Exam 12: Nervous System

Disorders of the sleep-wake cycle are known as:

The cerebellum coordinates voluntary movement but is involuntary in its function.

The ____________________ nervous system is capable of producing a "fight-or-flight" response.

Destruction of a nerve is:

The area where spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord is called the nerve root.

Polysomnography measures a variety of functions while the patient is awake.

The term for the skin surface supplied by a single afferent nerve is:

A method of pain control effected by the application of electrical impulses to the skin is ____________________ electrical nerve stimulation.

A radiograph of the cerebral arteries, including the internal carotids, taken after the injection of a contrast medium is:

Incision of the skull as a surgical approach or to relieve intracranial pressure is:

Bell palsy is paralysis of a facial nerve.

A benign fibrous tumor of the nerves is a/an:

A sensation that precedes an epileptic seizure or the onset of some types of headache is a(n):

The nerve cells that connect efferent and afferent nerve cells are:

Neurolysis is destruction of a severed nerve.

Difficulty in speech articulation is:

Aspiration of CSF for diagnostic purposes is:

Inflammation of a specific nerve, causing pain and tenderness along its path through the thigh and leg, is:

Dorsiflexion of the great toe when the plantar surface of the sole is stimulated is a:

What is a cancer arising from embryonic tissue in the cerebellum?