Ch. 10 The Nervous System and Mental Health

Question 1

-blast

Answer 1

immature

Question 2

-esthesia

Answer 2

feeling, sensaton

Question 3

-graphy

Answer 3

process of producing a record

Question 4

-lepsy

Answer 4

seizure

Question 5

-oma

Answer 5

tumor

Question 6

-pathy

Answer 6

disease

Question 7

-phasia

Answer 7

speech

Question 8

-phobia

Answer 8

irrational fear

Question 9

-plegia

Answer 9

paralysis

Question 10

-tropic

Answer 10

having an affinity for

Question 11

AD

Answer 11

alzheimer’s disease

Question 12

ADHD

Answer 12

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 13

ALS

Answer 13

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 14

an-

Answer 14

without, absence

Question 15

anti-

Answer 15

against

Question 16

caus /o

Answer 16

burning, burn

Question 17

cephal /o

Answer 17

head

Question 18

cerebell /o

Answer 18

cerebellum

Question 19

cerebr /o

Answer 19

cerebrum

Question 20

CNS

Answer 20

central nervous system

Question 21

cognitive processes

Answer 21

learning, concentration, memory, language, reasoning, and decision making

Question 22

comatose

Answer 22

refers to a person in a coma

Question 23

concuss /o

Answer 23

shaken together, violently agitated

Question 24

congenital

Answer 24

present at birth

Question 25

contus /o

Answer 25

bruise

Question 26

CP

Answer 26

cerebral palsy

Question 27

CSF

Answer 27

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 28

CVA

Answer 28

cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Question 29

EEG

Answer 29

electroencephalography

Question 30

EMG

Answer 30

electromyography

Question 31

encephal /o

Answer 31

brain

Question 32

esthet /o

Answer 32

feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

Question 33

GAD

Answer 33

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 34

gait

Answer 34

manner of walking

Question 35

gli /o

Answer 35

glial cell

Question 36

ICP

Answer 36

intracranial pressure

Question 37

ischemic

Answer 37

pertaining to an interruption in blood supply to the brain

Question 38

LOC

Answer 38

loss of consciousness

Question 39

LP

Answer 39

lumbar puncture

Question 40

mening /o, meningi /o

Answer 40

meninges

Question 41

MS

Answer 41

multiple sclerosis

Question 42

myel /o

Answer 42

spinal cord

Question 43

neur /o

Answer 43

nerve

Question 44

OCD

Answer 44

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 45

PD

Answer 45

parkinson’s disease

Question 46

phobia

Answer 46

abnormal fear

Question 47

poli /o

Answer 47

gray matter of brain and spinal cord

Question 48

post-

Answer 48

after

Question 49

psych /o

Answer 49

mind

Question 50

PTSD

Answer 50

post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 51

radicul /o

Answer 51

root or nerve root

Question 52

recreational drug

Answer 52

used for personal pleasure rather than medical reasons

Question 53

RLS

Answer 53

restless legs syndrom

Question 54

sclerosis

Answer 54

abnormal hardening of body tissue

Question 55

somatic

Answer 55

pertaining to the physical body (as opposed to the mind)

Question 56

spasticity

Answer 56

condition characterized by tight or stiff muscles

Question 57

syncope

Answer 57

fainting

Question 58

Sz

Answer 58

seizure

Question 59

TBI

Answer 59

traumatic brain injury

Question 60

TENS

Answer 60

trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Question 61

TIA

Answer 61

transient ischemic attack

Question 62

transient

Answer 62

passing quickly