Chapter 9: MED 104

Which part of the brain acts as a relay station, sending sensory nerve impulses like pain and touch from the body to the cerebrum?

The inability to verbally express thoughts or understand the spoken word is known as ________.

• amnesia

• global aphasia

• dysphasia

• paresthesia

Which lobe coordinates and analyzes information coming from other lobes of the cerebrum?

Which of the following is an electrical device to control chronic pain?

• TENS unit

• GCS scale

• LP

• SCI

The olfactory nerve is associated with what function?

• vision

• smell

• hearing

• breathing

Which hemisphere of the brain performs mathematical and logical reasoning and problem solving?

• Left

• Right

• Both

• Neither

Which of the following words is a general category for any type of disease of a nerve?

• Neuroma

• Neurofibromatosis

• Neuropathy

• Neuritis

The literal definition of the word ________ is "process of making an incision (into the) skull."

• craniotomy

• rhizotomy

• laminectomy

• biopsy

What is the functional unit of the nervous system?

Which brain structure resembles a spider web?