Exam 10: Neurology-Nervous System

The combining form ment/o- means ________.

Polyneuritis is defined as a severe burning sensation under the skin along a nerve branch.

The brain is surrounded by three separate membrane layers that are collectively known as the ________.

Meningitis can be caused by a bacterium or a virus.

A rhizotomy is performed to cut the ________.

All of the following are types of seizures EXCEPT ________.

Which radiologic procedure uses x-rays to create many individual,closely spaced images ("slices").

________ acid is a supplement taken during pregnancy to reduce the risk of neural tube defects.

Partial or total loss of recent or remote memory is known as amnesia.

Explain how a cerebrovascular accident leads to death of brain tissue.

Guillian-Barré is a condition in which there is paralysis with drooping of one side of the face due to inflammation of the facial cranial nerve.

The olfactory nerve is associated with what function?

Epilepsy is diagnosed based on the characteristics of the seizure and the results of an MRI scan of the brain.

All of the following disease conditions are related to each other EXCEPT ________.

Which lobe coordinates and analyzes information coming from other lobes of the cerebrum?

The combining form esthes/o- means ________.

Which of the following medical words is MISSPELLED?

When a physician wants to measure intracranial pressure,he or she uses ________.

A cerebrovascular accident is an automobile accident caused by a stroke.

The alpha fetoprotein test is done to diagnose epilepsy in a fetus before birth.