Exam 12: Nervous System and Mental Health

The progressive impairment of intellectual function is called:

A suffix that means treatment is ________.

Which part of the brain is responsible for thoughts,judgment,memory,problem solving,and language?

The term aphasia means unable to speak.

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

A combining form that means nerve is ________.

Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic test?

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for analysis?

An absence seizure is also called a petit mal seizure.

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

A medical term that means pertaining to the thalamus is ________.

Which of the following pathological conditions might develop into a full-blown stroke?

The suffix that means pertaining to being attracted to is ________.

An anesthesiologist is also trained in pain management.

Myelography is a diagnostic image produced using ultrasound.

The combining form that means spinal cord is ________.

A medical term that means absence of pain is ________.

Anorexia nervosa is an example of what category of mental disorder?

A viral inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is:

Antisocial personality disorder includes exaggerated feelings of persecution.