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Chapter 10- Nervous Review

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______________ exposes abnormal tissue to extreme cold and freezing and destroys tissue.   cryosurgery  
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What procedure is utilized to relieve intractable pain?   thalamotomy  
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This virus is responsible for both the chicken pox and the shingles.   herpes zoster  
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What is another name for a stroke?   cerebrovascular accident  
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This procedure is performed by cutting a circular opening into the skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure.   trephination  
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What procedure is performed to relieve a peptic ulcer?   vagotomy  
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What is the name of mini-strokes?   transient ischemic attacks  
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______________ is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain.   hydrocephalus  
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___________________ is the paralysis on one side of the face likely caused by a virus.   Bell's Palsy  
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A _________________ is the removal of CSF from between two lumbar vertebra for analysis.   lumbar puncture  
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How many cranial nerves are there?   twelve  
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When the both the spinal cord and the meninges protrude outside of the body it is called a ______________________.   myelomeningocele  
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This brain disorder is characterized by gradual and progressive mental deterioration with personality changes and impairment of daily functioning.   Alzheimer's disease  
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When a patient has an episode characterized by sudden loss of consciousness, falling down, and then tonic contractions followed by clonic contractions the patient is having a ______________________.   tonic-clonic or grand-mal seizure  
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This chronic disease results in the destruction of the myelin sheath on the neurons in the CNS.   multiple sclerosis  
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The involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements with uncontrollabe vocal sounds and inappropriate language is called ___________________________.   Tourette syndrome  
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A _________________ is the x-ray imaging of the spinal canal after the injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space.   myelogram or myelography  
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A ____________________ is performed by utilizing sound waves to detect blood flow in the carotid and intracranial arteries.   Doppler/ultrasound studies  
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