Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Cerebral angiography is a diagnostic image of the blood vessels of the brain.
2. Myelography is a diagnostic image produced using ultrasound.
3. A nerve conduction velocity test can pinpoint an area of nerve damage.
4. A tractotomy is a surgical procedure used to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain
and shunt it toward the abdominal cavity.
5. An anticonvulsant is a medication used to treat seizures.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
Myelography is an X-ray of the spinal cord after injection of dye into the spinal
canal.
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
A tractotomy is a surgical interruption of a nerve tract in the spinal cord. A
cerebrospinal fluid shunt is a surgical procedure used to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the
brain and shunt it toward the abdominal cavity.
5. TRUE
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A) ophthalmopathy B) blepharoptosis C) blepharopathy D) ophthalmoplegia
All of the following are body planes EXCEPT ________
A) coronal B) dorsal supine C) sagittal D) transverse
Identify the combining form nas/o with its closest definition.
A. Cornea B. Nose C. Hearing D. Eardrum
The elongated part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses is the
A. cell body. B. axon. C. motor neuron. D. dendrite.