Exam 12: Nervous System and Mental Health

A nerve conduction velocity test can pinpoint an area of nerve damage.

A coma is profound unconsciousness.

The suffix that means physician is ________.

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

The combining form that means sleep is ________.

Local anesthesia can be administered via the subcutaneous route.

Myasthenia gravis is caused by a loss of the myelin sheath around a nerve.

A meningocele means that the spinal cord and meninges are protruding through a gap in the vertebral column.

A profound state of unconsciousness associated with an illness or injury is called:

Myelin is a lipid molecule that insulates dendrites.

Which type of seizure is localized, affecting a single limb?

Which of the following terms describes the elevated portions, or convolutions, on the surface of the cerebrum?

A medical term that means head pain is ________.

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a pathological condition in which there is a loss of the myelin sheath around nerves?

Describe what a cerebrovascular accident is and the different causes for one.

Which of the following surgical procedures removes an obstruction from one of the major arteries of the neck?

The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system stimulates the body in times of stress and crisis.

The suffix that means weakness is ________.

Reye's syndrome develops in children following a viral infection, especially if the child is given aspirin.

Narcolepsy is an inability to stop gambling.