Language of Medicine Test Three

Question 1

cerebello-

Answer 1

cerebellum

Question 2

cerebro-

Answer 2

cerebrum

Question 3

encephalo-

Answer 3

brain

Question 4

meningo-

Answer 4

membranes, meninges

Question 5

myo-

Answer 5

muscle

Question 6

myelo-

Answer 6

spinal cord

Question 7

neuro-

Answer 7

nerve

Question 8

theco-

Answer 8

seath (refers to the meninges)

Question 9

vago-

Answer 9

vagus nerve

Question 10

-algesia

Answer 10

excessive sensitivity to pain

Question 11

-algia

Answer 11

pain

Question 12

causo-

Answer 12

burning

Question 13

comato-

Answer 13

deep sleep (coma)

Question 14

esthesia-

Answer 14

feeling, nervous sensation

Question 15

-kinesia

Answer 15

movement

Question 16

-kinetic

Answer 16

movement

Question 17

-lepsy

Answer 17

seizure

Question 18

-paresis

Answer 18

weakness

Question 19

-phasia

Answer 19

speech

Question 20

-plegia

Answer 20

paralysis

Question 21

-praxia

Answer 21

action

Question 22

-sthenia

Answer 22

strength

Question 23

syncop-

Answer 23

to cut off, cut short

Question 24

taxo-

Answer 24

order, coordination

Question 25

watery fluid found within the brain and around the spinal column

Answer 25

cerebral spinal fluid CSF

Question 26

chemical that carries a nerve impulse across the synapse

Answer 26

neurotransmitters

Question 27

excessive movement

Answer 27

hyperkinesia

Question 28

without speech

Answer 28

aphasia

Question 29

cerebrovascular accident CVA or disruption of blood flow to the brain

Answer 29

stroke

Question 30

severe recurring unilateral headache

Answer 30

migraine

Question 31

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain

Answer 31

hydrocephalus

Question 32

condition of imperfect union of vertebral parts, neural tube defect

Answer 32

spina bifida

Question 33

condition with gradual and/or progressive deterioration of mental capacity

Answer 33

Alzheimer disease

Question 34

recurrent seizure activity

Answer 34

epilepsy

Question 35

odd sensation/feeling that precedes a seizure

Answer 35

aura

Question 36

loss of consciousness (LOC), falling down, tonic muscle contractions

Answer 36

Tonic-clonic (Grand mal) seizure

Question 37

momentary change in consciousness, loss of awareness

Answer 37

Absence (petite mal) seizure

Question 38

paralysis on one side of the face

Answer 38

Bell palsy

Question 39

uncontrollable vocal sounds, inappropriate words

Answer 39

Tourette syndrome