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Chatper 12 test
Chatper 12 & 13 test
Question | Answer |
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The combining form for cephal/o | Head |
The combining form for encephal/o | Brain |
The combining form for neur/o | nerve |
The suffix -plegia | paralysis |
The suffix -phasia | speech |
What is the nervous system responsible for? | Coordinating all the activity of the body |
What are the two basic types of cells in the nervous tissue consists of? | Neurons and neuroglial cells |
Define the following: Gray matter and White Matter? | Gray matter is comprised of unsheathed or uncovered bodies and dendrites. White matter is myelinated nerve fibers |
The largest section of the brain is? | Cerebrum |
The cerebrum is subdivided into left and right halves called? | Cerebral Hermispheres |
The final portion of the brain is the? | Brain Stem |
The brain, and the spinal cord is also protected by? | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
Dura mater also means | Tough mother |
This is where either type of nerve is attached to the nervous system? | Nerve Root |
What is the name of the cranial nerves that controls facsial muscles for expression, salivation, and taste on two thirds of tongue (anterior) | Facaial |
The medical term "cephalagia" means | Head pain |
Whats is the medical term for nerve tumor? | Neuroma |
The medical term "dysphasia" mean | Difficult speech |
The medical term "palsy" means? | tempory or permanit loss of ability to control movement |
The medical term syncope mean | fainting |