- The central nervous system consists of the
Your answer:
middle of the spinal cord
medulla oblongata
spinal nerves
brain and spinal cord
cranial nerves
- Nerves that conduct impulses toward the CNS are
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efferent nerves
motor nerves
ganglia
neurotransmitters
afferent nerves
- The somatic nervous system primarily innervates the
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sensory nerves
autonomic nervous system
skeletal muscles
endocrine glands
heart
- "Fight or flight" situations are dominated by the
Your answer:
parasympathetic nervous system
somatic nervous system
neurotransmitters
sympathetic nervous system
accessory ganglia
- The supporting and connecting cells of the nervous system are
Your answer:
myelin sheath
neurons
neurolemma
neuroglia
dendrites
- The small space between neurons is called
Your answer:
dendrite
syncope
axon
pons
synapse
- The structure joining the two hemispheres of the brain is the
Your answer:
thalamus
corpus callosum
brain stem
diencephalon
pons
- The protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord are the
Your answer:
meninges
neurolemma
epidyma
sella turcica
myelin sheath
- Lack of muscular coordination is called
Your answer:
asthenia
sciatica
clonic spasm
syncope
ataxia
- The combining form for movement is
Your answer:
leps/o
kinesi/o
myel/o
ton/o
gli/o
- The suffix -esthesia means
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seizure
pressure
feeling
pain
tension
- The prefix brandy- means
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feeling
thick
brain
slow
tension
- The term that means weakness is
Your answer:
akinesia
analgesia
asthenia
anesthesia
apoplexy
- Inability to speak is called
Your answer:
aphasia
dysphasia
ataxia
dysphonia
apraxia
- The neuroglia cell that possesses phagocytic properties is called
Your answer:
ependyma
microglia
oligodendroglia
microcyte
astrocyte
- Another term for strock is
Your answer:
cerebral palsy
paraplegia
closed head trauma
cerebrovascular accident
Parkinsonism
- Seizure disorders caused by electrical disturbances in the brain are called
Your answer:
tonic spasms
epilepsies
CVAs
apoplexy
clonic spasms
- A term meaning abnormal inactivity or sluggishness is
Your answer:
turgor
ataxia
clonic spasm
lethargy
asthenia
- A drug to reduce or relieve pain is called a/an
Your answer:
hypotensive
analgesic
psychotropic
dysesthesia
hypnotic
- Ingury resulting from an impact with an object is a
Your answer:
torpor
sciatica
transient ischemic attack
syncope
concussion
- A sac formed by dilation of the wall of a vessel is a/an
Your answer:
angioma
hydrocephalus
meningismus
lumbar puncture
aneurysm
- Forcible exhalation effort against a closed glottis, nostrils, or mouth is called
Your answer:
positive pressure breath
traumatic tap
Valsalva maneuver
transient ischemic attack
Rey's syndrome
- Efferent nerves carry impulses primarily to the muscles and
Your answer:
blood vessels
heart
glands
spinal cord
brain
- The anterior root of the spinal cord is composed of
Your answer:
mixed nerves
motor fibers
sensory fibers
neuroglia
microglia
- Which of the following activities is NOT associated with the parasympathetic system?
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slower heart rate
vasodilation
increase in blood pressure
return to normal gastrointestinal activity
rest and relaxation
- Neuroglia function in all of the following activities EXCEPT
Your answer:
forming the blood brain barrier
impulse conducting
supporting neurons
circulation of spinal fluid
phagocytic activity in infection
- Which of the following is NOT a structure of the brain?
Your answer:
anterior root
diencephalon
cerebrum
corpus callosum
thalamus
- All functions of the cerebellum are concerned with
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visual activity
auditory activity
pain perception
movement
tast perception
- The thalamus receives all sensory stimuli EXCEPT
Your answer:
visual
olfactory
touch
pain
acousitic
- The combining form narc/o means
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drug
sleep, tired
dope
numbing, stupor
stupid
- A "mild stroke" is also know as
Your answer:
CVD
CNS
S
AVM
TIA
- Chemicals that facilitate the movement of impulses at synapses are called
Your answer:
opiates
sedatives
hypnotics
neurotransmitters
analgesics
- Another term for fainting is syncope.
Your answer:
True
False
- Multiple sclerosis is most frequently associated with the elderly, especially those over 70 years of age.
Your answer:
True
False
- Nodding of the head, slowness of movement, tremors, stiffness of large joints, and shuffling gait are associated with Tay-Sachs disease.
Your answer:
True
False
- Most intracranial tumors originate directly in brain tissue.
Your answer:
True
False
- Intracranial pressure often causes papilledema.
Your answer:
True
False
- A sign of trauma to the head is cerebrospinal otorrhea.
Your answer:
True
False
- The technical term for weakness or debility is agnosia.
Your answer:
True
False
- Paresis is partial or incomplete paralysis.
Your answer:
True
False
- Myelography is a radiograph of the muscles.
Your answer:
True
False
- A circular cutting into the skull to reveal brain tissue is called trephination.
Your answer:
True
False
- Altering the shape of the lens to enable light to focus on the retina is called
Your answer:
ametropia
accommodation
static equilibrium
phacoemulsion
convergence
- The highly vascular layer of the eye, containing rods and cones, is the
Your answer:
retina
cornea
sclera
choroid
conjunctiva
- The aqueous humor is divided into two small chambers by the
Your answer:
lens
ciliary body
iris
cornea
rods and cones
- Bending light rays so that they focus on the retina is called
Your answer:
photosensitivity
decussation
photopigmentation
metamorphopsia
refraction
- The optic nerve and blood vessels enter the eye at the
Your answer:
canal of Schlemm
optic disk
vitreous humor
optic chiasma
choroid
- The term for night-blindness is
Your answer:
scotoma
achromatopsia
trachoma
nyctalopia
nystagmus
- A waxy secretion produced by glands in the ear canal is called
Your answer:
cerumen
cochlear fluid
mucus
sebum
endolymph
- The mallus, incus, and stapes are referred to as the
Your answer:
cochlea
labyrinth
inner ear
ossicles
vestibule
- The cochlea is lined with tine nerve endings called the
Your answer:
perilymphs
cilia
microtia
semicircular canals
hairs of Corti
- A membrane on the external surface of the cochlea is called the
Your answer:
tympanum
eustachian tube
oval window
pinna
vestibule
- The serise of equilibruim is maintained in the
Your answer:
acoustic nerve
cochlea
semicircular canals
oval window
middle ear
- The combining form ambly/o means
Your answer:
iris
old age
hearing
dull
vision
- The suffix -opia means
Your answer:
vision
dim light
hearing
sound
equilibrium
- The prefix eso- means
Your answer:
crossed
outward
turn
away
inward
- A defective curvature on the cornea or lense is called
Your answer:
nystagmus
astigmatism
cataract
strabismus
esotropia
- The procedure of separating the iris from its attachment is called
Your answer:
paracentesis
strabotomy
enucleation
coredialysis
phacoemulsion
- The term for ringing in the ears is
Your answer:
tinnitus
anacusis
presbycusis
ankylosis
otosclerosis
- A neoplastic intraocular disease found primarily in children is
Your answer:
exophthalmos
melanoma
papilledema
retinoblastoma
trachoma
- The term for inflammation of the eyelid is
Your answer:
conjunctivitis
corneitis
blepharitis
retinitis
ossiculitis
- The "lazy eye syndrome" is a type of strabismus called
Your answer:
amblyopia
hyperopia
nystagmus
esotropia
extropia
- The surgical procedure of inserting a tube through the eardrum to drain the middle ear is a
Your answer:
myringotomy
tympanostomy
myringorrhexis
labyinthotomy
tympanoplasty
- One of the few body structures that do not contain capillaries is the
Your answer:
iris
retina
sclera
choroid
cornea
- The structure that drains aqueous humor is the
Your answer:
anterior chamber
canal of Schlemm
suspensory ligaments
ciliary body
optic nerve
- The inner edges of the eye are
Your answer:
canaliculus
conjunctiva
semicircular canals
canthi
optic disc
- Excessive intraocular pressure, often leading to blindness is
Your answer:
astigmatism
gluacoma
esotropia
cataract
achromia
- The ossicles include
Your answer:
incus, malleus, and stapes
stapes, tympanum, and cochlea
malleus, tympanum, and cochlea
cerumen, incus, and stapes
cerument, malleus, and tympanum
- The snail-shaped structure of the inner ear responsible for the sense of hearing is the
Your answer:
semicircular canals
canthi
canaliculi
canal of Schlemm
cochlea
- Medication used to treat glaucoma is
Your answer:
mydriatics
cycloplegics
beta-adrenergics
miotics
antibiotics
- Ankylosis of the spongy bone around the oval window is
Your answer:
tinnitus
otosclerosis
tympanosclerosis
tympanorrhexis
mastoiditis
- The technical term for severe color blindness is
Your answer:
chromatophilia
chromatophobia
achromia
achromatopsia
chromatopsia
- Protusion of one or both eyeballs from the sockets, frequently associated with hyperthyroidism, is
Your answer:
ectropion
entropion
exotropion
exophthalmos
exophthia
- Hallucination of movement, or a felling of spinning or dizziness is
Your answer:
tinnitus
exophthalmos
vertigo
vitiligo
nystagmus
- Tonometry is the test used to assess hearing acuity.
Your answer:
True
False
- Removal of the contents of the eye but leaving the sclera and cornea is called enucleation.
Your answer:
True
False
- A surgical puncture of the cornea is called keratocentesis.
Your answer:
True
False
- Some forms of glaucoma result from genetic defects or maternal rubella during the first trimester.
Your answer:
True
False
- Recurrent episodes of otitis media may cause scarring of the tympanic membrane causing hearing loss.
Your answer:
True
False
- The technical name for a stye is hordeolum.
Your answer:
True
False
- The inflammation of the structures of the iner ear is called labyrinthitis.
Your answer:
True
False
- Exotropia is a condition where the eyes turn outward causing a divergent squint.
Your answer:
True
False
- Retinitis pigmentosa generally leads to complete blindness.
Your answer:
True
False
- Cyclodialysis is performed to drain aqueous humor in glaucoma.
Your answer:
True
False