Question 1

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Loss of muscle strength; breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter

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 2

Neurotransmitter:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebrospinal fluid 
B)  Myelin 
C)  Acetylcholine 
D)  Lymph 
E)  Sulcus 
A)  Cerebrospinal fluid 
B)  Myelin 
C)  Acetylcholine 
D)  Lymph 
E)  Sulcus

Question 3

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it on to afferent nerves

Accepted Answer

A) microglial cell 
B) neurotransmitter 
C) oligodendroglial cell 
D) parasympathetic nerves 
E) parenchyma
F)peripheral nervous system
G)pia mater
H)plexus
I)pons
J)receptor 
A) microglial cell 
B) neurotransmitter 
C) oligodendroglial cell 
D) parasympathetic nerves 
E) parenchyma
F)peripheral nervous system
G)pia mater
H)plexus
I)pons
J)receptor

Question 4

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Thick, outermost layer of the meninges

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system (CNS) 
B) cerebellum 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebrospinal fluid 
E) cerebrum
F)cranial nerves
G)dendrite
H)dura mater
I)efferent nerve
J)ependymal cell 
A) central nervous system (CNS) 
B) cerebellum 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebrospinal fluid 
E) cerebrum
F)cranial nerves
G)dendrite
H)dura mater
I)efferent nerve
J)ependymal cell

Question 5

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Paralysis and loss of muscular coordination caused by brain damage in the perinatal period

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 6

Complete the following terms from their definitions.
-Tumor of immature brain cells (glial cells): glio__________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete the following terms from their definitions.
-Tumor...

Question 7

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Outer region of the cerebrum; contains sheets of nerves

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system (CNS) 
B) cerebellum 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebrospinal fluid 
E) cerebrum
F)cranial nerves
G)dendrite
H)dura mater
I)efferent nerve
J)ependymal cell 
A) central nervous system (CNS) 
B) cerebellum 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebrospinal fluid 
E) cerebrum
F)cranial nerves
G)dendrite
H)dura mater
I)efferent nerve
J)ependymal cell

Question 8

Glial cells:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurons 
B)  Astrocytes 
C)  Meninges 
D)  Parenchymal cells 
E)  Nerve cells that conduct impulses 
A)  Neurons 
B)  Astrocytes 
C)  Meninges 
D)  Parenchymal cells 
E)  Nerve cells that conduct impulses

Question 9

Select the term that is spelled correctly.
-Part of the brain that controls muscular coordination:

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum 
B)  serabellum 
C)  serebellum 
A)  cerebellum 
B)  serabellum 
C)  serebellum

Question 10

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Any change in the internal or external environment that evokes a response

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 11

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Motor nerve that carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system (CNS) 
B) cerebellum 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebrospinal fluid 
E) cerebrum
F)cranial nerves
G)dendrite
H)dura mater
I)efferent nerve
J)ependymal cell 
A) central nervous system (CNS) 
B) cerebellum 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebrospinal fluid 
E) cerebrum
F)cranial nerves
G)dendrite
H)dura mater
I)efferent nerve
J)ependymal cell

Question 12

Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings.

-Outer region of the largest part of the brain; composed of gray matter

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Manner of walking

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 14

Give meanings for the following suffixes.
--blast: __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Give meanings for the following suffixes.
--blast: __________...

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
-A type of glial cell

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 17

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.

-Tenth cranial nerve

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 18

Complete the following terms from their definitions.
-Inflammation of a spinal nerve root: __________itis

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete the following terms from their definitions.
-Inflammation...

Question 19

Match the terms with their descriptions.

-Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plaques of hard scar tissue

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 20

X-ray record (image) 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

Exam 10-1: Nervous System—Part 1

Match the terms with their descriptions. -Loss of muscle strength; breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter

Neurotransmitter:

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it on to afferent nerves

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Thick, outermost layer of the meninges

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Paralysis and loss of muscular coordination caused by brain damage in the perinatal period

Complete the following terms from their definitions. -Tumor of immature brain cells (glial cells): glio__________

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Outer region of the cerebrum; contains sheets of nerves

Glial cells:

Select the term that is spelled correctly. -Part of the brain that controls muscular coordination:

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Any change in the internal or external environment that evokes a response

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Motor nerve that carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord

Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings. -Outer region of the largest part of the brain; composed of gray matter

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -Manner of walking

Give meanings for the following suffixes. --blast: __________

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

Match the terms with their correct meanings. -A type of glial cell

Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings. -Tenth cranial nerve

Complete the following terms from their definitions. -Inflammation of a spinal nerve root: __________itis

Match the terms with their descriptions. -Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plaques of hard scar tissue

X-ray record (image) of the spinal cord:

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