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a storke

CVA is an abbreviation used to mean:

aggravate

.The term exacerbate means to

aspirate cerebrospinal fluid

A lumbar puncture is performed to:

disorders of the nervous

A neurologist is a physician who specializes in

bruise

Another term used for contusion is:

empathy

The behavior of putting oneself in another person's circumstance

central nervous system

The brain and spinal cord make up the:

The cardiovascular and the respiratory systems

The brainstem controls vital activities in which other body systems?

dementia

The term for a chronic, progressive loss of cognitive and intellectual functions is

epidural

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

moving toward the central nervous system

The word afferent refers to:

acquiring knowledge through thinking, learning, and memory

The word cognition means the process of

hemi

The word element that means half is

hallucin

The word element that means imagination is:

paralysis

The word which refers to a loss of motor control and sensation as a result of injury to the spinal cord is:

fever

What triggers a "febrile" seizure in infants and toddlers?

loses contact with reality

When a person is schizophrenic, he or she

below the injury site

Where does a spinal cord injury result in loss of function?

migraine

Which of the following conditions has symptoms of intense throbbing in the head, nausea, and vomiting?

epilepsy

Which of the following conditions refers to a chronic brain disorder caused by paroxysmal excessive neuronal discharges?

lumbar puncture

Which of the following is a procedure used to remove CSF?

cortex

Which of the following is not a lobe of the cerebral hemisphere?

patella

Which of the following terms is not associated with the nervous system?

hemiparesis

Which of the following terms means weakness on one side of the body?

epilepsy

Which of the following words is derived from the Greek element meaning seizure?

posterior

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

delirium

Give an example of a condition that is an altered mental state

12

How many cranial nerves are there?

three

How many layers of meninges are there?

neurologist

If you are diagnosed with an intracranial hemorrhage, what type of specialist do you need

glue

In the word neuroglia, -glia means

contusion

A bruising of tissue, including the brain is called a _________.

epidural hematoma

A collection of blood located outside the dura mater is called a(n)

hydrocephalus

A condition caused by an excessive amount of CSF causing ventricular enlargement is

tourette syndrome

A disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics is called

quadriplegia

A person who is paralyzed in all four limbs has

there is an alteration between muscular rigidity and muscular jerking

A tonic-clonic seizure is one in which:

encephalitis

An inflammation of the brain is called:

cerebral angiography

An invasive procedure in which a radiopaque dye is injected into the blood vessels of the neck and brain to detect blood vessels that are partially or completely blocked, aneurysms, or AV malformations is a:

cranial

Of the following words, which one means pertaining to the skull?

dopamine

Parkinson disease occurs when which neurotransmitter is no longer produced?

synapse

The junction between two nerve cells is the

obsessive compulsive disorder

The meaning of OCD is -

-aneurysm

The medical term for a dilation or ballooning of an artery or cardiac chamber is:

syncope

The medical term for fainting is:

efferent

The opposite of afferent is:

postictal phase

The phase immediately following a seizure is known as the

auto

The prefix that means self is

corpus callosum

The right and left cerebral hemispheres are connected by the:

small

The root/combining form in the word microcephaly means

The arm and leg of one side of the body are affected

What is the best definition for hemiplegia?

bell palsy

What is the facial nerve disorder characterized by a sudden weakness or paralysis of muscles on one side of the face?


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