Exam 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health

The peripheral nervous system is made up of the

The thin inner layer of the meninges is the

A combining form that means four is

The suffix -paresis is defined as

The term polyneuritis is defined as inflammation of

Which eponym indicates a disease of the CNS with signs and symptoms such as resting tremors, rigidity, expressionless face, and shuffling gait?

An incision into a nerve root is called a

The term that means (occurring) between seizures or attacks is

The term neuralgia is defined as

The term shunt is defined as

The area of the brain responsible for respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure is the

Which of the following is used to remove cerebral spinal fluid for diagnostic purposes?

The patient, who had sagging of the right side of his mouth and was unable to close his right eye, received a prescription for prednisone to reduce edema of the facial nerve. This paralysis of muscles on one side of the face is called

The term that means without (the loss of) feeling or sensation is

The combining form that means sensation, sensitivity, feeling is

A term that means pain in the head is

The term that means an increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain is

A disease characterized by early dementia, confusion, restlessness, and loss of recognition of familiar persons or surroundings is