Exam 29: Neurology and Nervous System Disorders

Mrs.Sands underwent polysomnography to find out the underlying cause of her:

Which type of cell produces the myelin covering around larger axons in the brain and spinal cord?

The ____________ oblongata connects the pons (of the brainstem) to the spinal cord.

Which is true of an EEG?

A ____________ unit (an abbreviation) is a device used to control chronic pain by stimulating the nerve endings.

A head injury that bruises the brain but causes no loss of consciousness is called a ____________.

During an electroencephalography,the brain wave patterns in each of the two ____________ of the cerebrum are compared for symmetry.

The cell body of a neuron sends the electrical impulse to the:

Which word describes a traumatic injury to the brain with no loss of consciousness,but with bruising and some bleeding in the tissues?

An endarterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove plaque from the:

Guillian-Barre is a condition in which there is paralysis with drooping of one side of the face due to inflammation of the facial cranial nerve.

Which part of the brain acts as a relay station,sending sensory nerve impulses like pain and touch from the body to the cerebrum?

James put his hand on a hot stove.An involuntary muscle reaction controlled by the spinal cord and called a ____________ made him remove his hand quickly from the heat before he got burned.

The name of the medical procedure that records the electrical activity of the brain is an ____________.

Which of the following would not be used during a neurologic exam to test sensation?

All of the following are true about the Romberg test except:

The ____________ is the functional unit of the nervous system.

Which of the following word parts does not mean seizure?

The alpha fetoprotein test is done to diagnose epilepsy in a fetus before birth.

All of the following disease conditions are related to each other except: