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Neurological quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paralysis of hind limbs | paraplegia |
| inflammation of spinal cord | myelitis |
| portion of brain that coordinates motor activity | cerebellum |
| portion of the neuron that receives stimulation | dendrite |
| a hematoma that is an accumulation of blood beneth the dura mater | subdural |
| another word for motor nerve fibers, to carry out | afferent |
| the portion of the diencephalon that controls thermoregulation | hypothalamus |
| inflammation of the brain and spinal cord | encephalomyelitis |
| a difficult gait | dysmetria |
| a condition of deficient sodium in the blood | hyponatremia |
| major nerve of pelvic limb that, with its branches, provides motor control for the flexor muscle of the limb | sciatic nerve |
| the enzyme that removes acetylcholine from the synaptic cleft | acetylcholinesterase |
| disease transmission between animals and people | zoonosis |
| First cranial nerve | olfactory nerve |
| state without sensation | anesthesia |
| a disease of unknown cause | idiopathic |
| portion of brain providing conscious thought and memory | cerebrum |
| abreviation for upper motor neuron | umn |
| underdevelopment of the cerebellum caused by the feline panleukopenia virus | cereabellar hypoplasia |
| an exaggered gait | hypermetria |
| a condition of excessive potassium in the blood | hyperkalemia |
| the phase of the neurotransmitter when sodium and potassium ions return to their original locations | repolarization |
| paralysis of one side of the body | hemiplegia |
| inflammation of the brain | encephalitis |
| pertaining to the cerebrum and spine | Cerebrospinal |
| half a ball or globe | hemishpere |
| upon the dura | epidural |
| pertaining to the body | somatic |
| pertaining to an organ or organs | visceral |
| self control | autonomic |
| choline work | cholinergic |
| sympathy imitation clinically refers to any agent that mimics the sypathetic activity of the autonomic nervous system | sympathomimetic |
| against choline | anticholinergic |
| parasympathetic breakage | parasympatholytic |
| star cell | astrocyte |
| accessory, supportive structures of neural tissue pertaining to nerve | neuroglial |
| a cell with few dendritic branches, a little "tree" cell | oligodendrocyte |
| lines the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord | ependymal |
| smallest of the neuroglial cells | microglial |
| two poles | bipolar |
| one pole | unipolar |
| many poles | multipolar |
| refers to axon | axonal |
| fibers are branched like a tree | dendritic |
| pertaining to a synapse | synaptic |
| inflammation of a nerve or nerves | neuritis |
| inflammation of a meninx | meningitis |
| inflammation of the brain | encephalitis |
| partial impairment of the hind limbs | paraparesis |
| synonym for sympathomimetic | adrenergic |
| at resting potential of neuron , the intracellular ion in high concentration | potassium |
| the portion of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the body | axon |
| a blood accumulation under the dura | subdural hematoma |
| a condition of underdevelopment | hypoplasia |
| excess accumulation of CSF in cerebral ventricles; a water head | hydrocephalus |
| a state without pain | analgesia |
| an injury receptor | nociceptor |
| a state without sensation | anesthesia |
| condition of excessive sensation | hyperesthesia |
| paralysis of all four limbs | tetraplegia/ quadriplegic |
| paralysis of one side of the body | hemiplegia |
| pertaining to smell | olfactory |
| pertaining to vision | optic |
| recording of the spinal cord | myelogram |
| recording of electricity of the brain | electroencephalogram |
| nerve influencing | neurotropic |
| phase of neurotrasnmission when intracellular potassium and extracellular sodium activity difuse across neuronal membrane | depolarization |
| the discs that cushion between the spinal bones | intervertebral |
| the insulation of nerve fibers | myelin |
| the autonomic branch that provides for rest and digestion | parasympathetic |
| the autonomic branch that provides for fight or flight | sympathetic |
| uncoordinated stumbling | Ataxia |
| nerve fibers that use the neurotransmitter acetylcholine | cholinergic |
| synonym parasympatholytic | anticholinergic |
| the bare portions of myelinated nerve fibers | nodes of ranvier |
| a diagnostic procedure in which dye is injected into the subarachnoid space | myleogram |
| at resting potential of a neuron, most important extracellular ion | sodium |
| sensory nerve fibers, to carry to | efferent |
| an agent that relieves pain | analgesic |
| what is the gray matter in the brain | cytons |
| depressions or groves of the cerebrum | sulci |
| what is the white matter in the brain | extensions |
| bulging ridges of the cerebrum | gyri |