Concepts Of Medical Terminology 2

Question 1

Neur/o

Answer 1

Nervous System, Nerve

Question 2

Myel/o

Answer 2

Spinal Cord

Question 3

Cerebr/o

Answer 3

Cerebrum

Question 4

Cerebell/o

Answer 4

Cerebellum

Question 5

Psych/o

Answer 5

Mind

Question 6

Radicul/o

Answer 6

Root of Spinal Nerve

Question 7

Phasia

Answer 7

Speech

Question 8

Phlegia

Answer 8

Paralysis

Question 9

Paresis

Answer 9

Partial Paralysis, Weakness

Question 10

Phobia

Answer 10

Irrational fear, Persistent

Question 11

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Answer 11

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 12

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Answer 12

All nervous tissue outside the brain and spinal cord

Question 13

Somatic Nervous System

Answer 13

Controls the skeletal muscles (voluntary)

Question 14

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 14

Controls smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, and glands (involuntary)

Question 15

Autonomic Nervous System: Sympathetic

Answer 15

Motivates our response to stress, “fight or flight” response; increases heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate, stimulates the adrenal gland and delivers more blood to the skeletal muscle

Question 16

Autonomic Nervous System: Parasympathetic

Answer 16

Returns the body to a steady state (reduces heart rate) and stimulates maintenance activities, such as digestion of food.

Question 17

Esthesia

Answer 17

Sensation

Question 18

Algesia

Answer 18

Pain

Question 19

Osmia

Answer 19

Sense of smell

Question 20

Geusia

Answer 20

Sense of taste

Question 21

Gustation

Answer 21

Sense of taste

Question 22

Olfaction

Answer 22

Sense of smell

Question 23

Proprioception

Answer 23

Awareness of posture, movement, and changes in equilibrium. Receptors are located in muscles, tendons, and joints.

Question 24

Receptor

Answer 24

Sensory nerve ending that responds to a stimulus

Question 25

Tactile

Answer 25

Pertaining to the sense of touch

Question 26

Otitis Media

Answer 26

Infection that leads to the accumulation of fluid in the middle ear cavity.

Question 27

Vertigo

Answer 27

Dizziness, an illusion of movement, as of the body moving in space or the environment moving about the body.

Question 28

Tinnitus

Answer 28

Ringing in the ears

Question 29

Conjunctivitis

Answer 29

Inflammation of the conjunctiva. This is a highly infectious disease commonly called “pink eye”.

Question 30

Diabetic Retinopathy

Answer 30

Circulatory problems associated with diabetes mellitus eventually caused changes in the Retina. Can cause hemorrhage, detachment of the retina, and blindness.

Question 31

Cataract

Answer 31

Is an opacity (cloudiness) of the lens. They frequently appear with age resulting from exposure to environmental factors in combination with degeneration due to aging.

Question 32

Glaucoma

Answer 32

An abnormal increase in pressure within the eyeball. Pressure on blood vessels in the eye and on the optic nerve, leading to blindness. Treated with medication to relieve pressure.