Question 1

Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings:
-Branching fiber that is the first part of a neuron to receive a nervous impulse

Accepted Answer

A) axon 
B) cauda equina 
C) dendrite 
D) cerebral cortex 
E) myelin sheath
F)meninges
G)oligodendroglia
H)plexus 
A) axon 
B) cauda equina 
C) dendrite 
D) cerebral cortex 
E) myelin sheath
F)meninges
G)oligodendroglia
H)plexus

Question 2

Match the terms with their descriptions:
-Degeneration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness (mask-like facial expression); dopamine is deficient in the brain

Accepted Answer

A) Alzheimer disease 
B) Bell palsy 
C) epilepsy 
D) multiple sclerosis 
E) myasthenia gravis
F)Parkinson disease 
A) Alzheimer disease 
B) Bell palsy 
C) epilepsy 
D) multiple sclerosis 
E) myasthenia gravis
F)Parkinson disease

Question 3

Give meanings for the following prefixes:
-micro-: __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Give meanings for the following prefixes:
-micro-: __________...

Question 4

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Congenital defect of the spinal column with herniation of the spinal cord and meninges

Accepted Answer

A) aura 
B) cerebral angiography 
C) cerebral hemorrhage 
D) cerebral palsy 
E) dementia
F)dopamine
G)embolus
H)gait
I)glioblastoma multiforme
J)hydrocephalus
K)multiple sclerosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)palliative
N)Parkinson disease
O)spina bifida
P)tonic-clonic
Q)Tourette syndrome
R)transient ischemic attack 
A) aura 
B) cerebral angiography 
C) cerebral hemorrhage 
D) cerebral palsy 
E) dementia
F)dopamine
G)embolus
H)gait
I)glioblastoma multiforme
J)hydrocephalus
K)multiple sclerosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)palliative
N)Parkinson disease
O)spina bifida
P)tonic-clonic
Q)Tourette syndrome
R)transient ischemic attack

Question 5

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-The connective and framework tissue of any organ

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) anencephaly 
C) apraxia 
D) astrocyte 
E) ataxia
F)bradykinesia
G)cerebellum
H)cerebrum
I)comatose
J)glioma
K)gyri
L)hypothalamus
M)leptomeningitis
N)meningioma
O)myelin sheath
P)neurasthenia
Q)paraplegia
R)stroma
S)synapse
T)syncopal 
A) acetylcholine 
B) anencephaly 
C) apraxia 
D) astrocyte 
E) ataxia
F)bradykinesia
G)cerebellum
H)cerebrum
I)comatose
J)glioma
K)gyri
L)hypothalamus
M)leptomeningitis
N)meningioma
O)myelin sheath
P)neurasthenia
Q)paraplegia
R)stroma
S)synapse
T)syncopal

Question 6

Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings:
-Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell

Accepted Answer

A) axon 
B) cauda equina 
C) dendrite 
D) cerebral cortex 
E) myelin sheath
F)meninges
G)oligodendroglia
H)plexus 
A) axon 
B) cauda equina 
C) dendrite 
D) cerebral cortex 
E) myelin sheath
F)meninges
G)oligodendroglia
H)plexus

Question 7

Match the meanings with the correct terms:
-dopamine

Accepted Answer

A) relieving but not curing 
B) major convulsive epileptic seizure 
C) peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms 
D) malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells 
E) interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum
F)minor form of epileptic seizure
G)blockage
H)neurotransmitter 
A) relieving but not curing 
B) major convulsive epileptic seizure 
C) peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms 
D) malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells 
E) interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum
F)minor form of epileptic seizure
G)blockage
H)neurotransmitter

Question 8

Match the following terms with their meanings below:
-Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter brain tissue and keep others out

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) afferent nerve 
C) arachnoid membrane 
D) astrocyte 
E) autonomic nervous system
F)axon
G)blood-brain barrier
H)brainstem
I)cauda equina
J)cell body 
A) acetylcholine 
B) afferent nerve 
C) arachnoid membrane 
D) astrocyte 
E) autonomic nervous system
F)axon
G)blood-brain barrier
H)brainstem
I)cauda equina
J)cell body

Question 9

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Capillaries that let certain substances enter the brain and keep other substances out of the brain

Accepted Answer

A) brainstem 
B) blood-brain barrier 
C) gyrus 
D) receptor 
E) ventricles of the brain
F)cauda equina
G)ganglion
H)plexus
I)sulcus
J)stimulus 
A) brainstem 
B) blood-brain barrier 
C) gyrus 
D) receptor 
E) ventricles of the brain
F)cauda equina
G)ganglion
H)plexus
I)sulcus
J)stimulus

Question 10

Match the following terms with their meanings below:
-Part of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) afferent nerve 
C) arachnoid membrane 
D) astrocyte 
E) autonomic nervous system
F)axon
G)blood-brain barrier
H)brainstem
I)cauda equina
J)cell body 
A) acetylcholine 
B) afferent nerve 
C) arachnoid membrane 
D) astrocyte 
E) autonomic nervous system
F)axon
G)blood-brain barrier
H)brainstem
I)cauda equina
J)cell body

Question 11

Match the meanings with their correct terms:
-meninges

Accepted Answer

A) pertaining to supportive cells of the nervous system 
B) substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse 
C) part of a nerve cell 
D) obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance 
E) network of nerve fibers
F)tail end of the spinal cord
G)three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
H)space between nerve cells
I)a part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses
J)lack of strength in nerves; sense of weakness and exhaustion 
A) pertaining to supportive cells of the nervous system 
B) substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse 
C) part of a nerve cell 
D) obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance 
E) network of nerve fibers
F)tail end of the spinal cord
G)three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
H)space between nerve cells
I)a part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses
J)lack of strength in nerves; sense of weakness and exhaustion

Question 12

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) glial cell 
C) central nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system 
E) parenchyma
F)myelin sheath
G)axon
H)synapse
I)dendrite
J)sensory nerve 
A) acetylcholine 
B) glial cell 
C) central nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system 
E) parenchyma
F)myelin sheath
G)axon
H)synapse
I)dendrite
J)sensory nerve

Question 13

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Largest part of the brain

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) anencephaly 
C) apraxia 
D) astrocyte 
E) ataxia
F)bradykinesia
G)cerebellum
H)cerebrum
I)comatose
J)glioma
K)gyri
L)hypothalamus
M)leptomeningitis
N)meningioma
O)myelin sheath
P)neurasthenia
Q)paraplegia
R)stroma
S)synapse
T)syncopal 
A) acetylcholine 
B) anencephaly 
C) apraxia 
D) astrocyte 
E) ataxia
F)bradykinesia
G)cerebellum
H)cerebrum
I)comatose
J)glioma
K)gyri
L)hypothalamus
M)leptomeningitis
N)meningioma
O)myelin sheath
P)neurasthenia
Q)paraplegia
R)stroma
S)synapse
T)syncopal

Question 14

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Slow movement

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) anencephaly 
C) apraxia 
D) astrocyte 
E) ataxia
F)bradykinesia
G)cerebellum
H)cerebrum
I)comatose
J)glioma
K)gyri
L)hypothalamus
M)leptomeningitis
N)meningioma
O)myelin sheath
P)neurasthenia
Q)paraplegia
R)stroma
S)synapse
T)syncopal 
A) acetylcholine 
B) anencephaly 
C) apraxia 
D) astrocyte 
E) ataxia
F)bradykinesia
G)cerebellum
H)cerebrum
I)comatose
J)glioma
K)gyri
L)hypothalamus
M)leptomeningitis
N)meningioma
O)myelin sheath
P)neurasthenia
Q)paraplegia
R)stroma
S)synapse
T)syncopal

Question 15

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Chemical messenger released at the end of neurons

Accepted Answer

A) arachnoid membrane 
B) cerebrum 
C) medulla oblongata 
D) neurotransmitter 
E) cerebellum
F)thalamus
G)pons
H)hypothalamus
I)pia mater
J)dura mater 
A) arachnoid membrane 
B) cerebrum 
C) medulla oblongata 
D) neurotransmitter 
E) cerebellum
F)thalamus
G)pons
H)hypothalamus
I)pia mater
J)dura mater

Question 16

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Mini-stroke

Accepted Answer

A) aura 
B) cerebral angiography 
C) cerebral hemorrhage 
D) cerebral palsy 
E) dementia
F)dopamine
G)embolus
H)gait
I)glioblastoma multiforme
J)hydrocephalus
K)multiple sclerosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)palliative
N)Parkinson disease
O)spina bifida
P)tonic-clonic
Q)Tourette syndrome
R)transient ischemic attack 
A) aura 
B) cerebral angiography 
C) cerebral hemorrhage 
D) cerebral palsy 
E) dementia
F)dopamine
G)embolus
H)gait
I)glioblastoma multiforme
J)hydrocephalus
K)multiple sclerosis
L)myasthenia gravis
M)palliative
N)Parkinson disease
O)spina bifida
P)tonic-clonic
Q)Tourette syndrome
R)transient ischemic attack

Question 17

X-ray record of the spinal cord:

Accepted Answer

A)  Electroencephalogram 
B)  Electromyogram 
C)  Cerebral angiogram 
D)  Pneumoencephalogram 
E)  Myelogram 
A)  Electroencephalogram 
B)  Electromyogram 
C)  Cerebral angiogram 
D)  Pneumoencephalogram 
E)  Myelogram

Question 18

Match the terms with their correct meanings:
-Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell; first part of the neuron to receive the nervous impulse

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) glial cell 
C) central nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system 
E) parenchyma
F)myelin sheath
G)axon
H)synapse
I)dendrite
J)sensory nerve 
A) acetylcholine 
B) glial cell 
C) central nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system 
E) parenchyma
F)myelin sheath
G)axon
H)synapse
I)dendrite
J)sensory nerve

Question 19

Within the meninges:

Accepted Answer

A)  intrathecal 
B)  interthecal 
C)  intrathekal 
A)  intrathecal 
B)  interthecal 
C)  intrathekal

Question 20

Parkinson disease is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Shuffling gait 
B)  Cerebellar ataxia 
C)  Bell palsy 
D)  Herpes zoster infection 
E)  Narcolepsy 
A)  Shuffling gait 
B)  Cerebellar ataxia 
C)  Bell palsy 
D)  Herpes zoster infection 
E)  Narcolepsy

Exam 10: A:nervous System

Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings: -Branching fiber that is the first part of a neuron to receive a nervous impulse

Match the terms with their descriptions: -Degeneration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness (mask-like facial expression); dopamine is deficient in the brain

Give meanings for the following prefixes: -micro-: __________

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Congenital defect of the spinal column with herniation of the spinal cord and meninges

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -The connective and framework tissue of any organ

Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings: -Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell

Match the meanings with the correct terms: -dopamine

Match the following terms with their meanings below: -Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter brain tissue and keep others out

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Capillaries that let certain substances enter the brain and keep other substances out of the brain

Match the following terms with their meanings below: -Part of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus

Match the meanings with their correct terms: -meninges

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Largest part of the brain

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Slow movement

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Chemical messenger released at the end of neurons

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Mini-stroke

X-ray record of the spinal cord:

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell; first part of the neuron to receive the nervous impulse

Within the meninges:

Parkinson disease is characterized by:

Basic Word Structure

Terms Pertaining to the Body As a Whole

Suffixes

Prefixes

A:digestive System

B: Digestive System

A: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

B:additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

A: Urinary System

B: Urinary System

A: Female Reproductive System

B: Female Reproductive System

Male Reproductive System

B:nervous System

A:cardiovascular System

B:cardiovascular System

A: Respiratory System

B: Respiratory System

A: Blood System

B:blood System

A:lymphatic and Immune Systems

B: Lymphatic and Immune Systems

A: Musculoskeletal System

B: Musculoskeletal System

A: Skin

B:skin

A:sense Organs: the Eye and the Ear

B:sense Organs: the Eye and the Ear

A: Endocrine System

B: Endocrine System

A:cancer Medicine Oncology

B:cancer Medicine Oncology

Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Pharmacology

Psychiatry

Filters