QUIZ THREE

Question 1

Meningitis refers to

Answer 1

inflammation of the membranes around the brain

Question 2

Neuro/pathy is a term describing

Answer 2

a noninflammatory disease of nerves

Question 3

A meningomyelocele describes

Answer 3

herniation of both protective membranes and spinal cord

Question 4

Aphasia is a term defining difficulty or loss of ability to

Answer 4

speak

Question 5

Which of the following procedures involves injecting a radioactive element into a patient’s vein that may mark the presence of a tumor?

Answer 5

A brain scan

Question 6

A baby is born without a brain. The diagnosis would be

Answer 6

anencephalic

Question 7

A patient may have a brain tumor, and the physician decides to use a procedure that will give the highest resolution of imaging soft tissues. He gives orders for

Answer 7

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question 8

A tumor of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord is called a/an

Answer 8

meningioma

Question 9

A patient suddenly has difficulty speaking and her right arm feels stiff and weak. After four hours, she has complete return of normal speech and movement. This patient most likely suffered a/an

Answer 9

transient ischemic attack

Question 10

CHALLENGE QUESTION! (Thought you already had one?) The following question requires that you know three word parts, and the parts do not come in the usual order. You can do it! Abnormal or lack of development of part of the spinal cord is termed

Answer 10

myelodysplasia