Exam 10: Nervous System

Where is the mass of blood located in a subdural hematoma?

What do adrenergic fibers release?

What is an accumulation of blood situated on or outside the dura mater?

Paralysis of one side of the body is ____________________.

What is the gray matter that covers the cerebrum?

Which system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

What is a peripheral neuropathy?

A record produced in radiography of the spinal cord is called a(n) ____________________.

What is radiography of the brain called?

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: CSF ____________________

Which type of stroke is caused by the rupture of a cerebral artery?

Which is true concerning pseudoplegia?

Which of the following means accumulation of blood within brain tissue?

What is a decrease in sensation in response to stimulation of the sensory nerves called?

Recording the electrical activity of the brain is called ____________________.

Which term means an impairment of the ability to read, resulting from a variety of pathologic causes?

If the following word is spelled correctly, write "Correct" as the answer. If not, correctly spell the misspelled word. Parasympathetic ____________________

Which term describes use of a system of three-dimensional coordinates to locate a site to be operated on or irradiated?

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: ICP ____________________

What is the term for a brief interruption of blood flow to the brain that sometimes precedes a stroke?