Chapter 10 - Pathology And Lab Tests Part 2

Question 1

Lumbar puncture

Answer 1

CSF is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae for analysis.

Question 2

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (!!!)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Meningitis

Answer 3

Inflammation of the meninges

Question 4

Meningocele

Answer 4

Hernia of the meninges through a defect or space between vertebrae; a form of spina bifida cystica.

Question 5

Migraine

Answer 5

Severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache that is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting

Question 6

Multiple sclerosis

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Occlusion

Answer 7

Blockage or obstruction

Question 8

Palliative

Answer 8

Reliving symptoms, but not curing them

Question 9

Palsy

Answer 9

Paralysis

Question 10

Parkinson Disease

Answer 10

Degeneration of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain. This leads to tumors, weakness of muscles, and slowness of movement.

Question 11

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) (!!!)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Shingles

Answer 12

Viral (herpes zoster) illness that affects peripheral nerves; produces blisters and pain on the skin overlying the path of peripheral nerves.

Question 13

Spina bifida

Answer 13

Congenital defect in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts; spinal cord and meninges may herniated through the vertebral gap

Question 14

Stereotactic radiosurgery

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Thrombosis

Answer 15

Abnormal condition of clot formation in a blood vessel.

Question 16

Tic

Answer 16

Involuntary movement of a small group of muscles; as of the face

Question 17

Tonic-colonic seizure

Answer 17

A major seizure affecting the brain in epilepsy

Question 18

Tourette syndrome

Answer 18

Involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements; uncontrollable vocal sounds and inappropriate words. Have tics.

Question 19

Transient ischemic attack

Answer 19

Fleeting episode of ischemia (holding back blood) in the brain.