Question 1

Match the meanings with the correct terms.

-Glioblastoma multiforme

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 2

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Depression or groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex

Accepted Answer

A) sciatic nerve 
B) sensory nerve 
C) stimulus 
D) stroma 
E) sulcus
F)sympathetic nerves
G)synapse
H)thalamus
I)vagus nerve
J)ventricles of the brain 
A) sciatic nerve 
B) sensory nerve 
C) stimulus 
D) stroma 
E) sulcus
F)sympathetic nerves
G)synapse
H)thalamus
I)vagus nerve
J)ventricles of the brain

Question 3

Match the meanings with their correct terms.

-Cauda equina

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 4

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Essential cell of the nervous system; a neuron

Accepted Answer

A) gyri 
B) neurotransmitter 
C) parenchymal cell 
D) pia mater 
E) sensory nerve
F)subarachnoid space 
A) gyri 
B) neurotransmitter 
C) parenchymal cell 
D) pia mater 
E) sensory nerve
F)subarachnoid space

Question 5

Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) 
B)  Concussion 
C)  Multiple sclerosis 
D)  Myasthenia gravis 
E)  Epilepsy 
A)  Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) 
B)  Concussion 
C)  Multiple sclerosis 
D)  Myasthenia gravis 
E)  Epilepsy

Question 6

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Elapsing weakness of skeletal muscles ("no muscle strength"); autoimmune condition

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 7

Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Axon 
B)  Cell body 
C)  Neurilemma 
D)  Convolution 
E)  Dendrite 
A)  Axon 
B)  Cell body 
C)  Neurilemma 
D)  Convolution 
E)  Dendrite

Question 8

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Supportive and connective type of nerve cell; does not carry nervous impulses

Accepted Answer

A) ganglion 
B) glial cell 
C) gyrus 
D) hypothalamus 
E) medulla oblongata
F)meninges
G)motor nerve
H)myelin sheath
I)nerve
J)neuron 
A) ganglion 
B) glial cell 
C) gyrus 
D) hypothalamus 
E) medulla oblongata
F)meninges
G)motor nerve
H)myelin sheath
I)nerve
J)neuron

Question 9

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Collection of nerve cell bodies in the PNS

Accepted Answer

A) ganglion 
B) glial cell 
C) gyrus 
D) hypothalamus 
E) medulla oblongata
F)meninges
G)motor nerve
H)myelin sheath
I)nerve
J)neuron 
A) ganglion 
B) glial cell 
C) gyrus 
D) hypothalamus 
E) medulla oblongata
F)meninges
G)motor nerve
H)myelin sheath
I)nerve
J)neuron

Question 10

Match the meanings with their correct terms.

-Synapse

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 11

Match the neurologic symptoms with their meanings.

-Slight paralysis in half the body

Accepted Answer

A) apraxia 
B) ataxia 
C) bradykinesia 
D) causalgia 
E) hemiparesis
F)hyperesthesia
G)narcolepsy
H)syncope 
A) apraxia 
B) ataxia 
C) bradykinesia 
D) causalgia 
E) hemiparesis
F)hyperesthesia
G)narcolepsy
H)syncope

Question 12

Inflammation of a spinal nerve root:

Accepted Answer

A)  Encephalitis 
B)  Meningitis 
C)  Blepharitis 
D)  Radiculitis 
E)  Polyneuritis 
A)  Encephalitis 
B)  Meningitis 
C)  Blepharitis 
D)  Radiculitis 
E)  Polyneuritis

Question 13

Give meanings for the following combining forms.
-kines/o: __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Give meanings for the following combining forms.
-kines/o:...

Question 14

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Autonomic nerves that influence bodily functions involuntarily in times of stress

Accepted Answer

A) sciatic nerve 
B) sensory nerve 
C) stimulus 
D) stroma 
E) sulcus
F)sympathetic nerves
G)synapse
H)thalamus
I)vagus nerve
J)ventricles of the brain 
A) sciatic nerve 
B) sensory nerve 
C) stimulus 
D) stroma 
E) sulcus
F)sympathetic nerves
G)synapse
H)thalamus
I)vagus nerve
J)ventricles of the brain

Question 15

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
-Microscopic nerve fiber that carries impulse from the cell body along the nerve cell

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 16

Inability to speak:

Accepted Answer

A)  Apraxia 
B)  Dysplasia 
C)  Aphasia 
D)  Aphagia 
E)  Ataxia 
A)  Apraxia 
B)  Dysplasia 
C)  Aphasia 
D)  Aphagia 
E)  Ataxia

Question 17

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Type of glial (neuroglial) cell that transports water and salts from capillaries

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 18

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Major convulsive epileptic seizure

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 19

Match the neurologic symptoms with their meanings.

-Seizure of sleep

Accepted Answer

A) apraxia 
B) ataxia 
C) bradykinesia 
D) causalgia 
E) hemiparesis
F)hyperesthesia
G)narcolepsy
H)syncope 
A) apraxia 
B) ataxia 
C) bradykinesia 
D) causalgia 
E) hemiparesis
F)hyperesthesia
G)narcolepsy
H)syncope

Question 20

Give meanings for the following combining forms.
-encephal/o: __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Give meanings for the following combining forms.
-encephal/o:...

Exam 10-1: Nervous System—Part 1

Match the meanings with the correct terms. -Glioblastoma multiforme

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Depression or groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex

Match the meanings with their correct terms. -Cauda equina

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Essential cell of the nervous system; a neuron

Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of:

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Elapsing weakness of skeletal muscles ("no muscle strength"); autoimmune condition

Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the:

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Supportive and connective type of nerve cell; does not carry nervous impulses

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Collection of nerve cell bodies in the PNS

Match the meanings with their correct terms. -Synapse

Match the neurologic symptoms with their meanings. -Slight paralysis in half the body

Inflammation of a spinal nerve root:

Give meanings for the following combining forms. -kines/o: __________

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Autonomic nerves that influence bodily functions involuntarily in times of stress

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Microscopic nerve fiber that carries impulse from the cell body along the nerve cell

Inability to speak:

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Type of glial (neuroglial) cell that transports water and salts from capillaries

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Major convulsive epileptic seizure

Match the neurologic symptoms with their meanings. -Seizure of sleep

Give meanings for the following combining forms. -encephal/o: __________

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