Exam 29: Neurology and Nervous System Disorders

Some patients with epilepsy experience an ____________ or forewarning of an impending seizure.

Which radiologic procedure uses a magnetic field and radiowaves to make a picture?

A petit mal seizure causes unconsciousness with excessive motor activity.

The ____________ division of the nervous system is active when the body is faced with danger or stress.

A syncopal episode would consist of all of the signs listed below except:

Which part is the most superior part of the brainstem and keeps the mind conscious?

All of the following are types of epilepsy except:

Which word is a general category for any type of disease of a nerve?

The combining form dendr/o- means :

The gray matter of the brain and the gray matter of the spinal cord contain myelin.

The combining form encephal/o- means :

Down syndrome is a disease caused by an infection before the baby was born.

A PET scan shows abnormally increased or decreased levels of metabolism in the brain.

Compression of the median nerve in the wrist because of swelling from repetitive muscle movements leads to ____________ ____________ syndrome.

Which of the following is not one of the meanings of the combining form myel/o-?

The cells of the nervous system that form the blood-brain barrier to keep certain substances from gaining access to the brain are called:

The cerebral ____________ or gray matter is the outermost layer of tissue that follows the curves of the gyri and sulci.

The combining form nerv/o- means :

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word myelogram (my-eh-loh-gram)?

The combining form pleg/o- means :