Chapter 10 Nervous system

Question 1

caus/o

Answer 1

burning, burn

Question 2

cerebr/o

Answer 2

cerebrum, brain

Question 3

contus/o

Answer 3

bruise

Question 4

concuss/o

Answer 4

shaken together, violently agitated

Question 5

encephal/o

Answer 5

brain

Question 6

-esthesia

Answer 6

sensation, feeling

Question 7

esthet/o

Answer 7

feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

Question 8

-mania

Answer 8

madness

Question 9

-phasia

Answer 9

speak or speech

Question 10

psych/o

Answer 10

mind

Question 11

radicul/o

Answer 11

root or nerve root

Question 12

-tropic

Answer 12

having an affinity for

Question 13

acrophobia

Answer 13

fear of heights

Question 14

Bell’s palsy

Answer 14

temporary paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve, causes paralysis only on affected side of the face

Question 15

causalgia

Answer 15

persistent, severe burning pain that usually follows an injury

Question 16

cerebral palsy

Answer 16

group of disorders characterized by poor muscle control, spasticity and other neuro deficits

Question 17

cervical radiculopathy

Answer 17

nerve pain caused by pressure on the spinal nerve root in the neck

Question 18

cranial hematoma

Answer 18

collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain

Question 19

delirium

Answer 19

acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory, agitation, and hullucination

Question 20

delirium tremens

Answer 20

disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by stopping alcohol consumption

Question 21

dura mater

Answer 21

thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges

Question 22

factitious disorder

Answer 22

condition that a person acts like they have a physical or mental illness when they are fine

Question 23

hallucination

Answer 23

sensory perception experienced in the absence of external stimulation

Question 24

hyperesthesia

Answer 24

condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain or other stimuli

Question 25

meningocele

Answer 25

congenital herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skull or spinal column

Question 26

multiple sclerosis

Answer 26

progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath

Question 27

myelitis

Answer 27

inflammation of the spinal cord, inflammation of the bone marrow

Question 28

myelography

Answer 28

flouroscopic and CT of the spinal cord after the injection of a contrast medium through a lumbar puncture

Question 29

parasomia

Answer 29

general term for several categories of sleep disorders that occur while falling asleep, during sleep or while waking from sleep

Question 30

paresthesia

Answer 30

burning or prickling sensation with no apparent cause, usually occurs in the hands, arms, leg or feet

Question 31

reyes’s syndrome

Answer 31

serious or deadly disorder in kids characterized by vomiting and confusion sometimes following a viral illness which the kid was treated with asprin

Question 32

seizure

Answer 32

sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that affects how a person feels or acts for a short time

Question 33

syncope

Answer 33

brief loss of consciousness caused by the decreased flow pf blood to the brain

Question 34

trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 34

chronic pain condition characterized by severe, lightning like pain due to an inflammation of the 5th cranial nerve, affects cheek, lip and gums on one side