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Unit 11 - Nervous System > Exercises 1 > Flashcards

Exercises 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Inability to produce vocal sounds

A

aphonia

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2
Q

Suture of a nerve

A

neurorrhaphy

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3
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Inflammation of the meninges

A

meningitis

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4
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Surgical correction of a defect in the skull

A

cranioplasty

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5
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Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain

A

hydrocephalus

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6
Q

An incision into the thalamus

A

thalamotomy

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7
Q

Surgical removal of a part of a nerve

A

neurectomy

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8
Q

An instrument for measuring muscular strength

A

sthenometer

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9
Q

Loss of sensation

A

anaesthesia

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10
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Inflammation of spinal nerve roots

A

radiculitis

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11
Q

largest part of the brain

A

cerebrum

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12
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10th cranial nerve

A

vagus

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13
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bundle of neurons

A

nerve

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14
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response to a stimulus

A

reflex

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15
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part of the brain that controls balance, movement and coordination

A

cerebellum

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16
Q

controls temperature in the body

A

hypothalamus

17
Q

lobe of the brain that processes speech

A

temporal

18
Q

nervous system that controls organs in times of stress

A

sympathetic nervous system

19
Q

grooves in the cerebral cortex

A

sulci

20
Q

nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord

A

central nervous system

21
Q

In which lobe is the Wernicke area, responsible for speech recognition?

A

temporal

22
Q

Where are the largest blood vessels serving the brain found?

A

subarachnoid space

23
Q

The ridges in the surface of the cerebral cortex are the

A

gyri

24
Q

Where is the exit point for motor nerves in the spinal cord?

A

ventral horns

25
Q

The long, slender projection from a neuron is a/an

A

axon

26
Q

What is the “memory-indexer” in the limbic system?

A

hippocampus

27
Q

Spinal nerves are part of which system?

A

somatic nervous system

28
Q

Which neuroglial cells insulate axons in the CNS?

A

oligodendrocytes

29
Q

In which part of the brain is the thalamus?

A

diencephalon

30
Q

Which cranial nerve controls chewing muscles?

A

trigeminal

Unit 11 - Nervous System (10 decks)

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