Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding positron emission tomography is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It uses positive radionuclides.
B)  It is a laboratory test.
C)  It measures oxygen and glucose uptake.
D)  It measures the metabolic activity of the brain.

Question 2

The cerebrum is divided into the frontal,parietal,temporal,and occipital lobes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A medical term that means pertaining to the cerebrum is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A medical term that means pertaining to...

Question 4

The protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through an opening in the vertebral column is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  spina bifida
B)  a meningocele
C)  a myelomeningocele
D)  an encephalocele

Question 5

A medical term that means pertaining to the meninges is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A medical term that means pertaining to...

Question 6

The combining form that means brain is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

encephal/o...

Question 7

The combining form that means blood is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The combining form that means blood is...

Question 8

Which of the following terms means "record of the spinal cord"?

Accepted Answer

A)  myelography
B)  myelotomy
C)  myelomalacia
D)  myelogram

Question 9

Which of the following conditions results in an infarct from loss of blood supply to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  ALS
B)  SCI
C)  MS
D)  CVA

Question 10

Which of the following results from the brain being shaken inside the skull?

Accepted Answer

A)  paralysis
B)  myasthenia gravis
C)  migraine
D)  concussion

Question 11

A medical term that means nerve pain is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A medical term that means nerve pain...

Question 12

Which of the following statements regarding subdural hematoma is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A mass of blood forms underneath dura mater.
B)  It may result in an SCI.
C)  It may exert fatal pressure on the brain.
D)  Hematoma must be drained by surgery.

Question 13

An anticonvulsant medication is used to treat seizures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The prefix that means half is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The prefix that means half is ____________________....

Question 15

A medical term that means inflammation of many nerves is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

polyneurit...

Question 16

Which term means "softening of the brain"?

Accepted Answer

A)  encephalomalacia
B)  encephalopathy
C)  encephalosclerosis
D)  encephalalgia

Question 17

Which term means "paralysis of one (limb) "?

Accepted Answer

A)  diplegia
B)  quadriplegia
C)  monoplegia
D)  hemiplegia

Question 18

The term myelogram means "a record of the spinal cord."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following terms refers to a tumor?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroma
B)  meningocele
C)  hyperesthesia
D)  neuroplegia

Question 20

Myasthenia gravis is caused by damage to the myelin sheath around a nerve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Neurology: Nervous System

The combining form that means brain is ____________________.

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A medical term that means pertaining to the cerebrum is ____________________.

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Which term means "softening of the brain"?

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A medical term that means pertaining to the meninges is ____________________.

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Myasthenia gravis is caused by damage to the myelin sheath around a nerve.

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A medical term that means inflammation of many nerves is ____________________.

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Which of the following terms refers to a tumor?

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An anticonvulsant medication is used to treat seizures.

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Which of the following conditions results in an infarct from loss of blood supply to the brain?

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Which of the following statements regarding subdural hematoma is NOT true?

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The prefix that means half is ____________________.

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A medical term that means nerve pain is ____________________.

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The term myelogram means "a record of the spinal cord."

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The combining form that means blood is ____________________.

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Which term means "paralysis of one (limb) "?

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Which of the following terms means "record of the spinal cord"?

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The protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through an opening in the vertebral column is called:

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Which of the following statements regarding positron emission tomography is NOT true?

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Which of the following results from the brain being shaken inside the skull?

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The cerebrum is divided into the frontal,parietal,temporal,and occipital lobes.

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