Testing a child's nervous system development includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
What is growth rate.
100
The outermost layer surrounding the cerebrum is called the cerebral cortex. Composed of gray matter and containing neuron cell bodies and dendrites, the cortex contains nearly ________ percent of all neurons in the nervous system.
What is 75
100
Daily Double:
Which of the following surgical procedures removes an obstruction from one of the major arteries of the neck?
What is carotid endarterectomy
100
ALS
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
100
cephal/o
What is head
200
A nerve fiber is a ________ elongated process, usually an axon or a peripheral process.
What is single
200
A stroke, known in medicine as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the ________ leading cause of death in the United States.
What is third
200
Which of the following diagnostic procedures uses positively charged isotopes to image the brain's metabolically active tissues?
What is positron emission tomography
200
LP
What is lumbar puncture
200
myel/o
What is spinal cord
300
Damage to nerve cells without myelin sheaths is permanent, because regeneration of nerve cells can only happen when ________ cells are present.
What is Schwann
300
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the:
What is brain.
300
Which of the following surgical procedures removes part of a vertebra to relieve pressure on a spinal nerve?
What is laminectomy
300
peripheral nervous system
What is PNS
300
esthesi/o
What is sensation; feeling
400
Nerve fibers that are housed within the same nerve tract share all of the following things in common, EXCEPT:
What is hemisphere.
400
Receptors are typically specialized to react to specific stimulation by initiating a ______ change.
What is chemical
400
Spina bifida is the most frequently occurring, permanently disabling, and devastating of all birth defects. It affects approximately one out of every ________ newborns in the United States.
What is 1,000
400
Triple:
EEG
What is electroencephalogram, electroencephalography
400
isch/o
What is to hold back
500
Patients taking medications for neurologic disorders may need to be taught that their medications are possibly prescribed:
What is for life.
500
Double Double:
A nerve is a bundled unit of nerve fibers located ________ the brain and spinal cord, connecting various parts of the body.
What is outside
500
Which of the following diagnostic tests examines the blood vessels of the brain after the injection of a dye?