Exam 12: Nervous System

A test used to diagnose or rule out narcolepsy by measuring a series of short, daytime naps in the sleep lab to evaluate daytime sleepiness and how fast the patient falls asleep is a(n):

Trephination and craniotomy are synonyms.

A rhizotomy is a resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve.

What is an inflammation of the brain, most frequently caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito?

Resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to relieve pain is:

SPECT examines abnormalities in brain metabolism.

Paralysis of one limb on one side of the body is:

Inflammation of the nerves is called:

An infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord is:

What assessment of an automatic motor response, elicited by striking a tendon, is useful in diagnosing a stroke?

Any infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord is ____________________.

Efferent nerves are also called:

A group of disorders characterized by recurrent seizures, sensory disturbances, abnormal behavior, and/or loss of consciousness is:

Medications used to relieve pain are:

A term for dizziness is athetosis.

The sympathetic nervous system is capable of producing a "rest-and-digest" response.

Displacement of a disk in the spine, causing nerve pain, is:

A condition of intense, unrelenting, life-threatening seizures is absence seizures.

Afferent nerves are also termed sensory nerves.

In this procedure, a radioisotope is injected into a vein to localize and identify intracranial masses, lesions, tumors, or infarcts. Photography is done by a scintillation counter or gamma camera.