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Medical Terminology Nervous System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medical term for fainting

a)

Syncope

b)

Cerebral

c)

Neurology

d)

Occipital

e)

Cataract

2.

Pertaining to the temple; side of the head

a)

Neurology

b)

Occipital

c)

Cerebral

d)

Temporal

e)

Cataract

3.

Cells that provide support to nerves

a)

Cataract

b)

Neurology

c)

Occipital

d)

Cerebral

e)

Neuroglia

4.

Medical name for a nosebleed

a)

Epistaxis

b)

Occipital

c)

Cerebral

d)

Cataract

e)

Neurology

5.

Pertaining to below the thalamus

a)

Neurology

b)

Occipital

c)

Cataract

d)

Cerebral

e)

Hypothalamic

6.

A nerve structure; a nerve cell

a)

Neuron

b)

Cerebral

c)

Neurology

d)

Occipital

e)

Cataract

7.

Pertaining to outer aspects

a)

Neurology

b)

Peripheral

c)

Cataract

d)

Cerebral

e)

Occipital

8.

Round opening in the center of the iris for light entry

a)

Pupil

b)

Cerebral

c)

Neurology

d)

Cataract

e)

Occipital

9.

Pertaining to the cerebrum

a)

Neurology

b)

Cataract

c)

Pupil

d)

Occipital

e)

Cerebral

10.

Hearing loss with old age

a)

Neurology

b)

Presbycusis

c)

Cerebral

d)

Cataract

e)

Occipital

11.

Pertaining to the back of the head

a)

Cataract

b)

Occipital

c)

Cerebral

d)

Neurology

e)

Pupil

12.

The study of nerves and the nervous system

a)

Neurology

b)

Cerebral

c)

Occipital

d)

Cataract

e)

Pupil

13.

The brain and spinal cord

a)

Occipital

b)

Cerebral

c)

Central Nervous System

d)

Cataract

e)

Neurology

14.

Eye disorder characterized as clouding of the lens

a)

Neurology

b)

Cerebral

c)

Occipital

d)

Cataract

e)

Pupil

15.

A tumor composed of nerve cells

a)

Cataract

b)

Cerebral

c)

Occipital

d)

Neurology

e)

Neuroma

16.

Having the sense of hearing

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Gustatory

17.

Having the sense of smell

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Gustatory

18.

Having the sense of taste

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Gustatory

19.

Having the sense of sight

a)

Olfactory

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Gustatory

20.

The age related eye disease with loss of central vision.

a)

macular degeneration

b)

papilledema

c)

retinitis pigmentosa

d)

presbyopia

21.

Ringing or buzzing in ears, even in a quiet environment, is a symptom of

a)

acoustic

b)

vertigo

c)

tinnitus

d)

decibel

22.

Which lobe analyzes sound and language input?

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

occipital

d)

temporal

23.

Which part of the brain regulates body temperature and sensations of hunger/thirst

a)

hypothalamus

b)

cerebrum

c)

ventricles

d)

cerebellum

24.

An abnormal opening in the vertebral column that is only covered by meninges and skin is known as

a)

meningitis

b)

meningocele

c)

hematoma

d)

meningioma

25.

The medical term that means the study of the ear, nose, mouth and throat is

a)

otolaryngology

b)

laryngoscopy

c)

otology

d)

laryngology

26.

The surgical procedure to reconstruct a ruptured eardrum is called

a)

myringectomy

b)

otoplasty

c)

myringotomy

d)

tympanoplasty

27.

Term for surgical repair of the cranium.

(a)  

28.

Medical term for a headache.

(a)  

29.

The pairs of cranial nerves are numbered as follows: I through (a)   .

30.

The colored membrane of the eye.

(a)