Exam 12: Nervous System and Mental Health

White matter is composed of myelinated nerve fibers.

Syncope means dizziness.

Shingles consists of painful blisters along the spinal cord.

Which type of seizure is localized,affecting a single limb?

A hypnotic medication is used to treat Parkinson's disease.

The combining form that means ventricle is ________.

The combining form that means sense of pain is ________.

Guillain-Barré syndrome occurs when there are not enough neurotransmitters at the synapse between two nerves.

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for analysis?

A medical term that means inflammation of the cerebellum is ________.

Which of the following medications is used to treat Parkinson's disease?

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a pathological condition in which there is a loss of the myelin sheath around nerves?

Delirium is the impairment of intellectual functioning.

A convulsion is the alternation between involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations.

Which of the following pathological conditions is due to the loss of myelin insulation around the nerves?

Which of the following pathological conditions might develop into a full-blown stroke?

Abnormal psychology studies behaviors that are detrimental to society.

The combining form that means body is ________.

Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic test?

The combining form that means thalamus is ________.