Exam 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health

The combining form that means gray matter is

The combining form gli/o is defined as

The cerebrospinal fluid is abbreviated as

The patient with a brain concussion experienced vertigo to the extent that he was unaware of his surroundings and unable to respond to stimuli. He was in a state of

The term dysarthria is related to

The portion of the brain that is sometimes referred to as the hindbrain is the

To determine the cause of the patient's severe back pain, the doctor ordered a diagnostic test to record images of the spinal cord after an injection of a contrast agent into the subarachnoid space. This process is called

The emergency department physician diagnosed the patient with ischemic stroke caused by a blood clot lodged in the cerebral artery, or a

The term coma is defined as

A group of nerve cells located outside the central nervous system is the

The combining form encephal/o is defined as

The combining form myel/o is defined as

The term cerebral thrombosis is defined as

The term that means physical symptoms for which there is no known cause is

Encephalosclerosis is defined as

The term that means fainting is

The definition of the term concussion is

The term ataxia is defined as a

A condition characterized by a lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is

The term that means softening of the spinal cord is