DAANCE EXAM questions with correct answers

Addison's disease - Answer A disease due to hyposecretion of glucocorticoids, characterized by low blood pressure, diarrhea, digestive disturbance, and a bronzelike pigmentation of the skin Adjunctive agents - Answer Agents that supplement the primary anesthetic agents to augment or enhance the effects of the primary agent Allergenicity - Answer Having the property of an allergen, a substance that will elicit an allergic response in sensitive individuals Alveolus (plural: alveoli) - Answer A small air sac within the body of the lung Amide - Answer A chemical structure derived from ammonia; there is a group of amide local anesthetics that are widely used in dentistry (eg, lidocaine, mepivacaine, prilocaine, bupivacaine). Amnesia - Answer Failure to remember events related to surgery Analgesia - Answer Insensitivity to pain Anaphylaxis - Answer A severe allergic reaction marked by any of several severe responses, including skin reactions, smooth muscle cramping, urinary incontinence, construction of bronchioles, respiratory difficulty, and cardiovascular collapse