Exam 7: The Nervous System

This carries impulses away from the cell body.

A _______________is removal of a portion of the brain to treat epilepsy and other disorders, such as brain cancer.

A part of a neuron is a(n) __________.

Inflammation of a nerve is __________.

A tumor that arises from the meninges is a(n) ____________________.

The outer layer of the meninges is the ____________________ mater.

If the physician suspects the child has meningitis, this procedure may be done.

The medical assistant recognizes a symptom of Alzheimer's disease as __________.

This is the ability to transmit a signal.

A child is experiencing chronic, recurrent seizure activity known as __________.

This test provides highly accurate images of the brain structures and physiology.

This fluid serves as shock absorber for the brain.

Tumor that arises from a neuroglia is a(n) ____________________.

The infant experienced damage to the cerebrum at or prior to birth which may cause _____________________________.

Match the combining form cerebell/o with its closest definition.

Match the combining form vag/o with its closest definition.

Deterioration in mental capacity particularly in the elderly is __________.

The patient had a thrombus which blocked a blood vessel and caused a ____________ stroke.

The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and ____________________ divisions.

The health care provider assesses the reflex on the plantar surface of the foot for which reflex?