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A condition characterized by reduced muscle tone is called:


A) aphasia.
B) catatonia.
C) dementia.
D) dyslexia.
E) dyskinesia.

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Build a medical term that means "abnormal narrowing of the skull."


A) Craniomalacia
B) Craniosclerosis
C) Craniostenosis
D) Craniosynostolsis
E) Craniotomy

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Build a medical term that means "brain hernia."


A) Cerebellitis
B) Cerebral atrophy
C) Cranial hematoma
D) Encephalocele
E) Macrocephaly

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Translate the root esthesi/o.


A) Arrangement, order, coordination
B) Feeling, sensation
C) Know
D) Slight or partial paralysis
E) Weakness

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Translate the root gnosi/o.


A) Feeling, sensation
B) Know
C) Mind
D) Sleep
E) Speech

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Which of the following is NOT true about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?


A) It is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player was diagnosed with it in 1939.
B) It is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control.
C) It is abbreviated as ALS.
D) It refers to the underdevelopment of the muscles on the spinal column that leads to nerve softening and weakness.
E) Literally, the hardening of the nerve cells on the sides of the spine leading to the loss of muscle tissue from the disease.

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Which nerve is responsible for carrying impulses toward the central nervous system?


A) Afferent nerve
B) Different nerve
C) Efferent nerve
D) Negative nerve
E) Positive nerve

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalography?


A) encephalo (brain) + graphy (record) = record of the brain
B) encephalo (head) + graphy (record) = record of the skull
C) encephalo (brain) + graphy (writing procedure) = procedure for studying the brain
D) encephalo (head) + graphy (writing procedure) = procedure for studying the head
E) encephalo (skull) + graphy (writing procedure) = procedure for studying the skull

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Which of the following procedures is used to examine blood vessels in the brain?


A) Cerebral angiography
B) Echoencephalography
C) Electroencephalography
D) Myelogram
E) Positron emission tomography

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A negative emotional state is known as:


A) dysphoria.
B) depression.
C) euphoria.
D) hypomania.
E) manic depression.

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Build a medical term that means "involuntary muscle contraction."


A) Hemiparesis
B) Myelospasm
C) Myoclonus
D) Myospasm
E) Neurasthenia

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term encephalomyelitis into its component parts?


A) encephalo/myelitis
B) encephalo/myel/itis
C) en/cephalo/myel/itis
D) en/cephalo/mye/lit/is
E) en/ceph/alo/mye/lit/is

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalalgia?


A) encephal (brain) + algia (pain) = brain pain
B) encephal (head) + algia (pertaining to) = pertaining to the head
C) encephal (nerve) + algia (written record) = written record of the nerves
D) en (upon) + cephal (brain) + algia (recording) = recording upon the brain
E) en (upon) + cephal (head) + algia (condition) = condition upon the head

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Build a medical term that means "disease affecting multiple nerves."


A) Mononeuropathy
B) Neuroarthropathy
C) Neuropathy
D) Poliomyelitis
E) Polyneuropathy

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Build a medical term that means "excessive bleeding inside the brain."


A) Cerebral embolism
B) Cerebral thrombosis
C) Hemorrhagic stroke
D) Extracerebral hemorrhage
E) Intracerebral hemorrhage

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Translate the root/suffix asthenia.


A) Arrangement, order, coordination
B) Feeling, sensation
C) Know
D) Slight or partial paralysis
E) Weakness

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Which abbreviation describes the system of nerves that is around the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) ?


A) CNS
B) CSF
C) LOC
D) PNS
E) SRS

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Which syllable receives the emphasis in the term neurasthenia?


A) 1: neur
B) 2: as
C) 3: then
D) 4: i
E) 5: a

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The brain is divided into how many layers of matter?


A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

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Read the following excerpt from this patient's health record: Emergency Department Course: Manuel was driven to the emergency room by his parents. On arrival, he appeared very confused, though not agitated. With his encephalopathic picture, we were most worried about psychotropic drug abuse or infection. A normal urine drug screen and a CBC with an elevated WBC count were suspicious for infection. Because encephalitis and meningitis were the main concerns, we performed a lumbar puncture. The opening pressure was consistent with elevated intracranial pressure. The CSF showed an elevated WBC count. The culture is pending. Shortly after his lumbar puncture, Manuel had a tonic-clonic seizure. We treated him with an anticonvulsant and the seizure stopped. The electroencephalogram showed paroxysmal lateral epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) , which are characteristic of herpes encephalitis. The pediatric team was called, and they admitted him to the PICU. Which of the following is NOT true about the patient's Emergency Department course?


A) After his LP the patient had a seizure where the muscles first were unresponsive and then began to spasm.
B) The cerebrospinal fluid showed an elevated white blood count.
C) The ED performed an LP because they were suspicious of inflammation of the brain or inflammation of the meninges.
D) The EEG showed characteristics of an infection of the brain
E) The opening pressure of the LP was consistent with elevated ICP.

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