chapter 37

Question 1

Deformities or deviations from a normal condition.

Answer 1

Anomalies

Question 2

Failure or irregularity of muscle actions and coordination

Answer 2

Ataxia

Question 3

An unconscious state from which the patient cannot be aroused.

Answer 3

Coma

Question 4

Double Vision

Answer 4

Diplopia

Question 5

A peculiar sensation that precedes the appearance of a more definite disturbance.

Answer 5

Aura

Question 6

An abnormal sensation of burning, prickling, or stinging.

Answer 6

Paresthesia

Question 7

An anatomic-physiologic structure made up of astrocyte glial cells that prevents or slows the transfer of chemicals into the neurons of the central nervous system (CNS).

Answer 7

Blood-Brain Barrier

Question 8

An increase in the seriousness of a disease marked by greater intensity of signs and symptoms.

Answer 8

Exacerbation

Question 9

Swelling of the optic disc as a result of increased intracranial pressure.

Answer 9

Papilledema

Question 10

A segmented, fatty tissue that wraps around the axon of the nerve cell and acts as an electrical insulator to speed the conduction of nerve impulses.

Answer 10

Myelin Sheath

Question 11

Not cancerous and not recurring.

Answer 11

Benign

Question 12

Pertaining to a disease with an unknown origin.

Answer 12

Cryptogenic

Question 13

A mass of undissolved matter that blocks a blood vessel; frequently a blood clot that has traveled from some other part of the body.

Answer 13

Embolus

Question 14

Cancerous

Answer 14

Malignant

Question 15

Pertaining to a sudden recurrence of symptoms; a sudden spasm or convulsion of any kind.

Answer 15

Paroxysmal

Question 16

Complete

Answer 16

Occlusion

Question 17

An abnormal sound heard during auscultation of a carotid artery; it is caused by the flow of blood through a narrowed or partially occluded vessel.

Answer 17

Bruit

Question 18

Pertaining to a decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part.

Answer 18

Ischemic

Question 19

A generalized feeling of weakness or discomfort; usually marks the onset of a disease.

Answer 19

Malaise

Question 20

Therapy that relieves or reduces symptoms but does not result in a cure.

Answer 20

Palliative

Question 21

Shows images of brain, spinal cord, and surrounding vascular and soft tissue.

Answer 21

MRI

Question 22

To visualize multiple, serial, radio graphic sections of a structure.

Answer 22

CT Scan

Question 23

To record electrical activity of the brain to determine cerebral function or origin of seizure activity or determine lack of brain function.

Answer 23

EEG

Question 24

To determine CSF pressure, obtain CSF specimens for testing, and inject contrast medium for radio graphic studies.

Answer 24

Lumbar Puncture

Question 25

A radio graphic study that can identify areas of increased metabolic activity, and space-occupying lesions.

Answer 25

PET Scan

Question 26

To visualize the vertebral and carotid arteries cerebral arterial circulation, and occluded vessels.

Answer 26

Arteriography

Question 27

Made up of the brain and spinal cord.

Answer 27

Central Nervous System

Question 28

Includes all nervous tissue and neurological responses found outside the CNS.

Answer 28

Peripheral Nervous System

Question 29

Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain.

Answer 29

CSF

Question 30

The central trunk of the mammalian brain.

Answer 30

Brain Stem

Question 31

Coordinates both the autonomic nervous system, controlling body temp, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems.

Answer 31

Hypothalamus

Question 32

Most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, located in the front area of the skull and consisting of 2 hemispheres left and right.

Answer 32

Cerebrum

Question 33

A broad band of nerve fibers joining the 2 hemispheres of the brain.

Answer 33

Corpus Callosum

Question 34

Mixed nerve, which carries motor, sensors, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and body.

Answer 34

Spinal Nerves

Question 35

12 pairs of nerves which arise directly from the brain, not from the spinal cord, and pass through separate apertures in the skull.

Answer 35

Cranial Nerves

Question 36

A part of the vertebrate nervous system that innervates smooth cardiac muscle and glandular tissue.

Answer 36

Autonomic Nerves

Question 37

Part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates.

Answer 37

Cerebellum

Question 38

Carries signals away from the central nervous system.

Answer 38

Efferent

Question 39

Signals come from outside stimuli and tell your brain what they are sensing.

Answer 39

Afferent