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MT12 Nervous System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following terms is an adjective form referring to the spinal cord?

a)

myelonic

b)

medullary

c)

spinal

d)

cerebrospinal

2.

Which of the following terms is an adjective form referring to part of the brain and the spinal cord?

a)

myelonic

b)

medullary

c)

spinal

d)

cerebrospinal

3.

Brain surgery occurs within the skull. The best medical term to describe this is

a)

intracranial

b)

medullary

c)

subdural

d)

cerebellar

4.

Which term means "a condition of being without sensation"?

a)

anesthesia

b)

aphasia

c)

coma

d)

dysphasia

5.

A subdural bleed would be located

a)

under the dura

b)

above the dura

c)

within the brain

d)

outside of the spinal cord

6.

Muscle weakness in one limb could be called

a)

monoplegia

b)

neuralgia

c)

monoparesis

d)

paraplegia

7.

Another name for a stroke is

a)

cerebrovascular accident

b)

Alzheimer's disease

c)

seizure

d)

aneurysm

8.

Encephalitis is a condition in which, for some reason, the _________ is experiencing inflammation.

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

meninges

d)

ventricles

9.

In ALS, the "sclerosis" part of the term indicates that affected nerves

a)

harden

b)

disintegrate

c)

enlarge

d)

bleed

10.

Hydrocephalus is a ________ disorder.

a)

ventricular

b)

spinal

c)

vertebral

d)

medullary

11.

A tumor that involves the spinal cord or its meninges is called a

a)

neuroma

b)

neuralgia

c)

neurosis

d)

neurologist

12.

Inflammation of the dura, subarachnoid, and pia is known as

a)

meningitis

b)

neuritis

c)

cerebellitis

d)

medullitis

13.

"Fight or flight" is controlled by the

a)

autonomic nervous system

b)

central nervous system

c)

parasympathetic division

d)

spinal cord

14.

Another term for INPUT is ________, while another term for OUTPUT is ______.

a)

afferent, efferent

b)

efferent, afferent

c)

central, peripheral

d)

brain, spinal cord

15.

A term used to refer to inflammation of many nerves is

a)

polyneuritis

b)

mononeuritis

c)

multiple sclerosis

d)

neuropathy