WorksheetsMT12 Nervous System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following terms is an adjective form referring to the spinal cord?
myelonic
medullary
spinal
cerebrospinal
Which of the following terms is an adjective form referring to part of the brain and the spinal cord?
myelonic
medullary
spinal
cerebrospinal
Brain surgery occurs within the skull. The best medical term to describe this is
intracranial
medullary
subdural
cerebellar
Which term means "a condition of being without sensation"?
anesthesia
aphasia
coma
dysphasia
A subdural bleed would be located
under the dura
above the dura
within the brain
outside of the spinal cord
Muscle weakness in one limb could be called
monoplegia
neuralgia
monoparesis
paraplegia
Another name for a stroke is
cerebrovascular accident
Alzheimer's disease
seizure
aneurysm
Encephalitis is a condition in which, for some reason, the _________ is experiencing inflammation.
brain
spinal cord
meninges
ventricles
In ALS, the "sclerosis" part of the term indicates that affected nerves
harden
disintegrate
enlarge
bleed
Hydrocephalus is a ________ disorder.
ventricular
spinal
vertebral
medullary
A tumor that involves the spinal cord or its meninges is called a
neuroma
neuralgia
neurosis
neurologist
Inflammation of the dura, subarachnoid, and pia is known as
meningitis
neuritis
cerebellitis
medullitis
"Fight or flight" is controlled by the
autonomic nervous system
central nervous system
parasympathetic division
spinal cord
Another term for INPUT is ________, while another term for OUTPUT is ______.
afferent, efferent
efferent, afferent
central, peripheral
brain, spinal cord
A term used to refer to inflammation of many nerves is
polyneuritis
mononeuritis
multiple sclerosis
neuropathy
