Chapter 5

Question 1

cephalalgia

Answer 1

pain of the head

Question 2

cerebilitis

Answer 2

inflammation of he cerebellum

Question 3

encephalocele

Answer 3

hernia of the brain

Question 4

cerebrovascular

Answer 4

pertaining to the brain and vessels

Question 5

ganglioma

Answer 5

tumor of a ganglion

Question 6

glioma

Answer 6

glue like tumor

Question 7

dyslexia

Answer 7

bad, painful, or difficult words or phrase

Question 8

meningitis

Answer 8

inflammation of the meninges

Question 9

meningioma

Answer 9

tumor of the meninges

Question 10

myelography

Answer 10

process of recording the spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 11

narcolepcy

Answer 11

seizures of sleep or stupor

Question 12

neurocytoma

Answer 12

tumor of a nerve cell

Question 13

aphasia

Answer 13

absence of speech

Question 14

psychiatry

Answer 14

field of medicine of the mind

Question 15

radiculopathy

Answer 15

disease of the nerve root

Question 16

spinal stenosis

Answer 16

abnormal condition of narrowing or stricture of the spinal cord

Question 17

myasthenia

Answer 17

condition of absence of muscle strenght

Question 18

thalamotomy

Answer 18

cutting into or incision of the thalamus

Question 19

tonometer

Answer 19

measuring instrument for tension

Question 20

ventriculoscopy

Answer 20

visual examination of the ventricle

Question 21

ADHD

Answer 21

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 22

ALS

Answer 22

amyothrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)

Question 23

ANS

Answer 23

autonomic nervous system

Question 24

CNS

Answer 24

central nervous system

Question 25

CP

Answer 25

cerebral palsy

Question 26

CSF

Answer 26

cerebro spinal fluid

Question 27

CT

Answer 27

computed tomography

Question 28

CVA

Answer 28

cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Question 29

EEG

Answer 29

electroencephalography

Question 30

EMG

Answer 30

electroomiogram

Question 31

GBS

Answer 31

Guillian-Barre Syndrome

Question 32

ICP

Answer 32

intracranial pressure

Question 33

LOC

Answer 33

level of consciousness, loss of consciousness

Question 34

LP

Answer 34

lumbar puncture

Question 35

MRI

Answer 35

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 36

MVA

Answer 36

motor vehicle accident

Question 37

MS

Answer 37

multiple sclerosis

Question 38

OCD

Answer 38

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 39

PNS

Answer 39

peripheral nervous system

Question 40

SCI

Answer 40

spinal cord injury

Question 41

TBI

Answer 41

traumatic brain injury

Question 42

TGA

Answer 42

transient global amnesia

Question 43

TIA

Answer 43

transient ischemic attack

Question 44

TN

Answer 44

trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain, in one half of the face)