Ch 42 Vocab

Question 1

Aphasia

Answer 1

Total or partial loss of ability to use/understand language (parts of brain used for language is damaged)

Question 2

Blindness

Answer 2

Absence of sight

Question 3

Braille

Answer 3

Touch reading/writing system that uses raised dots for alphabet (first 10 letters also for 0-9)

Question 4

Broca’s Aphasia/

expressive aphasia

Answer 4

Difficulty expressing thoughts through speech or writing (motor aphasia)

Question 5

Cerumen

Answer 5

Earwax

Question 6

Deafness

Answer 6

Hearing loss to where it’s impossible for person to understand speech with hearing

Question 7

Global aphasia

Answer 7

Difficulty expressing and understanding language (mixed aphasia)

Question 8

Hearing loss

Answer 8

Not being able to hear normal range of sounds

Question 9

Low vision

Answer 9

Vision that can’t be corrected with glasses/contacts/surgery/drugs
(Interferes with everyday activities)

Question 10

Receptive aphasia

Wernicke’s aphasia

Answer 10

Difficulty understanding language

Question 11

Tinnitus

Answer 11

Ringing/hissing/buzzing in ears/head

Question 12

Vertigo

Answer 12

Dizziness