Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 8; Questions
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A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face Answer-bells palsy
rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle Answer-
clonic/clonus
rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of
the feet Answer-decerebrate posturing
posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially toward the center of
the body in response to noxious stimuli Answer-decorticate posturing
the area of skin supplied by cuntaneous branches of single cranial or spinal nerve
Answer-dermatome
an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord involving the meninges often due to a virus
Answer-encephalitis
a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures secondary to any underlying
brain abnormality Answer-epilepsy
muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body Answer-
hemiparesis
, Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 8; Questions
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total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the
motor centers of the brain Answer-hemiplegia
a post infectious disorder following a nonspecific gastrointestinal or respiratory infection that
causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis Answer-guillian barre syndrome
a sensation of prickling tingling or creeping on the skin having no objective cause and usually
associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root Answer-paresthesia
a prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or more convulsive seizures without
regaining full consciousness Answer-status epilepticus
main network of coordination and control for the body Answer-central nervous system
(brain and spinal cord)
nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the vertebrae the 12 pairs of the cranial
nerves that travel between the brain and the organs without passing through the spinal cord
and all of the body's other motor sensory nerves Answer-peripheral nervous system
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A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face Answer-bells palsy
rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle Answer-
clonic/clonus
rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of
the feet Answer-decerebrate posturing
posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially toward the center of
the body in response to noxious stimuli Answer-decorticate posturing
the area of skin supplied by cuntaneous branches of single cranial or spinal nerve
Answer-dermatome
an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord involving the meninges often due to a virus
Answer-encephalitis
a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures secondary to any underlying
brain abnormality Answer-epilepsy
muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body Answer-
hemiparesis
, Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 8; Questions
& Answers 100% Solved (A+)
total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the
motor centers of the brain Answer-hemiplegia
a post infectious disorder following a nonspecific gastrointestinal or respiratory infection that
causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis Answer-guillian barre syndrome
a sensation of prickling tingling or creeping on the skin having no objective cause and usually
associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root Answer-paresthesia
a prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or more convulsive seizures without
regaining full consciousness Answer-status epilepticus
main network of coordination and control for the body Answer-central nervous system
(brain and spinal cord)
nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the vertebrae the 12 pairs of the cranial
nerves that travel between the brain and the organs without passing through the spinal cord
and all of the body's other motor sensory nerves Answer-peripheral nervous system
