Deck 12: Nervous System

Question 1

The occipital lobe contains the functions for speech.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Afferent nerves are also termed sensory nerves.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Myelin is the material that covers the axon of nerve cells.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The chemicals that cross the synapse are called neurotransmitters.

Question 5

The temporal lobe contains the auditory and olfactory areas.

Question 6

The area where spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord is called the nerve root.

Question 7

The space between the terminal fibers of one neuron and the dendrites of the next is termed an action potential.

Question 8

The surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres are covered with gray matter and are called the cerebral cortex.

Question 9

Motor neurons are also termed efferent neurons.

Question 10

A neural impulse is the same as a neurotransmitter.

Question 11

The brain and spinal cord are part of the CNS.

Question 12

The somatic nervous system is involuntary in nature.

Question 13

The cranial nerves are part of the PNS.

Question 14

The frontal lobe is responsible for vision.

Question 15

Astrocytes connect neurons and blood vessels to form the blood-brain barrier.

Question 16

Sensory neurons transmit information to the CNS.

Question 17

There are 12 pairs of spinal nerves.

Question 18

Dermatomes are skin surface areas supplied by a single afferent spinal nerve.

Question 19

The cerebellum coordinates voluntary movement but is involuntary in its function.

Question 20

Neuroglia cells are parenchymal cells.

Question 21

Hemiparesis is a slight paralysis below the waist.

Question 22

A condition of intense, unrelenting, life-threatening seizures is absence seizures.

Question 23

An abnormal sense of taste or a bad taste in the mouth is termed ageusia.

Question 24

An abnormal gait is a disorder in the manner of walking.

Question 25

The sympathetic nervous system is capable of producing a "rest-and-digest" response.

Question 26

CSF is contained in the subdural space.

Question 27

A brain bruise is a cerebral contusion.

Question 28

Loss of memory is aphasia.

Question 29

Shingles is caused by the latent varicella zoster virus.

Question 30

Sciatica has symptoms of pain in the face and neck.

Question 31

A term for fainting is syncope.

Question 32

A sensation that may precede an epileptic seizure or the onset of some types of headaches is termed an aura.

Question 33

CVA, brain attack, and cerebral infarction are all synonyms for the same condition.

Question 34

Inability to write is agraphia.

Question 35

A subdural hematoma is between the skull and the dura mater.

Question 36

A term for dizziness is athetosis.

Question 37

Bell palsy is paralysis of a facial nerve.

Question 38

Inability to perform purposeful movements is ataxia.

Question 39

The outermost meninx is the dura mater.

Question 40

Narcolepsy is a seizure disorder caused by drug usage.

Question 41

A lumbar puncture is the same as a spinal tap.

Question 42

Neurolysis is destruction of a severed nerve.

Question 43

PET scans are done to assist in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.

Question 44

A scintillator is used to capture a brain scan.

Question 45

Polysomnography measures a variety of functions while the patient is awake.

Question 46

Quadriplegia is paralysis of the arms, legs, and trunk.

Question 47

Echoencephalography is ultrasonography of the brain.

Question 48

The M in MRI stands for "medial."

Question 49

An EEG examines activity of the PNS.

Question 50

A cerebral arteriogram is the same as a cerebral angiogram.

Question 51

CT scans are done to diagnose strokes, edema, tumors, and hemorrhage resulting from trauma.

Question 52

A GARS is done to evaluate cerebellar function.

Question 53

Myelography is radiography of the spinal canal.

Question 54

Trephination and craniotomy are synonyms.

Question 55

Babinski sign is a loss of the Achilles tendon reflex seen in shingles.

Question 56

SPECT examines abnormalities in brain metabolism.

Question 57

Monoplegia is paralysis of one limb on the right or left side of the body.

Question 58

The S in CSF analysis stands for "shunt."

Question 59

A multiple sleep latency test is used to diagnose narcolepsy.

Question 60

A ventriculoperitoneal shunt may be used to drain fluid from brain ventricles into the abdominal cavity.

Question 61

Inflammation of the brain:

A) encephalitis
B) meningitis
C) neuritis
D) sciatica

Question 62

A cordotomy is removal of part of the spinal cord.

Question 63

A nerve block is done to prevent motor nerve impulses from reaching the CNS.

Question 64

The largest portion of the brain is the ____________________.

Question 65

Inflammation of the sciatic nerve is ____________________.

Question 66

The medical term for Lou Gehrig disease is ____________________ lateral sclerosis.

Question 67

A sudden seizure of sleep is ____________________.

Question 68

Stereotaxic radiosurgery uses radio waves to localize structures within a three-dimensional space.

Question 69

A rhizotomy is a resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve.

Question 70

Any infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord is ____________________.

Question 71

The ____________________ nervous system is capable of producing a "fight-or-flight" response.

Question 72

A sympathectomy may be done to relieve chronic pain or promote vasodilation.

Question 73

A condition of an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain is ____________________.

Question 74

The term for fainting is ____________________.

Question 75

A neuroplasty is surgical repair of a nerve.

Question 76

The term for dizziness is ____________________.

Question 77

TENS is a method of pain control.

Question 78

The ____________________ nervous system is composed of the nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord to the tissues of the body.

Question 79

An analgesic is used to relieve pain.

Question 80

The basic unit of the nervous system is the nerve cell, or ____________________.