chapter 10; nervous system

Question 1

cerebello

Answer 1

cerebellum

Question 2

cerebro

Answer 2

cerebrum

Question 3

duro

Answer 3

dura mater

Question 4

encephalo

Answer 4

brain

Question 5

glio

Answer 5

glial cells

Question 6

lepto

Answer 6

thin, slender

Question 7

meningo

Answer 7

membranes

Question 8

meningio

Answer 8

meninges

Question 9

myo

Answer 9

muscle

Question 10

myelo

Answer 10

spinal cord (bone marrow in other contextes)

Question 11

neuro

Answer 11

nerve

Question 12

ponto

Answer 12

pons

Question 13

radiculo

Answer 13

nerve root (of spinal nerves)

Question 14

thalamo

Answer 14

thalamus

Question 15

theco

Answer 15

sheath (refers to meninges)

Question 16

vago

Answer 16

vagus nerve (10th)

Question 17

algeso, algesia

Answer 17

sensitivity to pain

Question 18

algia

Answer 18

pain

Question 19

causo

Answer 19

burning

Question 20

comato

Answer 20

deep sleep

Question 21

esthesio, esthesia

Answer 21

feeling, nervous sensation

Question 22

kineso, kinesio, kinesia, kinesis, kinetic

Answer 22

movement

Question 23

lepsy

Answer 23

seizure

Question 24

lexo

Answer 24

word, phrase

Question 25

paresis

Answer 25

weakness

Question 26

phasia

Answer 26

speech

Question 27

plegia

Answer 27

paralysis

Question 28

praxia

Answer 28

action

Question 29

sthenia

Answer 29

strength

Question 30

syncopo

Answer 30

to cut off, cut short

Question 31

taxo

Answer 31

order, coordination

Question 32

alzheimer disease

Answer 32

brain disorder marked by gradual progressive mental deterioration(dementia), personality changes, and impairment of daily functioning.

Question 33

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Answer 33

degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. AKA Lou Gehrig disease.

Question 34

epilepsy

Answer 34

chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity

Question 35

Huntington disease

Answer 35

Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration

Question 36

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 36

Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of sclerotic tissue

Question 37

myasthenia gravis

Answer 37

Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles

Question 38

palsy

Answer 38

paralysis

Question 39

parkinson diisease

Answer 39

Degeneration of neurons int he basal ganglia, occurring later in life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscle, and slowness of movement

Question 40

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 40

stroke; disruption of blood supply to head

Question 41

Computed tomography (CT) scan

Answer 41

computerized x-ray technique that generates multiple images of the brain and spinal cord

Question 42

Magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 42

Magnetic field and pulses of radiowave energy create images of the brain and spinal cord

Question 43

Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Answer 43

radioactive glucose is injected and then detected in the brain to image the metabolic activity of cells

Question 44

stereostatic radiosurgery

Answer 44

use of a specialized instrument to locate and treat targets in the brain