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The combining form narco means
A) addiction B) stupor C) paralysis D) sedation |
D) sedation |
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Ganglion means
A) knot B) thorn C) pouch D) membrane |
A) knot |
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Inflammation of many nerves:
A) neuritis B) polyneuritis C) panneuritis D) epilepsy |
B) polyneuritis |
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Softening of the brain:
A) cephalomalacia B) cephalomegaly C) encephalomalacia D) encephalomegaly |
A) cephalomalacia |
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Kinesiology is associated with
A) speech B) movement C) sensation D) coordination |
B) movement
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The _________________ is the largest portion of the brain.
A) thalamus B) cerebellum C) cerebrum D) brain stem |
C) cerebrum |
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The spinal cord is a part of the ____ nervous system.
A) central B) autonomic C) peripheral D) sympathetic |
A) central
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Inability to speak:
A) dysphagia B) aphagia C) dysphasia D) aphasia |
D) aphasia
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Pain in a nerve:
A) cerebralgia B) aneurysm C) neurodynia D) dementia |
C) neurodynia |
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The presence of a floating clot in a blood vessel of the brain is a
A) cerebral aneurysm B) cerebral embolism C) cerebrovascular disease D) cerebral thrombosis |
B) cerebral embolism |
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Recurrent seizures are characteristic of:
A) cerebrovascular accident B) epilepsy C) encephalitis D) Huntington's chorea |
B) epilepsy
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Inflammation of the spinal cord:
A) meningioma B) myelitis C) myasthenia gravis D) meningitis |
B) myelitis |
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Paralysis of all four limbs:
A) paraplegia B) quadriplegia C) hemiplegia D) hemiparesis |
B) quadriplegia
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Periods of breathing cessation that occur during sleep are:
A) narcolepsy B) cataplexy C) polyneuritis D) sleep apnea |
D) sleep apnea |
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Which of the following procedures is done to obtain a cerebrospinal fluid sample?
A) myelogram B) lumbar puncture C) intracranial MRA D) external lumbar MRA |
B) lumbar puncture
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A myelogram is an x-ray of the ______after injection of a contrast medium.
A) spinal cord B) brain C) blood vessels D) nerves |
A) spinal cord
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Incision into the skull:
A) craniectomy B) microsurgery C) spondylosyndesis D) craniotomy |
D) craniotomy |
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Cephaloplasty is the surgical repair of the
A) brain B) skull C) head D) ventricles |
A) brain |
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Partial paralysis or weakness of half of the body, right or left, is called
A) paraplegia B) hemiparesis C) hemiplegia D) paresthesia |
B) hemiparesis |
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The event that triggers permanent damage to the brain caused as a result of disease within the blood vessels is referred to as a(n)
A) cerebrovascular accident B) transient ischemic attack C) heart attack D) epileptic seizure |
A) cerebrovascular |
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Which of the following terms describes a loss of the sense of pain?
A) anesthesia B) analgesia C) akinesia D) paresthesia |
B) analgesia
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Absence of order or coordination:
A) aphasia B) palsy C) dyskinesia D) ataxia |
D) ataxia
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A state of unconsciousness or deep sleep is called
A) coma B) syncope C) anesthesia D) dementia |
A) coma |
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The inability to converts one’s thoughts into writing is
A) agraphia B) ataxia C) aphasia D) anesthesia |
A) agraphia
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A degenerative inflammatory disease of the CNS attacking the myelin sheath in the spinal cord and brain, leaving it hardened is called
A) meningitis B) myasthenia gravis C) multiple sclerosis D) Parkinson’s disease |
C) multiple sclerosis
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