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Match the combining form neur/o with its closest definition.


A) Spine
B) Cranium
C) Nerve
D) Nervous

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An overproduction of fluid in the brain is ____________________.

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Match the combining form cerebr/o with its closest definition.


A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Brain
D) Skull

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Thin branches that conduct nerve impulses toward the cell are ____________________.

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The physician may inject anesthetics into this space to help address pain.


A) Dura mater
B) Pia mater
C) Subdural space
D) Epidural space

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Nerve impulses are received or transmitted by tissue or organs that are called ____________________.

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Match the medical term neuroplasty with its closest definition.


A) Dissection of a nerve
B) Suturing of a severed nerve
C) Surgical repair of a nerve
D) Surgical removal of a nerve

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This carries information to muscles and glands.


A) Afferent neurons
B) Efferent neurons
C) Conductivity
D) Interneurons

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The ____________________ lobe controls and interprets senses and taste.

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The health care provider identifies damage to the occipital lobe that could affect forms of expression and ____________________.

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The __________ lobe of the brain controls memory, equilibrium, emotion, and hearing.

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These carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.


A) Efferent neurons
B) Afferent neurons
C) Interneurons
D) Stimulus

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This system stimulates organs, glands, and senses.


A) Somatic nervous system
B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Sympathetic nervous system
D) Parasympathetic nervous system

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The health care provider tests for a Babinski's reflex on a 1-year-old male. What should the normal response be?


A) No response
B) Flexion
C) Extension
D) Hyperflexion

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____________________ neurons carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.

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An involuntary muscular contraction in response to a stimulus is known as a ________________________.

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Cephalgia is pain in the _____________.

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Match the combining form gangli/o with its closest definition.


A) Brain
B) Ganglion
C) Nerve
D) Vagus nerve

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Pain in the head is __________.


A) cephalgia
B) gliomatosis
C) neuritis
D) meningocele

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The arachnoid runs across the ____________________ space.

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