Exam 29: Neurology and Nervous System Disorders

The largest part of the brain is the:

Which condition is also known as tic douloureux?

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word endarterectomy (end-ar-ter-ek-toh-mee)?

A ____________ ,an individual nerve cell,is the functional unit of the nervous system.

A chronic neurologic disease that involves an imbalance in the levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine is called ____________ disease.

To prevent a neural tube defect in her baby,the mother should take a vitamin B12 supplement.

Which two combining forms mean nerve root?

The suffix -cele means hernia.

Which part of the brain regulates body temperature,sensations of hunger and thirst,and the circadian (24-hour) rhythm of the body?

Polyneuritis is defined as a severe burning sensation under the skin along a nerve branch.

The TENS unit is a device that is used to control chronic pain.

A manometer is used to measure the pressure of the:

Proprioception is the medical word for body ____________.

Which condition is caused by a lack of oxygen to parts of the fetal brain during birth?

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition of burning pain?

Which is a chronic neurologic disease due to an imbalance in the levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain?

Which lobe coordinates and analyzes information received by other lobes and uses it to predict future events and the benefits or consequences of actions taken?

Which brain structure resembles a spider web?

Which nuclear medicine procedure uses a radioactive substance that emits positrons?

A blood clot in a large artery on the left side of the brain can cause symptoms of paralysis on the right side of the body.