Quiz 7

Question 1

A highly malignant brain tumor

Answer 1

glioblastoma

Question 2

relieving, but not curing

a. pailiative
b. palliative
c. paliative

Answer 2

b. palliative

Question 3

Inflammation of a spinal nerve root?

Answer 3

Radiculitits

Question 4

Lower portion of the brain connecting the cerebrum with the spinal cord

Answer 4

brainstem

Question 5

Capillaries that let certain substances enter the brain and keep other substances out of the brain

Answer 5

blood-brain barrier

Question 6

Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord

Answer 6

cauda equina

Question 7

Elevation in the surface of the cerebral cortex

Answer 7

gyrus

Question 8

Canals in the interior of the brain containing cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 8

ventricles of the brain

Question 9

Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it on to nerves within the body; ear and eye are examples

Answer 9

receptor

Question 10

Essential cells of an organ:

a. parenchymal
b. parencyhmal
c. parenchymel

Answer 10

a. parenchymal

Question 11

Neurasthenia

Answer 11

lack of strength in nerves; sense of weakness and exhaustion

Question 12

Acetylcholine

Answer 12

substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse

Question 13

Glial

Answer 13

pertaining to supporting cells of nervous system

Question 14

Embolism

Answer 14

obstruction by a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance

Question 15

Synapse

Answer 15

space between nerve cells

Question 16

Plexus

Answer 16

network of nerve fibers

Question 17

Axon

Answer 17

part of a nerve cell

Question 18

Meninges

Answer 18

three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Question 19

Thalamus

Answer 19

a part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses

Question 20

Cauda Equina

Answer 20

tail end of the spinal cord

Question 21

Sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures

Answer 21

epilepsy

Question 22

Deterioration of mental capacity (dementia) beginning in middle age; cerebral cortex atrophy, microscopic neurofibrillary tangles

Answer 22

Alzheimer Disease

Question 23

Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plaques of hard scar tissue

Answer 23

multiple sclerosis

Question 24

Degeneration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness (mask-like facial expression); dopamine is deficient in the brain

Answer 24

parkinson disease

Question 25

Loss of muscle strength; breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter

Answer 25

myasthenia gravis

Question 26

Unilateral facial paralysis

Answer 26

bell palsy

Question 27

Space between nerves cells is called

Answer 27

synapse

Question 28

x ray record of the spinal cord

Answer 28

myelogram

Question 29

Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of:

Answer 29

cerebrovascular accident

Question 30

Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling:

Answer 30

paresthesia

Question 31

Three layers of meninges in order from skull to brain

Answer 31

dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

Question 32

Peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms: a. aura b. aurra c. hora

Answer 32

a. aura

Question 33

Pertaining to fainting: a. sincopal b. syncopal c. sinkaple

Answer 33

b. syncopal

Question 34

Fainting: e. Palsy b. Hypesthesia d. Syncope a. Shingles c. Ataxia

Answer 34

d. syncope

Question 35

interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum

Answer 35

transient ischemic attack

Question 36

major compulsive epileptic seizure

Answer 36

tonic clonic seizure

Question 37

minor form of epileptic seizure

Answer 37

absence seizure

Question 38

blockage

Answer 38

occlusion

Question 39

malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells

Answer 39

Glioblastoma multiforme

Question 40

inability to speak

Answer 40

aphasia

Question 41

Within the meninges: a. intrathecal b. interthecal c. intrathekal

Answer 41

a. intrathecal