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Chapter 10
Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance: | Cerebrum |
| Pertaining to the muscles and nerves: | Myoneural |
| Neurotransmitter: | Acetylcholine |
| Part of the nerve cells that first receive the nervous impulse is the: | Dendrite |
| Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex are called: | Gyri |
| Burning sensation of pain: | Causalgia |
| A network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system: | Plexus |
| Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature: | Hypothalamus |
| Glial cells | Astrocytes |
| Space between nerve cells is called the: | synapse |
| Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels: | Medulla oblongata |
| Inability to speak: | Aphasia |
| Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord: | Cauda equina |
| X-ray of the spinal cord: | Myelogram |
| Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling: | Paresthesia |
| Inflammation of a spinal nerve root: | Radiculitis |
| A highly malignant brain tumor: | Glioblastoma |
| Paralysis of four extremities: | Guadriplegia |
| Cerebral aneurysm, fibrosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of: | Cerebrovascular accident / stroke |
| Fainting: | Syncope |
| Spina bifida is associated with: | Myelomeningocele / Meningocele |
| Parkinson's disease is characterized by: | Shuffling gait |
| Disorder of reading, writing,and learning is; | Dyslexia |
| Condition of no nervous sensation: | Anesthesia |
| Collection of blood within the meningeal layers: | Subdural hematoma |
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