Exam 12: Nervous System and Mental Health

The condition of being awake and alert to one's surroundings is called:

Paralysis of the lower portion of the body and both legs is called:

Which of the following statements regarding neuroglial cells is NOT true?

A concussion is inflammation of the brain.

The combining form that means sheath (meninges)is ________.

The suffix that means physician is ________.

Paraplegia is an abnormal sensation such as burning or tingling.

Which of the following is an example of an anxiety disorder?

Epilepsy is a disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain.

Sensory nerves carry commands to muscles and glands.

A medical term that means specialist in nerves is ________.

Which of the following terms means surgical repair of a nerve?

The combining form that means gray matter is ________.

Describe the difference between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.

Which of the following conditions is characterized by progressive dementia,disorientation,and loss of memory?

What is the common name for a CVA?

The combining form that means split is ________.

Psychoanalysis is an example of which type of mental health treatment procedure?

A nerve is a bundle of ________ carrying messages between the central nervous system and various parts of the body.

An absence seizure is also called a petit mal seizure.