Exam 13: Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders

Complete or partial loss of muscle movement is called:

Anorexia means absence of:

The term for localized dilation of the wall of a cerebral artery is:

A patient presents to your clinic. During the physical examination, she notices a spider in the corner of the room and begins screaming as she runs out of the room. This patient likely has:

Abnormal preoccupation with setting fires or seeing them is called:

Softening of the brain is called _____.

A morbid fear of closed places is:

You are completing an initial examination on a 74-year-old man. His daughter attends the appointment with him and reports that she has noticed progressive confusion, disorientation, and deterioration of intellectual capacity and function. The patient does not show a speech disturbance or restlessness. All of these findings indicate:

An abnormal mental state in which one believes oneself to be a person of great importance, powerful, famous, or wealthy is:

A chronic nervous disease characterized by a fine, slowly spreading tremor, muscular weakness, rigidity, and often a peculiar gate is:

The part of the nervous system that consists of various nerve processes and receptors is the _____ nervous system.

Another term for nerve cell is:

Your client complains of severe headaches. What is the proper term to document in the chart?

Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs that results from a brain dysfunction is called:

Which of the following terms represents the three membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord?

Protrusion of the brain through a defect in the skull is called a:

Inflammation of the bone marrow or inflammation of the spinal cord is called:

Radiographic inspection of the spinal cord with injection of a radiopaque substance is called:

Accumulation of blood in the space just beneath the dura mater is called:

A patient complains of being afraid of tight spaces. Which term do you document in her chart?