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Med Term- Chapter 10 (Neurology) Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Emma accidentally touches a hot stove and quickly pulls her hand away. What is the function of the nervous system in this situation?

a)

It is a pathway for nerve impulses to travel throughout the body.

b)

It pumps blood throughout the body.

c)

It digests food and absorbs nutrients.

d)

It supports and protects internal organs.

2.

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System

b)

Autonomic Nervous System and Somatic Nervous System

c)

Parasympathetic Division and Sympathetic Division

d)

Brain and Spinal Cord

3.

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for voluntary skeletal muscle control?

a)

Autonomic Nervous System

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Parasympathetic Division

d)

Sympathetic Division

4.

Hannah is learning about how her body automatically regulates her heartbeat and digestion without her conscious control. What does the Autonomic Nervous System primarily control?

a)

Voluntary skeletal muscles

b)

Heart muscle, smooth muscle, glands

c)

Brain and spinal cord

d)

Cranial and spinal nerves

5.

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is associated with "rest and digest"?

a)

Sympathetic Division

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Parasympathetic Division

d)

Central Nervous System

6.

Mason is hiking in the woods when he suddenly encounters a wild animal. His heart starts racing and he feels ready to either run away or defend himself. This "fight or flight" response is a function of which division?

a)

Parasympathetic Division

b)

Sympathetic Division

c)

Somatic Nervous System

d)

Central Nervous System

7.

Which bone is superior to the occipital lobe of the cerebrum?

a)

Frontal bone

b)

Parietal bone

c)

Temporal bone

d)

Occipital bone

8.

What is one of the main functions of the frontal lobe?

a)

Originates conscious thought and intelligence

b)

Processes visual information

c)

Controls balance and coordination

d)

Regulates heart rate

9.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the frontal lobe?

a)

Processing auditory information

b)

Predicting future events and weighing actions

c)

Exerting conscious control over muscles

d)

Coordinating and analyzing cerebral information

10.

What type of sensory information does the parietal lobe analyze?

a)

Vision and hearing

b)

Smell and taste

c)

Touch, temperature, vibration, and pain

d)

Balance and coordination

11.

While baking cookies, Lily notices the delicious aroma coming from the kitchen. Which cortex is responsible for analyzing information about smells?

a)

Olfactory cortex

b)

Auditory cortex

c)

Visual cortex

d)

Motor cortex

12.

What is the function of the corpus callosum?

a)

It connects the two hemispheres of the brain

b)

It divides the cerebrum into lobes

c)

It controls heart rate

d)

It produces cerebrospinal fluid

13.

Which function is primarily handled by the left hemisphere of the brain?

a)

Recognizing a friend

b)

Reacting to the words of others

c)

Writing email

d)

Environmental analysis

14.

The right hemisphere of the brain helps you:

a)

Solve math problems

b)

Write email

c)

React to the words of others

d)

Handle language and reasoning

15.

Right-brain thinking is most involved in which of the following activities?

a)

Scientific reasoning

b)

Understanding music and art

c)

Mathematical reasoning

d)

Writing and speech

16.

David is studying the human nervous system in his biology class. He learns that one part of the brainstem directly merges with the spinal cord. Which part is it?

a)

Pons

b)

Thalamus

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Cerebellum

17.

Which meningeal layer is described as the thin, delicate inner layer that contains blood vessels?

a)

Dura mater

b)

Arachnoid

c)

Pia mater

d)

Subdural space

18.

James is learning about the human body in his biology class. He wonders what protects and nourishes the spinal cord. What should he learn?

a)

The meningeal layers

b)

The vertebral discs

c)

The spinal nerves

d)

The blood vessels

19.

During a neurology class, Olivia is learning about how the brain communicates with the rest of the body. Her instructor asks: What is the function of descending tracts in the spinal cord?

a)

Take information from the brain to spinal motor (efferent) nerves

b)

Take information from spinal sensory (afferent)nerves to the brain

c)

Make CSF

d)

Support blood flow in the spinal cord

20.

What structure passes through the foramen (opening) within each vertebra?

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Femoral artery

c)

Esophagus

d)

Trachea

21.

What protects the spinal cord as it passes through the vertebrae?

a)

Bony vertebra, epidural fat, and meninges

b)

Only the bony vertebra

c)

Only the meninges

d)

Only the central canal

22.

When Maya touches a hot surface, certain neurons in her body quickly transmit information to and from her central nervous system, allowing her to react. What is the name of the system that consists of these sensory and motor neurons?

a)

Central nervous system

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Peripheral nervous system

d)

Medulla oblongata

23.
Autonomic life functions such as heartbeat and breathing are centred in the:
a)
Amygdala
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Limbic System
24.

What is number 2?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

spinal cord

25.
This is a thin branching extensions of the cell body.
a)
axon
b)
cell body 
c)
dendrite
d)
interneuron
26.

Diabetic neuropathy has symptoms of tingling, burning, or pinprick sensations. These symptoms are described as ___

a)

Paresthesia

b)

Anesthesia

c)

Causalgia

d)

Polyneuritis

27.

The scale used to measure level of consciousness in people with head injury or in infants is the

a)

Babinski reflex

b)

Glasgow coma scale

c)

Romberg scale

d)

Huntington score

28.

A syncopal episode would consist of all of the signs except

a)

seizure

b)

fainting

c)

lightheadedness

d)

brief loss of consciousness

29.

Which cranial nerve controls swallowing?

a)

Glossopharyngeal

b)

Optic

c)

Vagus

d)

Oculomotor

30.

The medical term for a common headache is_________.

a)

Encephalitis

b)

Migraine

c)

Cephalagia

d)

Syncope

31.

Which of the following is a chronic neurologic disease caused by an imbalance in the levels of neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain?

a)

Huntington's Disease

b)

Parkinson's Disease

c)

Alzheimer's Disease

d)

Dementia

32.

When trauma to the head causes a collection of blood to form in the brain, this is known as a(n)

a)

hydrocephalus

b)

Huntington Disease

c)

subdural hematoma

d)

intraventricular hematoma

33.

Medical term for any disease of a nerve is_____.

a)

neuropathy

b)

neuroma

c)

neurofibromatosis

d)

neuritis

34.

The main functional unit of the nervous system is the

a)

aura

b)

reflex

c)

neuron

d)

meninges

35.

Which two combining forms mean "spinal nerve root"?

a)

neur/o- and nerv/o-

b)

myel/o- and spin/o-

c)

estes/o and mot/o-

d)

rhiz/o and radicul/o-

36.

Proprioception is related to ________.

a)

pain

b)

nerve damage

c)

body position

d)

sensation

37.

To diagnos meningitis cerebrospinal fluid can be examined by doing a _________.

a)

EEG

b)

lumbar puncture (LP)

c)

skull x-ray

d)

CT scan

38.

The combining form dendr/o- means "___________".

a)

branching structure

b)

neuron

c)

myelin

d)

neurotransmitter

39.

The combining form ment/o- means "___________".

a)

brain

b)

head

c)

chin; mind

d)

crainium; skull

40.

The combining form pleg/o- means "_________".

a)

dementia

b)

paralysis

c)

body

d)

seizure

41.

plasty

a)
plasmid
b)
surgical repair or reshaping
c)
plastic surgery
d)
plastering
42.

In the Hypoglycemia, which part is considered the prefix?

a)

Hyp

b)

Hypo

c)

Cemia

d)

Glycemia

43.

macro-

a)

dissolution

b)

large

c)

bad

d)

huge

44.

bi-

a)

hearing

b)

self

c)

bacteria

d)

two

45.

leuko-

a)

thin, small

b)

white

c)

fat

d)

word, speech