Question 1

What is the cause of a cerebrovascular accident?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damaged cerebral cortex 
B)  Damaged cerebral hemisphere 
C)  Diseased cerebral meninges 
D)  Damaged blood vessels in the brain 
A)  Damaged cerebral cortex 
B)  Damaged cerebral hemisphere 
C)  Diseased cerebral meninges 
D)  Damaged blood vessels in the brain D

Question 2

Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nerve block 
B)  Cranioplasty 
C)  Dopamine 
D)  Glioma 
A)  Nerve block 
B)  Cranioplasty 
C)  Dopamine 
D)  Glioma C

Question 3

Which of the following is a type of headache?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscle relaxation 
B)  Cluster 
C)  Neuroplasty 
D)  Carpoptosis 
A)  Muscle relaxation 
B)  Cluster 
C)  Neuroplasty 
D)  Carpoptosis B

Question 4

What is the purpose of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assesses the degree of conscious impairment in critically ill patients 
B)  Locates abscesses,tumors,or hematomas that are responsible for coma 
C)  Measures the degree of memory loss after recovering from a coma 
D)  Provides a record of seizures,lesions,and several functional disturbances 
A)  Assesses the degree of conscious impairment in critically ill patients 
B)  Locates abscesses,tumors,or hematomas that are responsible for coma 
C)  Measures the degree of memory loss after recovering from a coma 
D)  Provides a record of seizures,lesions,and several functional disturbances

Question 5

What is a recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden,brief attacks of altered consciousness or motor activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebral meningitis 
B)  Hemiplegia 
C)  Narcolepsy 
D)  Epilepsy 
A)  Cerebral meningitis 
B)  Hemiplegia 
C)  Narcolepsy 
D)  Epilepsy

Question 6

Which system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central nervous system 
B)  Peripheral nervous system 
C)  Sympathetic nervous system 
D)  Parasympathetic nervous system 
A)  Central nervous system 
B)  Peripheral nervous system 
C)  Sympathetic nervous system 
D)  Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 7

Which term means paralysis of one side of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diplegia 
B)  Hemiplegia 
C)  Quadriplegia 
D)  Paraplegia 
A)  Diplegia 
B)  Hemiplegia 
C)  Quadriplegia 
D)  Paraplegia

Question 8

What is an accumulation of blood situated on or outside the dura mater?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epidural hematoma 
B)  Subdural hematoma 
C)  Intracerebral hematoma 
D)  Meningioma 
A)  Epidural hematoma 
B)  Subdural hematoma 
C)  Intracerebral hematoma 
D)  Meningioma

Question 9

What does semicoma mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Profound state of consciousness 
B)  Profound state of unconsciousness 
C)  Mild state of unconsciousness from which the patient can be aroused 
D)  Faked state of unconsciousness due to loss of contact with reality 
A)  Profound state of consciousness 
B)  Profound state of unconsciousness 
C)  Mild state of unconsciousness from which the patient can be aroused 
D)  Faked state of unconsciousness due to loss of contact with reality

Question 10

Ultrasonic recording of brain activity ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ultrasonic recording of brain activity ____________________...

Question 11

Which of the following terms means release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally,loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve,or disintegration of nerve tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurosclerosis 
B)  Neurolysis 
C)  Neurotripsy 
D)  Neuroplasty 
A)  Neurosclerosis 
B)  Neurolysis 
C)  Neurotripsy 
D)  Neuroplasty

Question 12

Which term describes use of a system of three-dimensional coordinates to locate a site to be operated on or irradiated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalysis 
B)  Nerve block anesthesia 
C)  Vagotomy 
D)  Stereotaxis 
A)  Psychoanalysis 
B)  Nerve block anesthesia 
C)  Vagotomy 
D)  Stereotaxis

Question 13

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Psudoesthesia ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the medical terms are spelled...

Question 14

What is the gray matter that covers the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebral fissure 
B)  Cerebral cortex 
C)  Cerebral hemisphere 
D)  Diencephalon 
A)  Cerebral fissure 
B)  Cerebral cortex 
C)  Cerebral hemisphere 
D)  Diencephalon

Question 15

What is neurotripsy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plastic repair of a nerve 
B)  Surgical crushing of a nerve 
C)  Loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve 
D)  Spontaneous disintegration of nerve tissue 
A)  Plastic repair of a nerve 
B)  Surgical crushing of a nerve 
C)  Loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve 
D)  Spontaneous disintegration of nerve tissue

Question 16

Which term means an irrational fear of heights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acrophobia 
B)  Agoraphobia 
C)  Claustrophobia 
D)  Zoophobia 
A)  Acrophobia 
B)  Agoraphobia 
C)  Claustrophobia 
D)  Zoophobia

Question 17

Between the eyes ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between the eyes ____________________...

Question 18

Which of the following is a type of behavioral disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment and disintegration of the personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental retardation 
B)  Dementia 
C)  Neurosis 
D)  Schizophrenia 
A)  Mental retardation 
B)  Dementia 
C)  Neurosis 
D)  Schizophrenia

Question 19

The peripheral nervous system has two parts.Which of these two carries a message from receptors to the central nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afferent 
B)  Efferent 
C)  Motor 
D)  Autonomic 
A)  Afferent 
B)  Efferent 
C)  Motor 
D)  Autonomic

Question 20

Which is true of axons and dendrites?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are both cytoplasmic processes extending from the cell body of the neuron. 
B)  They both carry impulses toward the cell body of the neuron. 
C)  They both carry impulses away from the cell body of the neuron. 
D)  They both contain a myelin sheath. 
A)  They are both cytoplasmic processes extending from the cell body of the neuron. 
B)  They both carry impulses toward the cell body of the neuron. 
C)  They both carry impulses away from the cell body of the neuron. 
D)  They both contain a myelin sheath.

What is the cause of a cerebrovascular accident?

Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?

Which of the following is a type of headache?

What is the purpose of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

What is a recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden,brief attacks of altered consciousness or motor activity?

Which system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

Which term means paralysis of one side of the body?

What is an accumulation of blood situated on or outside the dura mater?

What does semicoma mean?

Ultrasonic recording of brain activity ____________________

Which of the following terms means release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally,loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve,or disintegration of nerve tissue?

Which term describes use of a system of three-dimensional coordinates to locate a site to be operated on or irradiated?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Psudoesthesia ____________________

What is the gray matter that covers the cerebrum?

What is neurotripsy?

Which term means an irrational fear of heights?

Between the eyes ____________________

Which of the following is a type of behavioral disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment and disintegration of the personality?

The peripheral nervous system has two parts.Which of these two carries a message from receptors to the central nervous system?

Which is true of axons and dendrites?

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Exam 11: Nervous System

What is the cause of a cerebrovascular accident?

Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?

Which of the following is a type of headache?

What is the purpose of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

What is a recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden,brief attacks of altered consciousness or motor activity?

Which system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

Which term means paralysis of one side of the body?

What is an accumulation of blood situated on or outside the dura mater?

What does semicoma mean?

Ultrasonic recording of brain activity ____________________

Which of the following terms means release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally,loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve,or disintegration of nerve tissue?

Which term describes use of a system of three-dimensional coordinates to locate a site to be operated on or irradiated?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Psudoesthesia ____________________

What is the gray matter that covers the cerebrum?

What is neurotripsy?

Which term means an irrational fear of heights?

Between the eyes ____________________

Which of the following is a type of behavioral disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment and disintegration of the personality?

The peripheral nervous system has two parts.Which of these two carries a message from receptors to the central nervous system?

Which is true of axons and dendrites?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

Endocrine System

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