Deck 28: Nervous System

Question 1

Compression of the median nerve in the wrist leading to hand pain, numbness, and paresthesias is _____________.

Answer 1

CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome)
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome

Question 2

An X-ray of the spinal canal after the introduction of a radiopaque contrast is ____________________.

Answer 2

myelography

Question 3

Recording the electrical activity of the brain is _________________________.

Answer 3

electroencephalography

Question 4

The term for a paralysis of the lower limbs and trunk is ____________________.

Question 5

The measurement of many functions while the patient is asleep is ____________________.

Question 6

The ____________________ nervous system is composed of the nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord to the tissues of the body.

Question 7

The term for fainting is ____________________.

Question 8

Cutting out all or part of a nerve is ____________________.

Question 9

The basic unit of the nervous system is a nerve cell, or ____________________.

Question 10

The condition of burning, tingling sensations in the thigh caused by injury to a femoral nerve is called ______________ paresthetica.

Question 11

The medical term for Lou Gehrig's disease is ____________________ lateral sclerosis.

Question 12

Cutting the spinal cord to relieve pain is a(n) ____________________.

Question 13

A usually severe condition of fatigue and progressive muscle weakness, especially of the face and throat, is ____________________.

Question 14

Cutting a nerve is ____________________.

Question 15

The term for dizziness is ____________________.

Question 16

Any infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord is termed ____________________.

Question 17

The largest portion of the brain is the ____________________.

Question 18

The ____________________ nervous system is capable of producing a "fight-or-flight" response.

Question 19

PPS stands for ____________________.

Question 20

A method of pain control effected by the application of electrical impulses to the skin is ____________________ electrical nerve stimulation.

Question 21

Injection of a chemical substance to destroy part of the thalamus is called ____________________.

Question 22

Surgically repairing a nerve is a(n) ____________________.

Question 23

What is creating a new opening between the third ventricle and subarachnoid space to treat one type of hydrocephalus? ____________________

Question 24

What is a procedure to make a new opening to drain fluid from brain ventricles through a shunt, catheter, and valve that leads to the abdominal cavity? ____________________

Question 25

Cutting the vagus nerve is known as ____________________.

Question 26

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Occipital cerebral lobe

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 27

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Frontal cerebral lobe

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 28

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Thalamus

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 29

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Midbrain

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 30

Match each combining form with the word part.
Nerve

A)Home/o
B)Rhiz/o
C)Somat/o
D)Dendr/o
E)Astr/o
F)Neur/o

Question 31

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Temporal cerebral lobe

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 32

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Parietal cerebral lobe

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 33

Match each combining form with the word part.
Same

A)Home/o
B)Rhiz/o
C)Somat/o
D)Dendr/o
E)Astr/o
F)Neur/o

Question 34

Match each combining form with the word part.
Body

A)Home/o
B)Rhiz/o
C)Somat/o
D)Dendr/o
E)Astr/o
F)Neur/o

Question 35

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Pons

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 36

Match each combining form with the word part.
Dendrite, tree

A)Home/o
B)Rhiz/o
C)Somat/o
D)Dendr/o
E)Astr/o
F)Neur/o

Question 37

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Hypothalamus

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 38

Match each combining form with the word part.
Nerve root

A)Home/o
B)Rhiz/o
C)Somat/o
D)Dendr/o
E)Astr/o
F)Neur/o

Question 39

Match each combining form with the word part.
Star

A)Home/o
B)Rhiz/o
C)Somat/o
D)Dendr/o
E)Astr/o
F)Neur/o

Question 40

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Cerebellum

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 41

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Meninges

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 42

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Phag/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 43

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Spinal cord

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 44

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Esthesi/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 45

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Dura mater, hard

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 46

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Skin

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 47

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Medulla oblongata

A)Auditory and olfactory activity
B)Relays sensory information
C)Reflex center for eye and head movements
D)Responsible for vision
E)Regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
F)Regulates temperature, sleep, and appetite
G)Speech and motor activity
H)Connects medulla oblongata and cerebrum
I)Coordinates voluntary movement
J)Sensations of touch and taste

Question 48

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Lept/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 49

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Cerebrum

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 50

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Troph/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 51

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Phas/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 52

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Encephal/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 53

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Nerve root

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 54

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Caus/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 55

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Cerebellum

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 56

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Syncope

A)Dizziness
B)Involuntary contraction of small muscles
C)Loss of memory
D)Fainting
E)Sensation of light or warmth preceding a migraine

Question 57

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Somn/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 58

Match each combining form with the correct term below.
Brain

A)Meningi/o
B)Myel/o
C)Dur/o
D)Rhiz/o
E)Dermat/o
F)Cerebr/o
G)Cerebell/o
H)Encephal/o

Question 59

Match each definition with the correct combining form below.
Tax/o

A)Brain
B)Eat, swallow
C)Feeling
D)Slim, delicate
E)Order, coordination
F)Development
G)Speech
H)Sleep
I)Burning

Question 60

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Vertigo

A)Dizziness
B)Involuntary contraction of small muscles
C)Loss of memory
D)Fainting
E)Sensation of light or warmth preceding a migraine

Question 61

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Parkinson's disease

A)Paralysis of facial nerve
B)Disease characterized by fatigue and progressive muscle weakness of face and throat
C)Progressive disease characterized by shuffling gait, tremors, and dysphasia
D)Degenerative, fatal disorder of motor neurons
E)Progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of impairment of cognitive functioning
F)Autoimmune disorder causing severe muscle weakness, often leading to paralysis

Question 62

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Myel/o

A)Development, nourishment
B)Muscle, to shut
C)Sleep, stupor
D)Spinal cord
E)Side
F)Abnormal condition of hardening
G)Seizure

Question 63

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Narc/o

A)Development, nourishment
B)Muscle, to shut
C)Sleep, stupor
D)Spinal cord
E)Side
F)Abnormal condition of hardening
G)Seizure

Question 64

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Sclerosis

A)Development, nourishment
B)Muscle, to shut
C)Sleep, stupor
D)Spinal cord
E)Side
F)Abnormal condition of hardening
G)Seizure

Question 65

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Epi-

A)Pertaining to
B)Condition of strength
C)Inflammation
D)Condition
E)Many, much, excessive, frequent
F)Cerebrum
G)Feeling
H)Nerve root, spinal nerve root
I)Nerve
J)Meninges
K)Brain
L)Seizure
M)Above, upon

Question 66

Match each definition with the correct word part.
-lepsy

A)Pertaining to
B)Condition of strength
C)Inflammation
D)Condition
E)Many, much, excessive, frequent
F)Cerebrum
G)Feeling
H)Nerve root, spinal nerve root
I)Nerve
J)Meninges
K)Brain
L)Seizure
M)Above, upon

Question 67

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Alzheimer's disease

A)Paralysis of facial nerve
B)Disease characterized by fatigue and progressive muscle weakness of face and throat
C)Progressive disease characterized by shuffling gait, tremors, and dysphasia
D)Degenerative, fatal disorder of motor neurons
E)Progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of impairment of cognitive functioning
F)Autoimmune disorder causing severe muscle weakness, often leading to paralysis

Question 68

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Encephal/o

A)Pertaining to
B)Condition of strength
C)Inflammation
D)Condition
E)Many, much, excessive, frequent
F)Cerebrum
G)Feeling
H)Nerve root, spinal nerve root
I)Nerve
J)Meninges
K)Brain
L)Seizure
M)Above, upon

Question 69

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Amnesia

A)Dizziness
B)Involuntary contraction of small muscles
C)Loss of memory
D)Fainting
E)Sensation of light or warmth preceding a migraine

Question 70

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

A)Paralysis of facial nerve
B)Disease characterized by fatigue and progressive muscle weakness of face and throat
C)Progressive disease characterized by shuffling gait, tremors, and dysphasia
D)Degenerative, fatal disorder of motor neurons
E)Progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of impairment of cognitive functioning
F)Autoimmune disorder causing severe muscle weakness, often leading to paralysis

Question 71

Match each definition with the correct word part.
-lepsy

A)Development, nourishment
B)Muscle, to shut
C)Sleep, stupor
D)Spinal cord
E)Side
F)Abnormal condition of hardening
G)Seizure

Question 72

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Later/o

A)Development, nourishment
B)Muscle, to shut
C)Sleep, stupor
D)Spinal cord
E)Side
F)Abnormal condition of hardening
G)Seizure

Question 73

Match each definition with the correct word part.
My/o

A)Development, nourishment
B)Muscle, to shut
C)Sleep, stupor
D)Spinal cord
E)Side
F)Abnormal condition of hardening
G)Seizure

Question 74

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Myasthenia gravis

A)Paralysis of facial nerve
B)Disease characterized by fatigue and progressive muscle weakness of face and throat
C)Progressive disease characterized by shuffling gait, tremors, and dysphasia
D)Degenerative, fatal disorder of motor neurons
E)Progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of impairment of cognitive functioning
F)Autoimmune disorder causing severe muscle weakness, often leading to paralysis

Question 75

Match each definition with the correct word part.
Troph/o

A)Development, nourishment
B)Muscle, to shut
C)Sleep, stupor
D)Spinal cord
E)Side
F)Abnormal condition of hardening
G)Seizure

Question 76

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Aura

A)Dizziness
B)Involuntary contraction of small muscles
C)Loss of memory
D)Fainting
E)Sensation of light or warmth preceding a migraine

Question 77

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Bell's palsy

A)Paralysis of facial nerve
B)Disease characterized by fatigue and progressive muscle weakness of face and throat
C)Progressive disease characterized by shuffling gait, tremors, and dysphasia
D)Degenerative, fatal disorder of motor neurons
E)Progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of impairment of cognitive functioning
F)Autoimmune disorder causing severe muscle weakness, often leading to paralysis

Question 78

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Fasciculation

A)Dizziness
B)Involuntary contraction of small muscles
C)Loss of memory
D)Fainting
E)Sensation of light or warmth preceding a migraine

Question 79

Match each definition with the correct term below.
Guillain-Barré syndrome

A)Paralysis of facial nerve
B)Disease characterized by fatigue and progressive muscle weakness of face and throat
C)Progressive disease characterized by shuffling gait, tremors, and dysphasia
D)Degenerative, fatal disorder of motor neurons
E)Progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of impairment of cognitive functioning
F)Autoimmune disorder causing severe muscle weakness, often leading to paralysis

Question 80

Match each definition with the correct word part.
-sthenia

A)Pertaining to
B)Condition of strength
C)Inflammation
D)Condition
E)Many, much, excessive, frequent
F)Cerebrum
G)Feeling
H)Nerve root, spinal nerve root
I)Nerve
J)Meninges
K)Brain
L)Seizure
M)Above, upon