Exam 13: The Nervous System and Mental Health

The medical term for inflammation of the membrane covering the surface of the brain and spinal cord is:

This test uses magnetism to image the brain and other soft tissues in the body.

________ disease is a chronic degenerative disease of the brain characterized by hand tremors.

The dilation of a blood vessel supplying the brain is known as:

A meningocele is a protrusion of the meninges through an opening caused by a defect in the skull or spinal column.

________ disease is a disease characterized by memory loss and confusion.

This disease is characterized by alternating mania (excessively high energy) and depression (excessively low energy).

EEG is the abbreviation for ________. (one word)

Increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles of a child before the cranial sutures have sealed, causing enlargement of the cranium, is known as meningomyelocele.

The blood-brain-barrier keeps most bacteria, harmful cells, and many toxins from entering the nervous system.

The brain and spinal cord form the central nervous system, or CNS.

An incapacitating mental disorder indicated by a gross distortion of emotions and an inability to recognize reality, relate to others, and cope with ordinary demands of daily life is known as:

CVA is the abbreviation for ________. (two words)

The clinical term for a headache, or a generalized pain in the region of the head, includes the combining form for "head," encephal/o, and the suffix that means "condition of pain."

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -myel/o

The suffix that means "paralysis" is ________.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -cerebr/o

A convulsion is a sign of a neurological disorder and is also called a seizure.

An abnormal, irrational fear is called a(n) ________.

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Study of the mind