AT#5 medical terms

Question 1

cerebell

Answer 1

cerebellum

Question 2

cerebr

Answer 2

cerebrum

Question 3

encephal

Answer 3

brain

Question 4

medull

Answer 4

medulla oblongata

Question 5

myel

Answer 5

spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 6

neur/o

Answer 6

nerve / neuron

Question 7

reflex/i

Answer 7

reflex

Question 8

ataxia

Answer 8

uncontrolled/ loss of / no coordination

Question 9

hydrocephalus

Answer 9

increased fluids/Water/CSF in head that results in an increase in pressure

Question 10

glioblastoma

Answer 10

new mass/formation in CNS

Question 11

diplopia

Answer 11

abnormal condition of double vision

Question 12

ptosis

Answer 12

droopy eyelids

Question 13

GABA

Answer 13

gamma-aminobutyric acid

Question 14

CSF

Answer 14

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 15

coordination

Answer 15

the way in which receptors pick up stimuli and then pass on information to effectors

Question 16

MS

Answer 16

multiple sclerosis

Question 17

glioma

Answer 17

tumours in CNS

Question 18

-esthesi

Answer 18

COMBINING FORM = sensation

Question 19

Ach

Answer 19

acetylcholine

Question 20

neuromuscular joint

Answer 20

meeting point between neurone and muscle fibre

Question 21

-rrhage

Answer 21

excess flow of blood

Question 22

dur/o

Answer 22

dura mater

Question 23

hypertonia

Answer 23

abnormal condition of increased muscle tone

Question 24

CVA

Answer 24

cerberovascular accident

Question 25

TIA

Answer 25

transient ischaemeic attack

Question 26

CRG

Answer 26

corticotropin-releasing hormone

Question 27

GHRH

Answer 27

growth hormone-releasing hormone

Question 28

pituitar

Answer 28

pituitary gland

Question 29

hypophys

Answer 29

pituitary gland

Question 30

hypopituitarism

Answer 30

condition of decreased pituitary gland function/activity

Question 31

hypophyseal

Answer 31

pertaining to pituitary gland

Question 32

SCN

Answer 32

suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 33

thyroaden

Answer 33

thyroid gland

Question 34

thyroid

Answer 34

thyroid gland

Question 35

T3

Answer 35

triiodothyronine

Question 36

T4

Answer 36

thyroxine

Question 37

Goiter

Answer 37

enlargement of thyroid gland

Question 38

-pexy

Answer 38

surgical fixation

Question 39

acromegaly

Answer 39

enlargement of extremities caused by increased growth hormone from pituitary gland

Question 40

Cushing syndrome

Answer 40

hyper secretion of cortisol from adrenal glands

Question 41

parathyroid

Answer 41

parathyroid glands

Question 42

pancreat

Answer 42

pancreas

Question 43

adren

Answer 43

adrenal gland

Question 44

adrenal

Answer 44

adrenal gland

Question 45

oophor

Answer 45

ovaries

Question 46

ovari

Answer 46

ovaries

Question 47

orch

Answer 47

testes

Question 48

orchi

Answer 48

testes

Question 49

orchid

Answer 49

testes

Question 50

aesth

Answer 50

sensation

Question 51

arth

Answer 51

speech

Question 52

mening

Answer 52

meninges

Question 53

TBI

Answer 53

traumatic brain injury

Question 54

TIA

Answer 54

transient ischaemic attack

Question 55

Akinesia

Answer 55

abnormal condition of absence of movement

Question 56

Hemianopsia

Answer 56

abnormal condition of loss of sight in half of visual field

Question 57

Hemiplegia

Answer 57

condition of loss of sensation in one half of Body

Question 58

Hemiparesis

Answer 58

condition of muscular weakness on one side of body

Question 59

dysarthria

Answer 59

abnormal condition of difficulty speaking

Question 60

pexy

Answer 60

surgical fixation.

Question 61

cal / nat/ kal

Answer 61

calcium
sodium
potassium

Question 62

hypertonia

Answer 62

abnormal condition of excess muscle tone