The medical term for swelling of the optic disk is:
a. paranoia
b. paresthesia
c. papilledema
d. phagomania
c. papilledema
The suffix -plegia means
a. paralysis
b. nerves
c. swelling
d. feeling
a. paralysis
The suffix -phagia means
a. to excrete
b. to eat
c. to speak
d. pertaining to
b. to eat
Interneurons are entirely located within the:
a. ANS
b. CNS
c. SNS
d. PNS
b. CNS
Simulation of a nerve occurs at a:
a. receptor
b. sinus
c. tract
d. synapse
a. receptor
Fainting is also known as
a. hypnotics
b. sundowning
c. sleeping
d. syncope
d. syncope
Hyperkinesis is all of the following except
a. hyperactivity
b. inability to be still
c. increased muscular movement
d. partial seizures
d. partial seizures
Which of the following is not a function of the hypothalamus?
a. produces hormones
b. acts as a regulator
c. directs bone growth
d. produces neurosecretions
c. directs bone growth???
Sleepwalking is also known as
a. somnambulism
b. somabulism
c. insomnia
d. sonabulism
a. somnambulism
A congenital condition in which there is a lack of development of the brain is termed:
a. hydrocephaly
b. encephalitis
c. dicephalon
d. anencephaly
d. anencephaly
The surgical incision into the skull is:
a. cranioplasty
b. craniotomy
c. craniocele
d. craniectomy
b. craniotomy
Any dysfunction of the brain is termed:
a. encephalopathy
b. encephalomegaly
c. all of these
d. encephalitis
a. encephalopathy
Paralysis that affects one side of the body is called:
a. hemiplegia
b. paraplegia
c. quadriplegia
d. apraxia
a. hemiplegia
A progressive disorder caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls movement is called:
a. Tay-Sachs
b. epilepsy
c. Parkinson's
d. multiple sclerosis
c. Parkinson's
The term used to describe neuronal processes conducting impulses from one location to another is:
a. all of these
b. tract
c. nerve
d. nerve fiber
a. all of these
A condition where there is a loss of memory is called:
a. amentia
b. analgesia
c. amnesia
d. anesthesia
c. amnesia
The medical term for headache is:
a. chorea
b. cerebromalacia
c. coryza
d. cephalagia
d. cephalagia
The medical term for the loss of the ability to eat is:
a. apraxia
b. aphagia
c. aphasia
d. asthenia
b. aphagia
A sudden spasm or seizure can be known as:
a. tactile
b. paresis
c. syncope
d. paraoxysm
d. paraoxysm
The brain and spinal cord constitute the __________ nervous system.
a. autonomic
b. central
c. peripheral
d. sympathetic
b. central
Paroxysm means all of the following except
a. sudden recurrence of a disease
b. an exacerbation
c. spasm
d. swelling of a nerve
d. swelling of a nerve
A nerve cell is also known as
a. neurocyte
b. neurofibroma
c. erythrocyte
d. neuroblastoma
a. neurocyte
A surgical excision of a portion of the skull is known as:
a. craniectomy
b. craniotomy
c. craniostomy
d. none of these
a. craniectomy
The root myel means
a. membrane
b. nerve
c. papilla
d. spinal cord
d. spinal cord
Difficulty in comprehending the written language is called
a. dysphasia
b. diplegia
c. dysthymia
d. dyslexia
d. dyslexia
A sudden spasm or seizure can be known as:
a. syncope
b. paresis
c. paraoxysm
d. tactile
c. paraoxysm
All of the following are functions of the medulla oblongata except
a. cardiac output
b. fat metabolism control
c. respiratory control
d. vasomotor control
b. fat metabolism control