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A sudden, uncontrollable urge to sleep at an inappropriate time is called:
What is narcolepsy?
Which diagnostic procedure produces high-resolution, three-dimensional vascular images of blood vessels?
What is Computed tomography angiography?
Which procedure involves destruction of nervous tissue?
What is Neurolysis?
Chemicals that facilitate movement of impulses at synapses are called:
What are neurotransmitters?
Which abbreviation is associated with an electrolyte?
What is K?
A sudden and violent contraction of one or more voluntary muscles is called a(n):
What is a convulsion?
Which imaging procedure uses radiopharmaceuticals to diagnose such disorders as schizophrenia, brain tumors, and epilepsy?
What is Positron emission tomography?
Which technique destroys tissue using extreme cold?
What is Cryosurgery?
All functions of the cerebellum are concerned with:
What is movement?
Which abbreviation denotes diabetic complications that occur when the body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones?
What is DKA?
A difficulty with reading or an inability to read is called:
What is dyslexia?
Build a word that means excision of a ganglion:
What is gangliectomy?
Which surgical treatment relieves pressure on a nerve root?
What is the decompression?
Which structure joins the two hemispheres of the brain?
What is Corpus callosum?
Which term means enlargement of the thyroid gland?
What is Thyromegaly?
An injury resulting from impact with an object is called:
What is a concussion?
A word that means condition of slow movement:
What is bradykinesia?
Nerves that conduct impulses toward the brain or spinal cord are called:
What is afferent?
Which protective mechanism blocks chemicals from entering brain tissue?
What is Blood-brain barrier?
Which classification of drugs suppresses inflammation and controls allergic reactions?
What is Corticosteroids?
Another term for stroke is:
What is cerebrovascular accident?
Which procedure involves needle puncture of the spinal cavity to extract spinal fluid for diagnostic purposes?
What is a Lumbar puncture?
Fight-or-flight situations are dominated by the:
What is sympathetic nervous system?
The procedure to incise and remove a pancreatic stone is called:
What is pancreatolithotomy?
Which classification of drugs is used to treat type 2 diabetes?
What are Oral hypoglycemics?