
Nervous System Disorders
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9th - 12th Grade
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Tamara Moody
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Multiple Choice
What are some critical functions controlled by the nervous system?
Breathing, movement, thoughts, and memory
Digestion and excretion only
Vision and hearing only
Growth and reproduction only
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Multiple Choice
Why is the nervous system often referred to as the body's command center?
Because it controls critical functions like breathing, movement, thoughts, and memory
Because it is the largest organ system in the body
Because it is responsible for digestion
Because it produces hormones
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a key symptom of epilepsy?
Convulsions
Temporary confusion
Memory loss
Loss of consciousness
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are primary symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease?
Memory loss
Muscle rigidity
Reasoning difficulties
Communication challenges
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Multiple Choice
Parkinson's disease primarily affects movement and ___ control.
smell
taste
see
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Multiple Choice
Parkinson's disease involves
the death of nerve cells that produce the vital neurotransmitter of dopamine
impaired function in the right hemisphere only
impaired function in the left hemisphere only
excess production of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine
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Multiple Choice
Parkinson's disease primarily affects which part of the nervous system?
Peripheral nervous system
Central nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
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Multiple Choice
What is multiple sclerosis?
A genetic disorder affecting muscle coordination
A type of cancer affecting the brain
A demyelinating disease of the central nervous system
A viral infection of the spinal cord
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Multiple Choice
A chronic disease of the central nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath causing tremors, weaksness, visual and speech disturbances
Huntington's Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Alzheimers
Parkinson's Disease
Epilepsy
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Multiple Select
Signs of possible stroke include (Select all that apply)
Face Drooping
Arm Weakness
Speech Difficulty
Shuffling gait
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are common symptoms of neurological disorders discussed in the slides?
Vision problems
Tremors
Fatigue
Slurred speech
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Multiple Choice
Which lifestyle change is recommended to help maintain nervous system health?
Increase sugar intake
Exercise regularly
Avoid sleep
Limit mental activities
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Multiple Choice
Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. This damage interferes with the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other.
True
False
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Match
Match the following
Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis
ALS
Huntington's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Abnormal electrical impulses, causes seizure
Attack the myelin sheath, causes numbness and progressive weakness
Affects the CNS, lose function of muscles over time
Hereditary, symptoms develop in 30's amd 40's
Loss of nerve cells resulting in lower dopamine secretion. Affects movement
Abnormal electrical impulses, causes seizure
Attack the myelin sheath, causes numbness and progressive weakness
Affects the CNS, lose function of muscles over time
Hereditary, symptoms develop in 30's amd 40's
Loss of nerve cells resulting in lower dopamine secretion. Affects movement
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