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Student name:__________
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) A part of a neuron is a(n) __________.

A) nerve
B) cell body
C) receptor
D) acetylcholine

2) Neurotransmitters __________.

A) transmit signals
B) conduct impulses
C) act as energy
D) are the basic nerve

3) Inflammation of a nerve is __________.

A) ventriculitis
B) neuritis
C) cerebellitis
D) encephalitis

4) The brainstem includes the __________.

A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) pons
D) diencephalon

5) The innermost layer of meninges is the __________.

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 A) pia mater
B) epidural
C) arachnoid
D) dura mater

6) The patient is having difficulty moving the muscles in his legs. The nurse identifies that
which part of the spinal cord may be affected?

A) Cervical
B) Coccygeal
C) Brachial
D) Sacral

7) The health care provider teaches a group of medical assistants that a meningocele is
associated with __________.

A) Tay-Sachs
B) spina bifida
C) hydrocephalus
D) concussion

8) The medical assistant recognizes a symptom of Alzheimer's disease as __________.

A) jerking
B) apraxia
C) paresthesia
D) demyelination

9) A neurological symptom may be __________.

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 A) bleeding
B) paralysis
C) coughing
D) emesis

10) The patient is having difficulty sleeping. Which of the following agents may be
prescribed to induce sleep?

A) Hypnotic
B) Analgesic
C) Anticonvulsant
D) Antibiotic

11) Match the medical term neuroplasty with its closest definition.

A) Dissection of a nerve
B) Suturing of a severed nerve
C) Surgical repair of a nerve
D) Surgical removal of a nerve

12) Match the combining form gli/o with its closest definition.

A) Meninges
B) Bone marrow
C) Spine
D) Neuroglia

13) Pain in the head is __________.

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 A) cephalgia
B) gliomatosis
C) neuritis
D) meningocele

14) Match the combining form gangli/o with its closest definition.

A) Brain
B) Ganglion
C) Nerve
D) Vagus nerve

15) Match the combining form encephal/o with its closest definition.

A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Ventricle
D) Brain

16) Match the combining form crani/o with its closest definition.

A) Brain
B) Cranium
C) Bone
D) Spine

17) Match the combining form cerebr/o with its closest definition.

A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Brain
D) Skull

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18) Match the combining form cerebell/o with its closest definition.

A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Brain
D) Skull

19) Match the combining form mening/o with its closest definition.

A) Neuroglia
B) Meninges
C) Nerve
D) Spine

20) Match the combining form myel/o with its closest definition.

A) Bone marrow
B) Spine
C) Nerve
D) Brain

21) Match the combining form neur/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Cranium
C) Nerve
D) Nervous

22) Match the combining form spin/o with its closest definition.

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 A) Spine
B) Nerve
C) Brain
D) Cranium

23) Match the combining form thalam/o with its closest definition.

A) Spine
B) Vagus nerve
C) Ventricle
D) Thalamus

24) Match the combining form vag/o with its closest definition.

A) Ventricle
B) Vagus nerve
C) Vagal
D) Nerve

25) Match the combining form ventricul/o with its closest definition.

A) Ventricle
B) Vagus
C) Spine
D) Brain

26) The ability to respond to a stimulus is __________.

A) conductivity
B) excitability
C) sensory
D) efferent

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27) These carry information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.

A) Efferent neurons
B) Afferent neurons
C) Interneurons
D) Stimulus

28) This carries impulses away from the cell body.

A) Dendrite
B) Axon
C) Synapse
D) Neurotransmitter

29) This is the ability to transmit a signal.

A) Excitability
B) Conductivity
C) Stimulus
D) Sensory

30) This carries information to muscles and glands.

A) Afferent neurons
B) Efferent neurons
C) Conductivity
D) Interneurons

31) The brain is protected by the __________.

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 A) ventricles
B) cranium
C) cerebrospinal fluid
D) fissures

32) This fluid serves as shock absorber for the brain.

A) Cerebrospinal
B) Cranium
C) Ventricles
D) Fissures

33) These cavities within the brain contain cerebral spinal fluid.

A) Meninges
B) Cranium
C) Fissures
D) Ventricles

34) The client has experienced a head injury to the frontal lobe. The health care provider
identifies that this injury may affect __________.

A) taste
B) memory
C) emotions
D) hearing

35) The physician may inject anesthetics into this space to help address pain.

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 A) Dura mater
B) Pia mater
C) Subdural space
D) Epidural space

36) This system stimulates organs, glands, and senses.

A) Somatic nervous system

B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Sympathetic nervous system
D) Parasympathetic nervous system

37) This system is activated under stress.

A) Somatic nervous system

B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Sympathetic nervous system
D) Parasympathetic nervous system

38) This test is a recording of electrical and movement patterns during sleep.

A) Nerve conduction velocity

B) SPECT
C) PET
D) Polysomnography

39) This test provides highly accurate images of the brain structures and physiology.

A) Nerve conduction velocity

B) SPECT
C) PET
D) Polysomnography

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40) This test is an x-ray of the spinal cord that includes the injection of contrast material.

A) Myelogram
B) Encephalogram
C) Lumbar puncture
D) Evoked potentials

41) If the physician suspects the client has head trauma, this may be ordered.

A) Myelogram
B) Encephalogram
C) Lumbar puncture
D) Transcranial sonogram

42) If the physician suspects the child has meningitis, this procedure may be done.

A) Myelogram
B) Encephalogram
C) Lumbar puncture
D) Transcranial sonogram

43) Which of the following is not part of the neuron?

A) Cell body
B) Dendrites
C) Axon
D) Pons

44) The basic element of the nervous system is a _____________.

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 A) neuron
B) cell body
C) axon
D) dendrite

45) The nurse explains to a group of students that all neurons have two basic properties— and
—.

A) excitability, conductivity
B) efferent . afferent
C) epinephrine , norepinephrine
D) sensory , motor

46) The client has paralysis of one side of her face. The health care provider suspects:
____________________.

A) Bell's palsy
B) cerebral palsy
C) tics
D) ataxia

47) Deterioration in mental capacity particularly in the elderly is __________.

A) dementia
B) Parkinson’s
C) Huntington chorea
D) multiple sclerosis

48) The health care provider tests for a Babinski's reflex on a 1-year-old male. What should
the normal response be?

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 A) No response
B) Flexion
C) Extension
D) Hyperflexion

FILL IN THE BLANK. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or
answers the question.
49) The central nervous system consists of the brain and _____.

50) The __________ lobe of the brain controls memory, equilibrium, emotion, and hearing.

51) Human activity is controlled by the body's 100 billion ____________________ cells.

52) The nerve impulse is stimulated to jump over the synapse by a ____________________.

53) The space a nerve impulse jumps over is called the ____________________.

54) ____________________ neurons carry information from sensory receptors to the central
nervous system.

55) The ____________________ lobe controls and interprets senses and taste.

56) Thin branches that conduct nerve impulses toward the cell are ____________________.

57) Nerve impulses are received or transmitted by tissue or organs that are called
____________________.

58) Cephalgia is pain in the _____________.

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59) The health care provider explains to the class that the four major brain divisions are the
brainstem, cerebellum, cerebrum, and the ____________________.

60) An involuntary muscular contraction in response to a stimulus is known as a

________________________.

61) The health care provider identifies damage to the occipital lobethat could affect forms of
expression and ____________________.

62) The outer layer of the meninges is the ____________________ mater.

63) The arachnoid runs across the ____________________ space.

64) There are 12 pairs of __________ nerves.

65) The autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and
____________________ divisions.

66) Electrical impulses of the brain are recorded in a(n) ____________________.

67) An overproduction of fluid in the brain is ____________________.

68) A child is experiencing chronic, recurrent seizure activity known as __________.

69) An inflammation of the spinal cord is ____________________.

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70) The infant experienced damage to the cerebrum at or prior to birth which may cause
_____________________________.

71) The collection of symptoms that may occur prior to a seizure are known as an
____________________.

72) The patient has had a stroke and is having difficulty speaking. This should be
documented as __________.

73) The patient experienced a syncopal episode or ___________.

74) A _______________is removal of a portion of the brain to treat epilepsy and other
disorders, such as brain cancer.

75) Tumor that arises from a neuroglia is a(n) ____________________.

76) The patient has a disease with muscle weakness due to an overproduction of antibodies.
This disease is __________.

77) Inflammation of the meninges is ____________________.

78) A tumor that arises from the meninges is a(n) ____________________.

79) The patient stated he falls asleep at work routinely. The health care provider suspects
__________.

80) Inflammation of the nerves is ____________________.

81) Partial or complete paralysis is ____________________.

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82) The patient had a thrombus which blocked a blood vessel and caused a ____________
stroke.

83) Inflammation of the spinal nerve roots is ____________________.

84) The client is having lower back and leg pain due to nerve inflammation. The health care
provider suspects __________.

85) The health care provider assesses the reflex on the plantar surface of the foot for which
reflex?

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Answer Key

Test name: Medical 7

1) B
2) A
3) B
4) C
5) A
6) D
7) B
8) B
9) B
10) A
11) C
12) D
13) A
14) B
15) D
16) B
17) A
18) B
19) B
20) A
21) C
22) A
23) D
24) B
25) A
26) B

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27) B
28) B
29) B
30) B
31) B
32) A
33) D
34) C
The frontal lobe controls voluntary movements, emotional expression
and moral behavior.
35) D
36) B
37) C
38) D
39) C
40) A
41) D
42) C
43) D
44) A
45) A
46) A
47) A
48) B
49) spinal cord
50) temporal
51) nerve
52) neurotransmitter
53) synapse
54) Afferent

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55) parietal
56) dendrites
57) receptors
58) head
59) diencephalon
60) reflex
61) vision
62) dura
63) subdural
64) cranial
65) parasympathetic
66) electroencephalogram
67) hydrocephalus
68) epilepsy
69) myelitis
70) cerebral palsy
71) aura
72) dysphasia
73) fainted
74) Lobectomy
75) glioma
76) myasthenia gravis
77) meningitis
78) meningioma
79) narcolepsy
80) neuritis
81) palsy
82) thrombotic
83) radiculitis
84) sciatica

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85) Babinski's

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