Deck 7: The Nervous System

Question 1

The __________ lobe of the brain controls memory, equilibrium, emotion, and hearing.

Answer 1

temporal

Question 2

Human activity is controlled by the body's 100 billion ____________________ cells.

Answer 2

nerve

Question 3

____________________ neurons carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.

Answer 3

Afferent

Question 4

The ____________________ lobe controls and interprets senses and taste.

Question 5

Thin branches that conduct nerve impulses toward the cell are ____________________.

Question 6

Nerve impulses are received or transmitted by tissue or organs that are called ____________________.

Question 7

Cephalgia is pain in the _____________.

Question 8

The health care provider explains to the class that the four major brain divisions are the brainstem, cerebellum, cerebrum, and the ____________________.

Question 9

An involuntary muscular contraction in response to a stimulus is known as a ________________________.

Question 10

The health care provider identifies damage to the occipital lobe that could affect forms of expression and ____________________.

Question 11

The outer layer of the meninges is the ____________________ mater.

Question 12

The arachnoid runs across the ____________________ space.

Question 13

The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and ____________________ divisions.

Question 14

An overproduction of fluid in the brain is ____________________.

Question 15

A child is experiencing chronic, recurrent seizure activity known as __________.

Question 16

The infant experienced damage to the cerebrum at or prior to birth which may cause _____________________________.

Question 17

The collection of symptoms that may occur prior to a seizure are known as an ____________________.

Question 18

The patient experienced a syncopal episode or ___________.

Question 19

A _______________is removal of a portion of the brain to treat epilepsy and other disorders, such as brain cancer.

Question 20

Tumor that arises from a neuroglia is a(n) ____________________.

Question 21

A tumor that arises from the meninges is a(n) ____________________.

Question 22

The patient stated he falls asleep at work routinely. The health care provider suspects __________.

Question 23

The patient had a thrombus which blocked a blood vessel and caused a ____________ stroke.

Question 24

Inflammation of the spinal nerve roots is ____________________.

Question 25

The client is having lower back and leg pain due to nerve inflammation. The health care provider suspects __________.

Question 26

The health care provider assesses the reflex on the plantar surface of the foot for which reflex?

Question 27

A part of a neuron is a(n) __________.

A) nerve
B) cell body
C) receptor
D) acetylcholine

Question 28

Inflammation of a nerve is __________.

A) ventriculitis
B) neuritis
C) cerebellitis
D) encephalitis

Question 29

The patient is having difficulty moving the muscles in his legs. The nurse identifies that which part of the spinal cord may be affected?

A) Cervical
B) Coccygeal
C) Brachial
D) Sacral

Question 30

The medical assistant recognizes a symptom of Alzheimer's disease as __________.

A) jerking
B) apraxia
C) paresthesia
D) demyelination

Question 31

Match the medical term neuroplasty with its closest definition.

A) Dissection of a nerve
B) Suturing of a severed nerve
C) Surgical repair of a nerve
D) Surgical removal of a nerve

Question 32

Pain in the head is __________.

A) cephalgia
B) gliomatosis
C) neuritis
D) meningocele

Question 33

Match the combining form gangli/o with its closest definition.

A) Brain
B) Ganglion
C) Nerve
D) Vagus nerve

Question 34

Match the combining form cerebr/o with its closest definition.

A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Brain
D) Skull

Question 35

Match the combining form cerebell/o with its closest definition.

A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Brain
D) Skull

Question 36

Match the combining form mening/o with its closest definition.

A) Neuroglia
B) Meninges
C) Nerve
D) Spine

Question 37

Match the combining form neur/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Cranium
C) Nerve
D) Nervous

Question 38

Match the combining form thalam/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Vagus nerve
C) Ventricle
D) Thalamus

Question 39

Match the combining form vag/o with its closest definition.

A) Ventricle
B) Vagus nerve
C) Vagal
D) Nerve

Question 40

Match the combining form ventricul/o with its closest definition.

A) Ventricle
B) Vagus
C) Spine
D) Brain

Question 41

The ability to respond to a stimulus is __________.

A) conductivity
B) excitability
C) sensory
D) efferent

Question 42

These carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.

A) Efferent neurons
B) Afferent neurons
C) Interneurons
D) Stimulus

Question 43

This carries impulses away from the cell body.

A) Dendrite
B) Axon
C) Synapse
D) Neurotransmitter

Question 44

This is the ability to transmit a signal.

A) Excitability
B) Conductivity
C) Stimulus
D) Sensory

Question 45

This carries information to muscles and glands.

A) Afferent neurons
B) Efferent neurons
C) Conductivity
D) Interneurons

Question 46

This fluid serves as shock absorber for the brain.

A) Cerebrospinal
B) Cranium
C) Ventricles
D) Fissures

Question 47

The physician may inject anesthetics into this space to help address pain.

A) Dura mater
B) Pia mater
C) Subdural space
D) Epidural space

Question 48

This system stimulates organs, glands, and senses.

A) Somatic nervous system
B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Sympathetic nervous system
D) Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 49

This system is activated under stress.

A) Somatic nervous system
B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Sympathetic nervous system
D) Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 50

This test is a recording of electrical and movement patterns during sleep.

A) Nerve conduction velocity
B) SPECT
C) PET
D) Polysomnography

Question 51

This test provides highly accurate images of the brain structures and physiology.

A) Nerve conduction velocity
B) SPECT
C) PET
D) Polysomnography

Question 52

If the physician suspects the client has head trauma, this may be ordered.

A) Myelogram
B) Encephalogram
C) Lumbar puncture
D) Transcranial sonogram

Question 53

If the physician suspects the child has meningitis, this procedure may be done.

A) Myelogram
B) Encephalogram
C) Lumbar puncture
D) Transcranial sonogram

Question 54

The nurse explains to a group of students that all neurons have two basic properties - and -.

A) excitability, conductivity
B) efferent . afferent
C) epinephrine , norepinephrine
D) sensory , motor

Question 55

The client has paralysis of one side of her face. The health care provider suspects: ____________________.

A) Bell's palsy
B) cerebral palsy
C) tics
D) ataxia

Question 56

Deterioration in mental capacity particularly in the elderly is __________.

A) dementia
B) Parkinson's
C) Huntington chorea
D) multiple sclerosis

Question 57

The health care provider tests for a Babinski's reflex on a 1-year-old male. What should the normal response be?

A) No response
B) Flexion
C) Extension
D) Hyperflexion