Mt Chapter 10 & 16 Quiz

Front 1

Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintain balance

Back 1

Cerebellum

Front 2

Pertaining to muscles and nerves

Back 2

Myoneural

Front 3

Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the

Back 3

Dendrite

Front 4

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

Back 4

Hypothalamus

Front 5

Space between nerve cells is called the

Back 5

synapse

Front 6

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

Back 6

Medulla oblongata

Front 7

Inability to speak

Back 7

Aphasia

Front 8

X-ray record of the spinal cord

Back 8

Myelogram

Front 9

Paralysis of four extremities

Back 9

Quadriplegia

Front 10

Fainting

Back 10

Syncope

Front 11

Parkinson disease is characterized by

Back 11

Shuffling gait

Front 12

Disorder to read, writing and learning is

Back 12

Dyslexia

Front 13

Three protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Back 13

Meninges

Front 14

Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along the nerve cell

Back 14

Axon

Front 15

Branching fiber that is the first part of neuron to receive a nervous impulse

Back 15

Dendrite

Front 16

Protective fatty tissue that surrounds the axon of a nerve cell

Back 16

Myelin sheath

Front 17

Slow movement

Back 17

Bradykinesia

Front 18

seizure of sleep

Back 18

Narcolepsy

Front 19

movements and behavior are not purposeful

Back 19

Apraxia

Front 20

no coordination

Back 20

Ataxia

Front 21

Slight paralysis in half the body

Back 21

Hemiparesis

Front 22

Transient ischemic attach

Back 22

Interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum

Front 23

Occlusion

Back 23

Blockage

Front 24

Middle layer of skin

Back 24

Dermis

Front 25

A hard protein material found in the epidermis

Back 25

Keratin

Front 26

Xer/o means

Back 26

Dry

Front 27

Pertaining to under a nail

Back 27

Subungual

Front 28

What is combining form meaning skin?

Back 28

Cutane/o

Front 29

Absence of pigment in skin

Back 29

Albinism

Front 30

Profuse sweating

Back 30

Diaphoresis

Front 31

Fatty mass within a sebaceous gland

Back 31

Steatoma

Front 32

Itching

Back 32

Pruritus

Front 33

Keloid

Back 33

Thickening scar

Front 34

Bed sore; break in continuity of skin

Back 34

Decubitus ulcer

Front 35

White patches on a mucous membrane of tongue or cheek

Back 35

Leukoplakia

Front 36

A fat cell is

Back 36

Lipocyte

Front 37

A structural protein found in skin and connective tissue is

Back 37

Collagen

Front 38

A black pigment found in epidermis is

Back 38

Melanin

Front 39

An oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands is

Back 39

Sebum

Front 40

The middle layer of the skin is the corium or

Back 40

Dermis

Front 41

A hard, protein material found in epidermis, hair, and nail is

Back 41

Keratin

Front 42

A band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate is the

Back 42

Cuticle

Front 43

The outermost layer of skin

Back 43

Epidermis

Front 44

Burning sensation (pain) in the skin

Back 44

Causalgia

Front 45

Surgical repair of the skin

Back 45

Dermatoplasty

Front 46

Pertaining to under the skin

Back 46

Subcutaneous

Front 47

Mushroom-like growth extending form the surface of a mucous membrane

Back 47

Polyp

Front 48

Open sore or erosion of skin

Back 48

Ulcer

Front 49

Baldness

Back 49

Alopecia

Front 50

Contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus

Back 50

Scabies

Front 51

Build-up of sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions

Back 51

Acne

Front 52

Fungal skin infection

Back 52

Tinea (ringworm)

Front 53

Necrosis of skin tissue resulting form ischemia

Back 53

Gangrene