Exam 10: Neurology-Nervous System

Why is an electroencephalography used to diagnose epilepsy?

The name of the medical procedure that records the electrical activity of the brain is an ________.

The combining form nerv/o- means ________.

Grand mal seizures with unconsciousness and excessive motor activity are also known as ________ seizures.

The ________ oblongata is the most inferior part of the brainstem.

Which of the following drugs is NOT an antiepileptic drug?

Cauda equina is the medical name for the nerve roots at the end of the spinal cord.

All of the following are true about a carotid endarterectomy EXCEPT ________.

The part of the nervous system that is active when the body is at rest is the ________.

To prevent a neural tube defect in her baby,the mother should take a vitamin B₁₂ supplement.

Select the MISSPELLED word.

The ________ cortex in the frontal lobe analyzes sensory information carried by nerve impulses from the tongue and taste receptors.

The abbreviation AVM means ________.

The numerical scale that measures the depth of a coma is known as the ________ Coma Scale.

The study of the anatomy,physiology,diseases,tests,and surgeries of the nervous system is known as ________.

Which nerves carry nerve impulses from the spinal cord to the body?

Which is the only cranial nerve that travels outside of the area of the head and neck?

A ________,an individual nerve cell,is the functional unit of the nervous system.

Epilepsy is the result of ________.

Which of the following medical words is MISSPELLED?