Nervous System True False
A coma is profound unconsciousness.
TRUE
An anticonvulsant is a medication used to treat seizures
TRUE
Narcotic analgesics are medications used to treat severe pain
TRUE
Paraplegias are abnormal sensations like burning or tingling
FALE paresthesia
A hypnotic medication is used to treat Parkinson's disease
FALSE
An anesthesiologist is also trained in pain management
FALSE
A convulsion is the alternation between involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations
TRUE
A nerve conduction velocity test can pinpoint an area of nerve damage
TRUE
A subdural hematoma is bleeding within the meninges after they are torn by trauma
TRUE
An absence seizure is also called a petit mal seizure
TRUE
An astrocytoma is a tumor of the brain or spinal cord
TRUE
An aura is an unusual sensation that occurs before a seizure
TRUE
Bell's palsy is facial paralysis.
TRUE
Cerebral angiography is a diagnostic image of the blood vessels of the brain.
TRUE
Cranial nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.
TRUE
Electrical impulses require a neurotransmitter to cross the synaptic cleft
TRUE
Epilepsy is a disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain
TRUE
Poliomyelitis is an infection of the spinal cord.
TRUE
White matter is composed of myelinated nerve fibers
TRUE
A CVA is a stroke
TRUE cerebrovascular accident
Bundles of nerve fibers interconnecting different parts of the central nervous system are called ganglia.
FALSE
Myelin is a lipid molecule that insulates dendrites.
FALSE
Paresthesia is the loss of the ability to control muscle movement.
FALSE
Sensory nerves carry commands to muscles and glands
FALSE
Syncope means dizziness.
FALSE
The abbreviation CVA is a diagnostic test for a stroke.
FALSE
The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system stimulates the body in times of stress and crisis
FALSE
The term anesthesia means the absence of pain
FALSE
The term neurorrhaphy means a ruptured nerve.
FALSE
There are 12 pairs of spinal nerves and 31 pairs of cranial nerves
FALSE
Myasthenia gravis is caused by a loss of the myelin sheath around a nerve
FALSE Multiple Sclerosis
A cerebral aneurysm is a dilated and enlarged vein in the brain
FALSE bulged area in artery
A laminectomy is a surgical procedure used to remove an obstruction from the carotid artery which carries blood to the brain
FALSE carotid endarterectomy
Delirium is the impairment of intellectual functioning
FALSE dementia
Reye syndrome develops in children following a viral infection, especially if the child is given Tylenol.
FALSE especially if given aspirin
Hemiparesis is paralysis of one side of the body
FALSE hemiplegia
A meningocele means that the spinal cord and meninges are protruding through a gap in the vertebral column
FALSE myelomeningocele
Shingles consists of painful blisters along the spinal cord
FALSE occur on the body along a nerve path
A tractotomy is a surgical procedure used to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain and shunt it towards the abdominal cavity
FALSE tractotomy severs nerve tracts cerebrospinal fluid shunts is a procedure for draining cerebrospinal fluid into abdominal cavity
Guillain-Barré syndrome occurs when there is not enough neurotransmitter at the synapse between two nerves
FALSE when not enough myelin around the nerves Myasthenia Gravis = not enough neurotransmitter
Myelography is a diagnostic image produced using ultrasound
FALSE x-ray after injection of dye
The inner layer of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex
FALSE - outer layer inner layer - basal ganglia
Symptoms of a migraine include severe head pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light
TRUE
The abbreviation EEG stands for a diagnostic test.
TRUE
The brain contains four interconnected cavities called ventricles
TRUE
The largest section of the brain is the cerebrum
TRUE
The nerve root is the point where a nerve is attached to the central nervous system
TRUE
The symptoms of a concussion last for longer than 24 hours.
TRUE
The term aphasia means unable to speak
TRUE
The term myelogram means a record of the spinal cord
TRUE
