Nervous System Disorders Quiz

Arms and legs

Shaking in arms and legs

A decline in memory, language, and thinking

A shaking of a part of the body that is not voluntary

Brain and spinal cord

Nerves far away from the center of the body

Children and older adults

All of the above

Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease

After the age of 65

Memory loss

Alzheimer’s disease

A long-term disease that causes inflammation of the airways

During childhood and lasts into adulthood

All of the above

Loss of smell and taste

Pain relieving medicines

To assist hospitalized patients in breathing

Nosebleed

Fitting patients with breathing apparatus

To reduce death related to the disease

Stomach ache

Recovery without hospitalization

Recovery without hospitalization

Loss of smell/taste, dry cough, fever, tiredness, headache, pains and aches, sore throat

With pain relieving medicines

They may be fitted with breathing apparatus

To speed up recovery and reduce death related to the disease

Most people recover without hospitalization

Signs and symptoms of the disease mentioned in the text include loss of smell/taste, dry cough, fever, tiredness, headache, pains and aches, and sore throat.

Mild symptoms of the disease can be managed at home with pain relieving medicines.

Hospitalized patients may be fitted with breathing apparatus to assist with their breathing.

The newly approved medicines are intended to speed up the recovery and reduce death related to the disease.

Most people with the disease recover without hospitalization.

Alzheimer’s disease = Memory loss, trouble with words and following conversations, difficulty concentrating or thinking, mood swings or depression Asthma = Coughing, shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, a wheezing or whistling sound when breathing Coronavirus disease (COVID - 19) = Mild to moderate respiratory illness

Epilepsy = Anti-epileptic drugs, diet with high levels of healthy fats and low carbohydrates, brain surgery Alzheimer’s disease = No cure, medication to help with memory problems and slow down the disease, regular routine and familiar surroundings Asthma = Long-term medications, medications during an asthma attack, lifestyle changes

Alzheimer’s disease = People above the age of 65 Asthma = Can begin in childhood and lasts into adulthood Coronavirus disease (COVID - 19) = Affects anyone at any age

Degenerative Disease = A disease or disorder that gets worse over time and the part of the body affected may stop working Dementia = A condition that causes a decline in memory, language and thinking Seizure = A sudden attack of illness in which someone becomes unconscious or develops shaking movements Tremor = A shaking of a part of the body that is not voluntary

Central Nervous System (CNS) = Made up of the brain and spinal cord and found in the center of the body Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) = Nerves far away from the center of the body and are found in the arms and legs

Loss of sense of sight, smell, hearing, taste, or touch = Epilepsy Shaking in arms and legs = Epilepsy Decline in memory, language and thinking = Dementia Body part gets worse over time and may stop working = Degenerative Disease

فقدان حاسة التذوق والشم = Loss of taste and smell سعال جاف = Dry cough حمى = Fever تعب = Tiredness

Headache = صداع Aches and pains = أوجاع و آالم Sore throat = التهاب الحلق Dry cough = سعال جاف

Hospitals = المستشفيات Breathing apparatus = تنفس جهاز Loss of taste and smell = فقدان حاسة التذوق والشم Tiredness = تعب

Pain relieving medicines = أدوية لتسكين الألم Breathing apparatus = جهاز التنفس Home management = العلاج في المنزل Hospitalization = العلاج في المستشفى