wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Nervous System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of epilepsy?

a)

Constriction of the bronchi and bronchioles

b)

Muscular disorder that results in destruction of the nervous system

c)

It is when the body cannot make insulin

d)

Nervous system disorder causing a disruption of the electrical impulses resulting in seizures or abnormal disorder

2.

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

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord

c)

meninges

d)

ventricles

3.

which term defines near-sightedness

a)

myopia

b)

hyperopia

c)

prespyopia

d)

none of the above

4.

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

a)

intracranial

b)

medullary

c)

subdural

d)

cerebellar

5.

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

a)

anesthesia

b)

aphasia

c)

coma

d)

dysphasia

6.

True or False, the ears are also responsible for hearing and balance

a)

True

b)

Falsed

7.

The auditory nerve carries

a)

smell information

b)

taste information

c)

balance information

d)

sound information

8.

When a patient has high blood pressure, it is called (a)   tension

9.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Cerebr/o [ CEREBR/O ] ?

a)

Skull

b)

Cerebrum / Brain

c)

Glue , Neurological Tissue

d)

Tension

e)

Tree (Tree Like Branch)

10.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Crani/o [ CRANI/O ] ?

a)

Cerebrum [ Brain ]

b)

Meninges [ Coverings of the Brain and Spinal Chord ]

c)

Sheath [ Refers to the Meninges ]

d)

Tree [ Tree Like Branch Nerve ]

e)

Skull [ Cranium ]

11.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Encephal/o [ ENCEPHALO ] ?

a)

Brain

b)

Skull (Cranium )

c)

Tension

d)

Seizure

e)

Glue , Neurological Tissue

12.

What is the English Meaning of the Medical Term Gangli/o [ GANGLIO ]

a)

Movement

b)

Seizure

c)

Bone Marrow or Spinal Chord

d)

swelling, mass

e)

Numbness , Sleep

13.
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
14.
This neurological injury can occur during violent impacts to the head. 
a)

concussion

b)
Alzheimer's Disease
c)
Dementia
d)
Cerebral Palsy
15.

The correct medical term for someone who suffers from recurrent seizures is: 

a)
epilepsy 
b)
cerebral palsy
c)
meningitis
d)
concussion