FINISHED Vocabulary

Question 1

agnosia

Answer 1

inability to recognize sensory stimuli

Question 2

agraphesthesia

Answer 2

inability to recognize figures written on skin

Question 3

agraphia

Answer 3

loss of ability to write

Question 4

akinesia

Answer 4

loss of ability to initiate and execute voluntary movement

Question 5

alexia

Answer 5

word blindness; loss of ability to interpret written words

Question 6

analgesia

Answer 6

relief of pain without loss of consciousness

Question 7

anesthesia

Answer 7

loss of sensation as a result of pharmacologic depression of nerve function or of pharmacologic disease

Question 8

anhidrosis

Answer 8

absence of sweating

Question 9

anomia

Answer 9

inability to recall names of objects or persons

Question 10

anopsia

Answer 10

nonuse of vision in one eye

Question 11

anosmia

Answer 11

absence of sense of smell

Question 12

aphasia

Answer 12

inability to understand or communicate speech, writing, or signs

Question 13

apraxia

Answer 13

inability to carry out a voluntary movement in the absence of paralysis, sensory loss, and ataxia

Question 14

ataxia

Answer 14

loss of muscular coordination

Question 15

athetosis

Answer 15

disorder of movement involving slow, writhing movements of the limbs, particularly with the fingers and hands

Question 16

bradycardia

Answer 16

slowness of heart beat, usually under 60 bpm

Question 17

bradykinesia

Answer 17

extreme slowness of purposeful movements

Question 18

chorea

Answer 18

jerky, spasmodic involuntary movements of limbs or facial muscles

Question 19

clonus

Answer 19

series of alternating contractions and relaxations of flexors and extensors produced by passive stretch of a limb

Question 20

cogwheel rigidity

Answer 20

intermittent resistance with passive movements

Question 21

conduction aphasia

Answer 21

associative aphasia; patient can speak and write in a way, but skips, substitutes, or repeats words

Question 22

dementia

Answer 22

temporally progressive impairment of higher mental function and memory

Question 23

diplopia

Answer 23

double vision

Question 24

dysdiadochokinesia

Answer 24

cerebellar disorder manifested by difficulty in rapidly alternating diametrically opposite movements

Question 25

dyskinesia

Answer 25

disorder of voluntary movement

Question 26

dyslexia

Answer 26

disturbance of the ability to read

Question 27

dysmetria

Answer 27

difficulty in controlling the range and force of movement

Question 28

dysphagia

Answer 28

difficulty in swallowing

Question 29

dysphasia

Answer 29

impairment of speech characterized by a lack of coordination and failure to arrange words in the proper order

Question 30

esotropia

Answer 30

inward deviation of the eye

Question 31

fluent aphasia

Answer 31

type of language disorder in which words are formed rapidly but they do not make sense because of the loss of ability to comprehend spoken or written words

Question 32

global aphasia

Answer 32

combination of deficits seen in Broca, Wernicke, and conduction aphasias

Question 33

graphesthesia

Answer 33

ability to recognize and identify figures drawn on skin

Question 34

hemianopsia

Answer 34

blindness in half of the visual field in one or both eyes

Question 35

hemiparesis

Answer 35

paralysis on one side of the body

Question 36

hyperacusis

Answer 36

abnormal loudness of hearing

Question 37

hyperkinetic

Answer 37

increased or excessive speed in the initiation or performance of movement

Question 38

hypertonia

Answer 38

excessive tone in the skeletal muscles leading to increased resistance to passive stretch

Question 39

hypokinetic

Answer 39

decrease or slowing in the initiation or performance of movement

Question 40

hypotonia

Answer 40

diminution or loss of muscular tonicity; results in decreased resistance to passive stretch

Question 41

intention tremor

Answer 41

to-and-fro shaking that occurs when a voluntary movement is made

Question 42

kinesthesia

Answer 42

awareness of position and movement of body parts

Question 43

miosis

Answer 43

constriction of the pupil

Question 44

monoplegia

Answer 44

paralysis or paresis in one limb

Question 45

mydriasis

Answer 45

extreme dilation of the pupil

Question 46

nonfluent aphasia

Answer 46

difficulty in forming words

Question 47

nystagmus

Answer 47

involuntary rapid movements of the eyeballs

Question 48

opthalmoplegia

Answer 48

paralysis of the eye muscles

Question 49

optokinetic nystagmus

Answer 49

nystagmus induced by looking at a moving object

Question 50

palsy

Answer 50

weakness or paralysis of muscles

Question 51

paraplegia

Answer 51

paralysis of the lower limbs

Question 52

paresis

Answer 52

partial paralysis or weakness

Question 53

proprioception

Answer 53

information concerning joint position and movement

Question 54

prosopagnosia

Answer 54

difficulty in recognizing familiar faces

Question 55

quadriplegia

Answer 55

paralysis of all four limbs

Question 56

rigidity

Answer 56

stiffness or inflexibility manifested by pervasive resistance to passive movement

Question 57

saccade

Answer 57

small, quick eye movements on changing point of fixation

Question 58

somatotopic

Answer 58

related to particular regions of the body; describes localization of different body parts in functional pathways

Question 59

somesthetic

Answer 59

denoting general sensed of pain, temperature, touch, pressure, proprioception

Question 60

spasticity

Answer 60

condition of increased muscle tone and exaggerated tendon reflexes

Question 61

strabismus

Answer 61

deviation of an eye as a result of impaired function of an extraocular muscle or nerve

Question 62

tremor

Answer 62

involuntary trembling or shaking

Question 63

vertigo

Answer 63

sensation of irregular or whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects