Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.

Question

1) axon
2) dendrite
3) astrocytoma
4) myelin
5) diencephalon
6) brainstem
7) cerebellum
8) medulla oblongata
9) paraplegia
10) tonic-clonic
11) coma
12) dementia
13) cerebral palsy
14) meningocele
15) hydrocephalus
16) Bell's palsy
17) multiple sclerosis
18) shingles
19) brain scan
20) myelography
21) EEG
22) CSF
23) nerve block
24) sedative
25) CVA


A) a type of regional anesthesia
B) a stroke
C) eruption of painful blisters along a nerve path
D) fatty substance that insulates many neurons
E) part of neuron that receives electrical impulses
F) connects brain to spinal cord
G) taking an X-ray of the spinal cord
H) part of neuron that conducts electrical impulses
I) neuroglial cell tumor
J) paralysis of the lower part of the body
K) accumulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain
L) image of brain using radioactive isotopes
M) facial paralysis
N) fluid found circulating within the brain
O) contains thalamus and hypothalamus
P) a type of spina bifida
Q) impaired intellectual function
R) contains pons and medulla oblongata
S) loss of myelin sheath around neurons
T) grand mal seizure
U) profound unconsciousness
V) coordinates voluntary body movements
W) brain damage that occurs around time of birth
X) recording the electrical activity of the brain
Y) a calming medication

Answer 1

1) H) part of neuron that conducts electrical impulses
2) E) part of neuron that receives electrical impulses
3) I) neuroglial cell tumor
4) D) fatty substance that insulates many neurons
5) O) contains thalamus and hypothalamus
6) R) contains pons and medulla oblongata
7) V) coordinates voluntary body movements
8) F) connects brain to spinal cord
9) J) paralysis of the lower part of the body
10) T) grand mal seizure
11) U) profound unconsciousness
12) Q) impaired intellectual function
13) W) brain damage that occurs around time of birth
14) P) a type of spina bifida
15) K) accumulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain
16) M) facial paralysis
17) S) loss of myelin sheath around neurons
18) C) eruption of painful blisters along a nerve path
19) L) image of brain using radioactive isotopes
20) G) taking an X-ray of the spinal cord
21) X) recording the electrical activity of the brain
22) N) fluid found circulating within the brain
23) A) a type of regional anesthesia
24) Y) a calming medication
25) B) a stroke