A medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system is a ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


neurologist

A neurologist is a medical doctor who specializes in disorders of the nervous system. The term deconstructs into the suffix -logist meaning one who studies, specialist and root/combining form neur/o- meaning nerve.

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A. infectious diseases; heart disease B. accidents; AIDS C. childbirth; infectious diseases D. heart disease; cancer

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The medical term for a heart attack is

a. angina pectoris. b. congestive heart failure. c. arteriosclerosis. d. myocardial infarction.

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The inability to verbally express thoughts or understand the spoken word is known as ________

A) amnesia B) global aphasia C) dysphasia D) paresthesia

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The major components of this model include agent, host, and environment

A) Epidemiology B) The Chain of Infection C) Multicausation Design Model D) Communicable Disease Model

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