Question 1

What does semicoma mean?

Accepted Answer

A)   Profound state of consciousness
B)   Profound state of unconsciousness
C)   Mild state of unconsciousness from which the patient can be aroused
D)   Faked state of unconsciousness due to loss of contact with realityE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Psudoesthesia ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the medical terms are spelled...

Question 3

Which term describes use of a system of three-dimensional coordinates to locate a site to be operated on or irradiated?

Accepted Answer

A)   Psychoanalysis
B)   Nerve block anesthesia
C)   Vagotomy
D)   StereotaxisE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Between the eyes ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Between the eyes ____________________...

Question 5

Which of the following is a type of behavioral disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment and disintegration of the personality?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mental retardation
B)   Dementia
C)   Neurosis
D)   SchizophreniaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Ultrasonic recording of brain activity ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ultrasonic recording of brain activity ____________________...

Question 7

Which term means an irrational fear of heights?

Accepted Answer

A)   Acrophobia
B)   Agoraphobia
C)   Claustrophobia
D)   ZoophobiaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What is the purpose of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)   Assesses the degree of conscious impairment in critically ill patients
B)   Locates abscesses,tumors,or hematomas that are responsible for coma
C)   Measures the degree of memory loss after recovering from a coma
D)   Provides a record of seizures,lesions,and several functional disturbancesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which term means paralysis of one side of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diplegia
B)   Hemiplegia
C)   Quadriplegia
D)   ParaplegiaE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

What is the gray matter that covers the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerebral fissure
B)   Cerebral cortex
C)   Cerebral hemisphere
D)   DiencephalonE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

What is the cause of a cerebrovascular accident?

Accepted Answer

A)   Damaged cerebral cortex
B)   Damaged cerebral hemisphere
C)   Diseased cerebral meninges
D)   Damaged blood vessels in the brainE) B) and C)
F) B) and D) D

Question 12

Which of the following terms means release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally,loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve,or disintegration of nerve tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neurosclerosis
B)   Neurolysis
C)   Neurotripsy
D)   NeuroplastyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is a type of headache?

Accepted Answer

A)   Muscle relaxation
B)   Cluster
C)   Neuroplasty
D)   CarpoptosisE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 14

What is neurotripsy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Plastic repair of a nerve
B)   Surgical crushing of a nerve
C)   Loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve
D)   Spontaneous disintegration of nerve tissueE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The peripheral nervous system has two parts.Which of these two carries a message from receptors to the central nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Afferent
B)   Efferent
C)   Motor
D)   AutonomicE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)   Central nervous system
B)   Peripheral nervous system
C)   Sympathetic nervous system
D)   Parasympathetic nervous systemE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which is true of axons and dendrites?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are both cytoplasmic processes extending from the cell body of the neuron.
B)   They both carry impulses toward the cell body of the neuron.
C)   They both carry impulses away from the cell body of the neuron.
D)   They both contain a myelin sheath.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

What is a recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden,brief attacks of altered consciousness or motor activity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerebral meningitis
B)   Hemiplegia
C)   Narcolepsy
D)   EpilepsyE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

What is an accumulation of blood situated on or outside the dura mater?

Accepted Answer

A)   Epidural hematoma
B)   Subdural hematoma
C)   Intracerebral hematoma
D)   MeningiomaE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nerve block
B)   Cranioplasty
C)   Dopamine
D)   GliomaE) None of the above
F) B) and C) C

Exam 11: Nervous System

What does semicoma mean?

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Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Psudoesthesia ____________________

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Which term describes use of a system of three-dimensional coordinates to locate a site to be operated on or irradiated?

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Between the eyes ____________________

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Which of the following is a type of behavioral disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment and disintegration of the personality?

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Ultrasonic recording of brain activity ____________________

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Which term means an irrational fear of heights?

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What is the purpose of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

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Which term means paralysis of one side of the body?

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What is the gray matter that covers the cerebrum?

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What is the cause of a cerebrovascular accident?

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Which of the following terms means release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally,loosening of adhesions surrounding a nerve,or disintegration of nerve tissue?

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Which of the following is a type of headache?

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What is neurotripsy?

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The peripheral nervous system has two parts.Which of these two carries a message from receptors to the central nervous system?

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Which system is composed of the brain and spinal cord?

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Which is true of axons and dendrites?

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What is a recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden,brief attacks of altered consciousness or motor activity?

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What is an accumulation of blood situated on or outside the dura mater?

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Which of the following is a neurotransmitter?

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