CHAPTER 10 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ

neurotransmitter

acetylcholine

condition of no nervous sensation?

anesthesia

inability to speak?

aphasia

glial cells?

astrocytes

collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord?

cauda equina

burning sensation of pain?

causalgia

what part of the brain is responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance?

cerebellum

cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of?

cerebrolvascular accident

part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the?

dendrite

disorder of reading, writing, and learning is?

dyslexia

a highly malignant brain tumor?

glioblastoma

elevated portions of the cerebral cortex are called?

gyri

portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature?

hypothalamus

part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels?

medulla oblongata

spina bifida is associated with?

myelomeningocele

diseases of the spinal cord?

myelopathy

pertaining to muscles and nerves?

myoneural

abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling ?

paresthesia

a network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system?

plexus

paralysis of four extremities?

quadriplegia

inflammation of spinal nerve root?

radiculitis

parkinson disease is characterized by?

shuffling gait

collection of blood within the meningeal layers?

subdural hematoma

space between nerve cells is called the?

synapse

fainting?

syncope