Nervous System (Review)

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Portion of nervous system that contains cranial and spinal nerves

- central

- peripheral

- autonomic

- parasypathetic

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peripheral

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Part of neuron that receies signals

-dendrites

-cell body

-axon

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dendrites

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NOT associated with glia

- monocytes

- astrocytes

- microglia

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monocytes

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Largest part of brain

-cerebellum

-cerebrum

-cortex

-pons

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cerebrum

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Divided into two hemispheres

- cerebellum

- cerebrum

- cortex

- pons

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cerebrum

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Number of pairs of cranial nerves

- 10

- 11

- 12

- 13

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12

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Controls right side of body

- left cerebrum

- right cerebrum

- right cortex

- left cortex

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left cerebrum

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Combining form that means "brain"

- mening/o

- mon/o

- esthesi/o

- encephal/o

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encephal/o

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Prefix that means "four"

- per-

- tetra-

- para-

- bi-

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tetra-

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Combining form that means "speech"

- phas/o

- rhiz/o

- poli/o

- myel/o

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phas/o

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The term "demyelination" is:

1 muscle rigidity and weakness

2 herniated meninges

3 myelin sheath of neurons is damaged

4 acute inflammatory polyneuropathy

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myelin sheath of neurons is damaged

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The medical condition where antibodies block neurotransmission to muscle cells is:

1 myasthenia gravis

2 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

3 chorea

4 multiple sclerosis

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myasthenia gravis

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The symptom of uncontrollable vocal sounds and twitching movements is:

1 encephalitis

2 Reye’s syndrome

3 Tourette syndrome

4 Huntington’s disease

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Tourette syndrome

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The term "meninges" is:

1 motor neuron

2 herniation

3 the covering of the brain

4 myelin destruction

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the covering of the brain

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The circulation is impaired in brain or spinal cord:

1 paresthesia

2 meningocele

3 spina bifida

4 hydrocephalus

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hydrocephalus

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The necrosis of tissue with total occlusion of vessel is:

1 stroke

2 Reye’s syndrome

3 epilepsies

4 astrocytoma

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stroke

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The tumor located in cerebral hemispheres is:

1 pineocytoma

2 glioblastoma white matter

3 oligodendrocytoma

4 ependymoma

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glioblastoma white matter

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The tumor related to aging is:

1 medulloblastoma

2 angioma

3 cranial nerve

4 pituitary

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pituitary

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The hematoma that develops between dura and skull is:

1 subdural

2 arachnoid

3 epidural

4 intracerebral

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epidural

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The infection of parenchymal tissue of brain and spinal cord is:

1 meningitis

2 encephalitis

3 abscess

4 neuritis

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encephalitis

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The term "oligodendrocytes" is:

1 relay impulses to cerebral cortex

2 to control autonomic nervous system

3 to provide support to axons and to produce the Myelin sheath

4 to carry signals from cell body

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to provide support to axons and to produce the Myelin sheath

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The term "dendrites" is:

1 most of the receptive surface of a neuron

2 insulation around axon

3 carrying signals from cell body

4 myelin sheath

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most of the receptive surface of a neuron

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The cranium contains:

1 8 bones

2 6 bones

3 21 bones

4 12 bones

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8 bones

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The term "vertebral column" is:

1 33 vertebrae

2 19 vertebrae

3 9 vertebrae

4 12 vertebrae

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33 vertebrae

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The cavities within the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid are:

1 ependymal

2 hypothalmus

3 archnoid

4 ventricles

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ventricles

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The term for surgical removal of a disk of bone is:

1 trephination

2 stereotaxis

3 vertebrectomy

4 discectomy

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trephination

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The suffix for "movement" is:

1 -ictal

2 -iatry

3 -kines/o

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kines/o

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The drill used to create an entry into the cranium is:

1 angular drill

2 burr hole drill

3 rotational

4 infratentorial drill

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burr hole drill

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The combining form for "slender" is:

1 rhiz/o

2 lept/o

3 pont/o

4 ment/o

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lept/o

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The term "CVA" is:

1 stenosis

2 transient ischemic attack

3 aneurysm

4 stroke

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stroke

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Most common dementia is

- Alzheimer's disease

- secondary

- Lou Gehrig's

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Alzheimer's disease

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MND stands for

- maximal neuron disorder

- migrating niacin disorder

- motor neuron disease

- motor neuropathic

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motor neuron disease

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Dopamine replacement is useful in treating

- multiple sclerosis

- Parkinson's disease

- Huntington's disease

- CVA

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Parkinson's disease

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Condition in which primary symptoms are muscle weakness and fatigability

- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

- multiple sclerosis

- dyskinesis

- myasthenia gravis

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myasthenia gravis

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Another name for idiopathic polyneuritis

- Guillain-Barre syndrome

- multiple sclerosis

- postpolio syndrome

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Guillain-Barre syndrome

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This condition is thought to be caused by genetic factors and possibly fetal brain damage

- parkinson's

- schizophrenia

- spina bifida

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schizophrenia

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This condition is associated with viral infection especially when aspirin has been administered

- Reye's syndrome

- Guillain-Barre Syndrome

- Lou Gehrig's disease

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Reye's syndrome

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Consussion is a mild blow to the head in which recovery is expected in

- 12 hrs

- 24 hrs

- 48 hrs

- 1 week

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24 hrs

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ICP means

- intercranial pressure

- intracranial pressure

- interior cranial pressure

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intracranial pressure

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In this type of hematoma blood mixes with cerebrospinal fluid

- epidural

- subdural

- subarachnoid

- intracerebral

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subarachnoid

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This is divided into the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain:

brainstem

diencephalon

cerebrum

cerebellum

cerebellum

cerebrum

diencephalon

cerebellum

cerebrum

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brainstem