Exam 7: The Nervous System

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

The client has paralysis of one side of her face. The health care provider suspects: ____________________.

The nurse explains to a group of students that all neurons have two basic properties - and -.

Inflammation of the spinal nerve roots is ____________________.

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

The patient is having difficulty moving the muscles in his legs. The nurse identifies that which part of the spinal cord may be affected?

The collection of symptoms that may occur prior to a seizure are known as an ____________________.

The patient stated he falls asleep at work routinely. The health care provider suspects __________.

The health care provider explains to the class that the four major brain divisions are the brainstem, cerebellum, cerebrum, and the ____________________.

The ability to respond to a stimulus is __________.

If the physician suspects the client has head trauma, this may be ordered.

This test is a recording of electrical and movement patterns during sleep.

The client is having lower back and leg pain due to nerve inflammation. The health care provider suspects __________.

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

Human activity is controlled by the body's 100 billion ____________________ cells.

The patient experienced a syncopal episode or ___________.

This system is activated under stress.