Chapter 7: Nervous System self test
The Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, and Abducens Nerves all innervate the eye and are referred to as Cranial Nerves _________________:
2, 3, 4, and 6
The diagnostic term for a disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, and restlessness is:
Alzheimer's Disease
Lou Gehrig's disease is also known as:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The interruption of blood supply to the brain caused by a cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolism, or cerebral hemorrhage is called:
Apoplexy
The diagnostic term for a condition characterized by brain damage and lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is:
Cerebral Palsy
What kind of seizure has contractions that usually start in a group of muscles on one side of the body and spread to the extremities and the whole body?
Jacksonian
Neuro/fibromat/osis is characterized by:
Multiple fiber-like nerve tumors
What is the pathologic condition where the retina becomes separated from the choroid between the retina and the sclera?
Retinal Detachment
The medical term Psych/iatr/y literally means
The procedure or process of treating or curing the mind
The diagnostic term Photo/phobia means:
abnormal aversion to or fear of light
The medical term Para/noia literally refers to a behavior that is out of touch with reality or:
abnormal thinking or reasoning
The medical term Retin/itis Pigmentosa can be called:
animal tracks "retina or net is inflamed causing marks - blindness"
Which of the following is a personality disorder in cluster B?
antisocial personality disorder
The medical term Hemat/oma means:
blood swelling or tumor
The combining form en/cephal/o- refers to the:
brain
The word part Cerebro- means:
brain
The Cranial Nerves are string-like groups of nerves coming off of the:
brain and brain stem
The largest region of the brain is the
cerebrum
The diagnostic term for obstruction of the eyelid sebaceous glands is:
chalazion
The diagnostic term Cataract actually means:
clouding of the lens of the eye
The mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids and eyeball globe is the:
conjunctiva
____ is caused by foreign bodies or pathogenic organisms that cause inflammation and petechial hemorrhages.
conjunctivitis
Miotic eye drops cause the eye's pupils to:
constrict
What is an inflammation of the tear sac?
dacryocystitis
The diagnostic medical term Multiple Sclerosis refers to:
deterioration or loss of the myelin sheath nerve body covering
Which of the following can be diagnosed by looking at the retina:
diabetes
The word part Fiss- means:
divide, split
Aural effusion refers to:
drainage from the hearing canal
The word part Oto- means:
ear and hearing
An instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain is called an:
electro/encephalo/graph
The medical terms Palpebr/itis and Blepharo/ptosis refer to:
eyelid inflammation and eyelid drooping
The medical term Bell's Palsy is also known as:
facial paralysis or palsy
The diagnostic term "Hyperopia" means:
farsightedness
The prefixes quadri- and tetra- mean:
four
The word part Pia- means:
gentle
The word part Glio- means:
glue
The prefixes hemi- and semi- mean:
half
The word part Duro- means:
hard
The medical term Encephalo/angio/scler/o/sis means:
hardening of the brain's blood vessels
The combining forms acous- and audi/o- both mean:
hearing
Which of the following is not a personality disorder in cluster C?
histrionic personality disorder
Which of these is not a sign of brain concussion?
increased appetite
The diagnostic term En/cephal/itis actually means:
inflammation of the brain
The medical term Myring/itis actually means:
inflammation of the eardrum
The medical term Kerat/itis actually means:
inflammation of the eye's cornea
The diagnostic term Blephar/itis means:
inflammation of the eyelid
The term Con/junctiv/itis literally means together/joined/inflamed. It actually means:
inflammation of the membrane that covers the eyeball and the eyelid
The term Psycholog/ist literally means:
is a specialist in the science and study of the mind
The diagnostic term ot/itis interna can also be called:
labyrinthitis
The tear glands that lubricate and protect the eye are called:
lacrimal glands
The small organs that produce and drain tears from the eye are the:
lacrimal glands and ducts
The eye structure that lies directly behind the pupil and iris is the:
lens
What is the yellow spot in the retina lateral to the optic nerve?
macula
The three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord and literally means membrane is called the:
meninges
The combining form ment/o- means:
mind
The combining form phren/o- means:
mind
The word part Mater- means:
mother
The medical term "Tetanus" usually refers to:
muscle spasms
The term that means spinal cord inflammation is:
myel/itis
The medical term "Myopic" actually means:
nearsighted
The word part Neuro- means:
nerve
The cord-like structures that carry bio-electrical impulses from one part of the body to another are called ________.
nerves
The medical abbreviations CNS, PNS, and ANS refer to divisions of the:
nervous system
The diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is:
neur/oma
The nerve in the eye that carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain is the:
optic
____ is devoid of rods and cones and hence is referred to as the blind spot.
optic nerve
The malleus, incus, and stapes make up the bones of the middle ear called the:
ossicles
The term that means one who studies and treats disease of the ear is:
otologist
The medical term for a fungal infection of the ear is:
otomycosis
The medical term that means a specialist who studies and treats the diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, and throat is:
otorhinolaryngologist
The diagnostic term ot/algia means:
pain in the ear
The medical term cephalo/dynia means:
pain in the head
What is a temporary or permanent loss of sensation, loss of ability to move, or inability to control movement?
palsy
The medical term that means total paralysis is:
pan/plegia
The medical term quadri/plegia means:
paralysis of all four limbs
Which of the following is a personality disorder in cluster A?
paranoid personality disorder
What covers the inner surface of the ciliary process?
pars ciliaris
The medical term Cerebral Palsy is characterized by:
partial or complete paralysis caused by a brain injury
The medical term that means mental disease is:
phrenopathy
The diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is:
polio/myel/itis
A patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease is characterized by:
pre-senile dementia
The procedural term Echo/encephalo/graphy actually means:
procedure of recording brain structures by use of sound
The medical term Trach/oma refers to a chlamydial infection causing:
rough swollen eye lesions
What do forensic psychiatrists specialize in?
sanity during crimes
The outer hard layer of the eye (white of eye) is the:
sclera
The medical term Epi/lepsy means:
seizure upon the mind and body
The structure in the inner ear that contains balance receptors and endolymph is called the:
semicircular canals
The medical term Opto/metr/ist literally means:
specialist in measuring sight
The medical term Psych/o/log/ist means:
specialist in the science and study of the mind
The structure that conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain and serves as a reflex center for some sensory information without input from the brain is the:
spinal cord
The word part Myelo- means:
spinal cord
What is the disorder of the eye in which the optic axis cannot be directed at the same object?
strabismus
The medical term Opistho/tonos means:
tension that bends head backward
The medical term that means the same as Quadri/plegia is:
tetra/plegia
The term "psychology" literally means:
the process or procedure of the science or study of the mind
The term Schizo/phrenia actually refers to a type of Psych/osis that is also characterized by:
thought deterioration and lack of social functioning
The medical term Concussion means:
to shake violently
The E Eye Chart is used to measure:
visual acuity
Parkinson's Disease causes body tremors (shaking), weak speech, shuffling of feet, and depression. Other patients may experience:
voice loss, sphincter problems, falls and paralysis
The medical term Glauc/oma actually means:
waterfall, cloudy, or gray Vision
