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Medical Terminology
Unit 9 - Self Assessment - Nervous System
Question | Answer |
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There are ___________ pairs of spinal nerves. 12, 8, 31, 42 | 31 |
Which of the follow diseases of the nervous system result in dementia in older people that progressively worsen until they can no longer take care of them selves? Brain aneurysm, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, stroke | Alzheimer's disease |
Which term denotes a type of "stroke"? a. ischemic, b. hemorrhagic, c. a only, d. both a and b. | d. both a and b. |
Abnormal bulging or ballooning of an artery; epilepsy, CVA, TIA, aneurysm | aneurysm |
The brain's meninges, or protective coverings, include: select one; Pia mater and dura mater, Arachnoid and pia mater, Dura mater only, Pia mater, arachnoid and dura mater. | Pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater |
This part of the brain controls unconscious actions; Medulla oblongata, cerebellum, cerebrum, hypothalmus | cerebellum |
Which of the following brain disorders results in recurring seizures and is controlled primarily by medications; Parkinson's disease, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Transient ischemic attacks (TIA's) | Epilepsy |
Identify the part of the brain that is divided into two major hemispheres: Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Ventricles, Hypothalmus | Cerebrum |
Paralysis of the lower extremities; paraplegia, quadriplegia, hypoparesis, hyperparesis | paraplegia |
Identify the condition that results in the temporary paralysis of the muscles on one side of the face, causing the inability to close the eye and the drooping of one side of the mouth. Bell's Palsy, Peripheral neuropathy, Neurofibromatotis, | Bell's Palsly |