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Neuro
Term | Definition |
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What is a rhythmic oscillatory movement of a body part resulting from the contraction of an opposing muscle group? | Tremors |
What is a sudden excessive electrical discharge from cortical neurons? | Seizure |
What mediates voluntary movement & integrates skilled, complicated, or delicate movements by stimulating selective muscular actions and inhibiting others? | The corticospinal (pyramidal) tract |
What is band of skin innervated by the sensory root of a single spinal nerve? | a dermatome |
What is an involuntary stereotypical response that may involve as few as 2 neurons, 1 afferent (sensory) and 1 efferent (motor) across a single synapse? | Reflex |
What is the likely diagnosis of a stiff neck that accompanies a headache? | Meningitis |
What is transient loss of consciousness? | Syncope |
What is an infarction of central nervous system tissue? | Ischemic stroke |
What is the most common cause of ischemic symptoms of a stroke? | Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery |
What is the leading risk factor for strokes? | Hypertension |