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Chapter 13 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Loss of ability to interpret sensory information - answer✔✔agnosia
among some individuals over the age of 40, the brain undergoes gradual deterioration resulting
in confusion, short-term memory loss, and restlessness - answer✔✔Alzheimer Disease (AD)
a disease characterized by the progressive atrophy of muscle caused by hardening of nervous
tissue on the lateral columns of the spinal cord - also known as Lou Gehrig Disease -
answer✔✔Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
form of pain management - aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen - answer✔✔analgesic
loss of sensation. given during surgery to go unconscious. - answer✔✔anesthesia
physician who manages anesthesia - answer✔✔anesthesiologist
occurs when the mental state of apprehension of danger and fear dominates a person's behavior -
usually an acute response that includes restlessness, psychological tension, tachycardia, and
shortness of breath - answer✔✔anxiety disorder
inability to speak - answer✔✔aphasia
attention deficit with the additional symptom of hyperactivity - answer✔✔attention deficit
disorder
a developmental disorder that varies in its severity with the patient, characterized by withdrawal
from outward realty and impaired development in social conduct and communication -
answer✔✔autism
patient suffers from paralysis of the face muscles on one side due to damage to the seventh
cranial nerve - answer✔✔bell palsy
mental disorder that affects the cognitive functions of the cerebrum, causing alternating periods
of high energy and mental confusion (mania) with low energy and mental depression -
answer✔✔bipolar disease
head pain (headache) - answer✔✔cephalagia
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an inflammation of the cerebellum - symptoms include loss of muscle coordination and
equilibrium - answer✔✔cerebellitis
an aneurysm that affects the arteries channeling blood to the brain, placing the brain at great rick
of the damage that would result from a burst aneurysm - burst brain aneurysm is a major cause of
a stroke - answer✔✔cerebral aneurysm
a diagnostic procedure that reveals blood flow to the brain by X-ray photography -
answer✔✔cerebral angiography
disease that affects the arteries supplying the brain - vessels gradually close due to the
accumulation of fatty plaques, reducing blood flow to the brain - answer✔✔cerebral
athersclerosis
a moving blood clot in an artery of the brain - answer✔✔cerebral embolism
the condition of bleeding form blood vessels associated with the cerebrum - answer✔✔cerebral
hemorrhage
a condition that appears at birth or shortly afterwards - partial muscular paralysis that persists
throughout life and is caused by a brain lesion present at birth or a brain defect that arose during
development - no treatment or cure - answer✔✔cerebral palsy
clinical term for a stroke - occurs when the blood supply to the brain is reduced or cut off,
resulting in the irreversible death of brain cells followed by the losses of mental function of death
- can be caused by emboli (moving blood clots), thrombus (stationary blood clot), or a
hemorrhage (bleeding resulting from injured blood vessels or a burst aneurysm) -
answer✔✔cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
a general term describing several levels of abnormally decreased consciousness -
answer✔✔coma
a procedure involving the use of a computed to interpret a series of X-ray images and construct
from them a 3D view of the brain - answer✔✔computed tomography (CT scan)
an injury to soft tissue resulting from a blow or violent shaking - a minor injury resulting in head
pain, dizziness, and sometimes nausea - answer✔✔concussion
series of involuntary muscular spasms caused by an uncoordinated excitation of motor neurons
that triggers muscle contraction - also known as a seizure - answer✔✔convulsion
a surgical removal of part of the cranium - usually used to replace part of a fractured cranial bone
- answer✔✔craniectomy
an incision made though the cranium to provide surgical access to the brain -
answer✔✔craniotomy
Chapter 13 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Loss of ability to interpret sensory information - answer✔✔agnosia
among some individuals over the age of 40, the brain undergoes gradual deterioration resulting
in confusion, short-term memory loss, and restlessness - answer✔✔Alzheimer Disease (AD)
a disease characterized by the progressive atrophy of muscle caused by hardening of nervous
tissue on the lateral columns of the spinal cord - also known as Lou Gehrig Disease -
answer✔✔Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
form of pain management - aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen - answer✔✔analgesic
loss of sensation. given during surgery to go unconscious. - answer✔✔anesthesia
physician who manages anesthesia - answer✔✔anesthesiologist
occurs when the mental state of apprehension of danger and fear dominates a person's behavior -
usually an acute response that includes restlessness, psychological tension, tachycardia, and
shortness of breath - answer✔✔anxiety disorder
inability to speak - answer✔✔aphasia
attention deficit with the additional symptom of hyperactivity - answer✔✔attention deficit
disorder
a developmental disorder that varies in its severity with the patient, characterized by withdrawal
from outward realty and impaired development in social conduct and communication -
answer✔✔autism
patient suffers from paralysis of the face muscles on one side due to damage to the seventh
cranial nerve - answer✔✔bell palsy
mental disorder that affects the cognitive functions of the cerebrum, causing alternating periods
of high energy and mental confusion (mania) with low energy and mental depression -
answer✔✔bipolar disease
head pain (headache) - answer✔✔cephalagia
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an inflammation of the cerebellum - symptoms include loss of muscle coordination and
equilibrium - answer✔✔cerebellitis
an aneurysm that affects the arteries channeling blood to the brain, placing the brain at great rick
of the damage that would result from a burst aneurysm - burst brain aneurysm is a major cause of
a stroke - answer✔✔cerebral aneurysm
a diagnostic procedure that reveals blood flow to the brain by X-ray photography -
answer✔✔cerebral angiography
disease that affects the arteries supplying the brain - vessels gradually close due to the
accumulation of fatty plaques, reducing blood flow to the brain - answer✔✔cerebral
athersclerosis
a moving blood clot in an artery of the brain - answer✔✔cerebral embolism
the condition of bleeding form blood vessels associated with the cerebrum - answer✔✔cerebral
hemorrhage
a condition that appears at birth or shortly afterwards - partial muscular paralysis that persists
throughout life and is caused by a brain lesion present at birth or a brain defect that arose during
development - no treatment or cure - answer✔✔cerebral palsy
clinical term for a stroke - occurs when the blood supply to the brain is reduced or cut off,
resulting in the irreversible death of brain cells followed by the losses of mental function of death
- can be caused by emboli (moving blood clots), thrombus (stationary blood clot), or a
hemorrhage (bleeding resulting from injured blood vessels or a burst aneurysm) -
answer✔✔cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
a general term describing several levels of abnormally decreased consciousness -
answer✔✔coma
a procedure involving the use of a computed to interpret a series of X-ray images and construct
from them a 3D view of the brain - answer✔✔computed tomography (CT scan)
an injury to soft tissue resulting from a blow or violent shaking - a minor injury resulting in head
pain, dizziness, and sometimes nausea - answer✔✔concussion
series of involuntary muscular spasms caused by an uncoordinated excitation of motor neurons
that triggers muscle contraction - also known as a seizure - answer✔✔convulsion
a surgical removal of part of the cranium - usually used to replace part of a fractured cranial bone
- answer✔✔craniectomy
an incision made though the cranium to provide surgical access to the brain -
answer✔✔craniotomy
