Exam 12: Nervous System and Mental Health

A patient diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder would have an abnormal sense of:

Myelin is a lipid molecule that insulates dendrites.

The progressive impairment of intellectual function is called:

A medical term that means lack of feeling or sensation is ________.

Symptoms of a migraine include severe head pain,nausea,and sensitivity to light.

Which of the following is the location of the nucleus of a neuron?

A medical term that means head pain is ________.

Antisocial personality disorder includes exaggerated feelings of persecution.

The protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through an opening in the vertebral column is called:

A medical term that means inflammation of the brain is ________.

A medical term that means pertaining to the cerebrum and spine is ________.

Bundles of nerve fibers interconnecting different parts of the central nervous system are called ganglia.

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

The combining form that means pons is ________.

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a stroke?

Narcotic analgesics are medications used to treat severe pain.

A coma is profound unconsciousness.

Which type of seizure is also called a grand mal seizure?

Anesthesia is used for the following cases EXCEPT:

A medical term that means nerve root inflammation is ________.