Question 1

The brain and spinal cord make up the:

Accepted Answer

A) peripheral nerves. 
B) central nervous system. 
C) afferent system. 
D) efferent system. 
E) receptors. 
A) peripheral nerves. 
B) central nervous system. 
C) afferent system. 
D) efferent system. 
E) receptors.

Question 2

A synonym for seizure is:

Accepted Answer

A) stroke. 
B) countrecoup. 
C) thrombolysis. 
D) convulsion. 
A) stroke. 
B) countrecoup. 
C) thrombolysis. 
D) convulsion.

Question 3

The epidural space is located:

Accepted Answer

A) below the dura mater. 
B) within the dura mater. 
C) between the dura mater and arachnoid mater. 
D) above the dura mater. 
E) around the dura mater. 
A) below the dura mater. 
B) within the dura mater. 
C) between the dura mater and arachnoid mater. 
D) above the dura mater. 
E) around the dura mater.

Question 4

In the word neuroglia, -glia means :

Accepted Answer

A) glue. 
B) nerve. 
C) gray matter. 
D) white matter. 
E) pathway. 
A) glue. 
B) nerve. 
C) gray matter. 
D) white matter. 
E) pathway.

Question 5

The prefix quad- means :

Accepted Answer

A) double. 
B) two. 
C) three. 
D) four. 
E) around. 
A) double. 
B) two. 
C) three. 
D) four. 
E) around.

Question 6

Which of the following word elements comes from the Greek for deceive?

Accepted Answer

A) -noia 
B) -pathy 
C) delus- 
D) soci- 
E) -paresis 
A) -noia 
B) -pathy 
C) delus- 
D) soci- 
E) -paresis

Question 7

Which part of the nervous system contains the cranial nerves?

Accepted Answer

A) PNS 
B) CNS 
C) Parasympathetic division 
D) Sympathetic division 
E) ANS 
A) PNS 
B) CNS 
C) Parasympathetic division 
D) Sympathetic division 
E) ANS

Question 8

The phase immediately following a seizure is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) postal phase. 
B) postictal phase. 
C) postcoital phase. 
D) postpartum phase. 
E) antepartum phase. 
A) postal phase. 
B) postictal phase. 
C) postcoital phase. 
D) postpartum phase. 
E) antepartum phase.

Question 9

The behavior of putting oneself in another person's circumstance.

Accepted Answer

A) Apathy 
B) Empathy 
C) Dementia 
D) Pity 
E) Sympathy 
A) Apathy 
B) Empathy 
C) Dementia 
D) Pity 
E) Sympathy

Question 10

If a patient is in the postictal state, they have had:

Accepted Answer

A) an MI. 
B) a stroke. 
C) a spasm. 
D) a seizure. 
E) a migraine. 
A) an MI. 
B) a stroke. 
C) a spasm. 
D) a seizure. 
E) a migraine.

Question 11

The word element that means internal organ is:

Accepted Answer

A) viscer. 
B) post. 
C) osis. 
D) hemi. 
E) cord 
A) viscer. 
B) post. 
C) osis. 
D) hemi. 
E) cord

Question 12

Bell palsy is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) drooping of one eyelid. 
B) painful, sudden, involuntary contractions of facial muscles. 
C) paralysis or paresis on one side of the face. 
D) unequal pupil size. 
E) difficulty walking. 
A) drooping of one eyelid. 
B) painful, sudden, involuntary contractions of facial muscles. 
C) paralysis or paresis on one side of the face. 
D) unequal pupil size. 
E) difficulty walking.

Question 13

Motor neurons are responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A) afferent transmission. 
B) efferent transmission. 
C) interneuron transmission. 
D) intraneuron transmission. 
E) bilateral transmission. 
A) afferent transmission. 
B) efferent transmission. 
C) interneuron transmission. 
D) intraneuron transmission. 
E) bilateral transmission.

Question 14

Which of these is not a region of the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A) Posterior 
B) Cervical 
C) Lumbar 
D) Sacral 
E) Thoracic 
A) Posterior 
B) Cervical 
C) Lumbar 
D) Sacral 
E) Thoracic

Question 15

The word element that means half is:

Accepted Answer

A) pleg. 
B) nacro. 
C) osis. 
D) hemi. 
E) dys. 
A) pleg. 
B) nacro. 
C) osis. 
D) hemi. 
E) dys.

Question 16

The abbreviation given to an infant who was born to a woman who drank heavily during the pregnancy, and exhibits a small head, narrow eyes, flat face and nose is _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The abbreviation given to an infant who...

Question 17

When analyzing the disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the term bovine means :

Accepted Answer

A) pig. 
B) cattle. 
C) sponge. 
D) disease. 
E) brain. 
A) pig. 
B) cattle. 
C) sponge. 
D) disease. 
E) brain.

Question 18

The word for a groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres is a _________, and its plural is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) foramen; foramena 
B) gyrus; gyri 
C) sulcus; sulci 
D) sulcus; sulcuses 
E) gyri; gyriata 
A) foramen; foramena 
B) gyrus; gyri 
C) sulcus; sulci 
D) sulcus; sulcuses 
E) gyri; gyriata

Question 19

Due to the patient's chronic mental depression, the physician prescribed a(n) _________ medication.

Accepted Answer

A) anticonvulsant 
B) thrombolytic 
C) opiate 
D) psychoactive 
A) anticonvulsant 
B) thrombolytic 
C) opiate 
D) psychoactive

Question 20

The term that describes the area above the dura mater is:

Accepted Answer

A) subdural. 
B) hypodural. 
C) hyperdural. 
D) epidural. 
E) supradural. 
A) subdural. 
B) hypodural. 
C) hyperdural. 
D) epidural. 
E) supradural.

The brain and spinal cord make up the:

A synonym for seizure is:

The epidural space is located:

In the word neuroglia, -glia means :

The prefix quad- means :

Which of the following word elements comes from the Greek for deceive?

Which part of the nervous system contains the cranial nerves?

The phase immediately following a seizure is known as the:

The behavior of putting oneself in another person's circumstance.

If a patient is in the postictal state, they have had:

The word element that means internal organ is:

Bell palsy is characterized by:

Motor neurons are responsible for:

Which of these is not a region of the spinal cord?

The word element that means half is:

The abbreviation given to an infant who was born to a woman who drank heavily during the pregnancy, and exhibits a small head, narrow eyes, flat face and nose is _________.

When analyzing the disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the term bovine means :

The word for a groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres is a _, and its plural is _.

Due to the patient's chronic mental depression, the physician prescribed a(n) _________ medication.

The term that describes the area above the dura mater is:

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Exam 10: The Nervous System and Mental Health: The Essentials of the Languages of Neurology and Psychiatry

The brain and spinal cord make up the:

A synonym for seizure is:

The epidural space is located:

In the word neuroglia, -glia means :

The prefix quad- means :

Which of the following word elements comes from the Greek for deceive?

Which part of the nervous system contains the cranial nerves?

The phase immediately following a seizure is known as the:

The behavior of putting oneself in another person's circumstance.

If a patient is in the postictal state, they have had:

The word element that means internal organ is:

Bell palsy is characterized by:

Motor neurons are responsible for:

Which of these is not a region of the spinal cord?

The word element that means half is:

The abbreviation given to an infant who was born to a woman who drank heavily during the pregnancy, and exhibits a small head, narrow eyes, flat face and nose is _________.

When analyzing the disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the term bovine means :

The word for a groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres is a _________, and its plural is _________.

Due to the patient's chronic mental depression, the physician prescribed a(n) _________ medication.

The term that describes the area above the dura mater is:

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The word for a groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres is a _, and its plural is _.