Exam 9: Nervous System

What is the congenital condition in which the cerebral hemispheres are absent?

Choose the term which refers to a loss of motor control and sensation as a result of injury to the spinal cord.

The dura mater is the

Choose the correct root/combining form and its meaning in the term narcolepsy.

The abbreviation for a diagnostic test which records the electrical activity in a muscle is

A circumscribed dilation of an artery that can cause a stroke is a(n)

A disease of the peripheral nerves in which the body makes antibodies against myelin, thereby disrupting nerve conduction is

The medical term for a stroke is abbreviated as a(n)________.

Cerebral palsy (CP)is the term used to describe motor impairment resulting from brain damage in an infant or young child, regardless of the cause or the effect on the child.It is not hereditary.In congenital CP, the cause is often unknown but can be due to brain malformations or maternal use of cocaine; CP developed at birth or in the neonatal period is usually related to an incident causing hypoxia of the brain.Which statement best describes this condition?

Choose the correct construction of a medical term that means surgical repair of the skull.

A hereditary condition which starts with mild personality changes between the ages of 30 and 50 progressing to involuntary, jerky, irregular movements and muscle weakness with dementia in the later stages is

Which of the following terms means pertaining to within the subarachnoid or subdural space?

The T in TBI stands for

A disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics is called

The prefix in the term trigeminal means

Of the following terms, which one has a word element meaning cobweb or spider?

The term ________ refers to a period of time when there is an increase in the severity of a disease.

A wasting or diminished volume of an organ or tissue is called ________.

The plural form of the singular term ganglion is

Mononeuropathy is a disorder