard like the usual variety, it tastes good, and the dogs like it.

So, (all together now) ........"Super Collie fragile biscuits expel halitosis."
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Compared to the age of the
Universe, you are new to Nature.
No one can really predict to what
heights you might soar.
Even you will not know until you spread your wings.

~ Gil Atkninson ~

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Its important to know abbreviations to help you decipher the medical terminology in each question.

Word Root
carcin - cancer
cyt - cell
epitheli - epithelium
hist - tissue
lip- fat
my - muscle
neur - nerve
onc - tumor
path - disease
sarc - flesh, connective tissue
stasis - control, stop
viscer - internal organs
hepat - liver
ren - kidney

Prefix
a-, an- = without, abscense
dys - = difficult, paintful, abnormal
endo- = within
hyper- = above, excessive
hypo- = below

Suffix-
- al = pertaining to
- genic = producing, originating, causing
- oid = resembling
- ologist = specialist
- ology =study of
- oma = tumor
- algia = pain

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1. Hypercalcemia, hypoposphatemia, and abnormal bone metabolism are characteristic of which one of the following conditions?
A) Hyperthyroidism
B) Hypothyroidism
C) Hyperparathyroidism
D) Hyperpituitarism

2. Secondary aplastic anemia can be caused by
A) Chemotherapy
B) Dental radiographs
C) A genetic disorder
D) An autoimmune factor

3. The most appropriate treatment for epithelial dysplasia is
A) observation
B) chemotherapy
C) radiation therapy
D) complete removal

4. A benign tumor of adipose tissue is called
A) lipoma
B) schwannoma
C) hemangioma
D) lymphangioma

5. All of the following are benign lesions composed of mature compact bone except a(n):
A) torus
B) osteoma
C) exostosis
D) ossifying fibroma

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Answers:

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. D

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Keep Smiling and Happy Studying!!!!!!
Andy Codding, RDH
Graduated - Floyd College - May 2002
Rome, Georgia
www.AndyFutureRDH.com

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