Sean specializes in treating the nervous system disorders
of human beings. The branch of medicine that he
specializes in is called _____. Neurology
central nervous system - It consists of the brain and the
spinal cord.
peripheral nervous system - It consists of the neurons
that convey messages to and from the body, other then
from the brain and the spinal cord.
_____ may take the form of a lesion in the brain or any
other site within the central or peripheral nervous
system. Neurological damage
A feature of neurological lesion is that they _____. may
be physical or chemical in nature
A deficit that is known to have a structural or physical
origin is a(n) _____. organic deficit
A branch of medicine that focuses on the nervous system
and its disorders is known as _____. Neurology
To better understand the nature of an individual being
tested, the typical neuropsychological examination of the
individual begins with a careful _____. history taking
The nervous system is composed of various kinds of
nerve cells called _____. Neurons
procedures do not involve any intrusion into the
examinee’s body. Noninvasive
A pathological alteration of tissue, such as that which
could result from injury or infection is known as a
_____. Lesion
A process in which an examiner looks beyond
performance on individual tests to a study of the pattern
of test scores is known as _____. pattern analysis
focal lesions - They are relatively circumscribed at one
site.
diffuse lesions- They are scattered at various sites.
In the context of tests that measure the ability to abstract,
a test in which the task is to identify how two objects are
alike is known as the _____. Wechsler Similarities
subtest
A deficit that is psychological or without a known
physical or structural cause is known as a(n) _____.
functional deficit
In the context of a typical neuropsychological
examination of a patient, a feature of history taking is
that it _____. pays attention to the medical history of the
patient
Organizing, planning, cognitive flexibility, and inhibition
of impulses and related activities associated with the
frontal and prefrontal lobes of the brain may be defined
as _____. executive function
Procedures that do not involve any intrusion into an
examinee's body are called _____. noninvasive
procedures
Identify the test in which a patient draws the face of a
clock, usually with the hands of the clock indicating a
particular time. the clock-drawing test (CDT)
In the context of measuring general intellectual ability,
examiners carry out _____ because certain patterns of
test response indicate particular deficits. pattern analyses
Jane took a test that required her to spot differences
between two almost identical images. This test is an
example of a _____ test. Perceptual
The Proverbs Test, that requires testtakers to interpret
proverbs, is a test that measures the ability of _____.
Abstraction
A loss of ability to express oneself or to understand
spoken or written language because of some
neurological deficit is referred to as _____. Aphasia
Tests that measure an element of executive function in
an individual are called _____. sorting tests
Incoming information is processed and is temporarily
stored for as little as seconds or as long as a minute or
two in _____ memory. short-term
A feature of the clock-drawing test (CDT) is that _____.
it may be reflective of cognitive dysfunction resulting
from dementia or other neurological or psychiatric
conditions
Identify a true statement about a flexible battery. The
clinician administering a battery has to integrate the
findings from each individual test.
A general reference to any of many instruments and
procedures used to evaluate varied aspects of sensory
functioning, including aspects of sight, hearing, smell,
touch, taste, and balance is the term _____. perceptual
test
Bethany has difficulty expressing herself. She cannot
understand spoken or written language due to a
neurological birth defect. She is most likely suffering
from _____. Aphasia
The _____ is particularly useful in identifying which
parts of the brain are active at various times and during
various tasks. functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI)
A tracer element is injected into the bloodstream before
the cerebral area is X-rayed in _____. a cerebral
angiogram
Short-term memory has also been characterized by some
researchers as virtually synonymous with _____
memory. Working
An imaging procedure that represents the structures in
the brain in a systematic series of three-dimensional
views is known as a _____. computerized axial
tomography (CAT) scan
In the context of neuropsychological assessment of a
patient, an assortment of instruments hand-picked for
some purpose relevant to the unique aspects of a patient
and the presenting problem is known as a(n) _____.
flexible battery
A tool of nuclear medicine particularly useful in
diagnosing biochemical lesions in the brain is _____. the
PET (positron emission tomography) scan
A procedure that involves the introduction of radioactive
material into the brain through and injection is referred
to as a(n) _____. radioisotope scan
The _____ creates real-time moving images of internal
functioning. functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) apparatus
_____ is an example of a neuroradiologic procedure of
diagnosis. Cerebral angiogram
A diagnostic procedure that can be extremely important
in assessing conditions such as spinal anomalies is
_____. the computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan
Conceptually related to the positron emission
tomography (PET) scan is a technology that records the
course of a radioactive tracer fluid (iodine) and produces
exceptionally clear photographs of organs and tissues
known as _____. SPECT (single photon emission
computed tomography)
The term _____ describes a procedure that also involves
the introduction of radioactive material into the brain
through an injection. brain scan

To better understand the nature of an individual

being tested, the typical neuropsychological
examination of the individual begins with a careful
_____.- history taking

Incoming information is processed and is

temporarily stored for as little as seconds or as long
as a minute or two in _____ memory.- short-term