Med Terms Unit 15 - Central nervous system

Question 1

CNS

Answer 1

central nervous system

Question 2

encephal/o

Answer 2

brain

Question 3

cephal/o

Answer 3

head, crown

Question 4

crani/o

Answer 4

skull

Question 5

cerebell/o

Answer 5

cerebellum

Question 6

cerebellum

Answer 6

located in the lower back of the cranium, responsible for balance and coordination

Question 7

cerebr/o

Answer 7

cerebrum

Question 8

cerebrum

Answer 8

larges, uppermost part of the brain, “thinking”

Question 9

meninges

Answer 9

layers around the brain and spinal chord

Question 10

mening/o, meningi/o

Answer 10

meninges

Question 11

radic/o, radiul/o, rhiz/o

Answer 11

nerve root

Question 12

mononeuropathy

Answer 12

condition that affects a single nerve

Question 13

myel/o

Answer 13

spinal cord or bone marrow, pathway for nerve impules between, brain limbs and lower body

Question 14

neur/o

Answer 14

nerves

Question 15

nerves

Answer 15

receives and transmits message to and from all parts of the body

Question 16

sensory organs

Answer 16

ears, eyes, nose and tongue

Question 17

esthesi/o

Answer 17

feeling

Question 18

psychologist

Answer 18

specialist of the mind

Question 19

psych/o

Answer 19

mind, emotions

Question 20

psychiatrist

Answer 20

medical doctor that specializes in mind and can give medication

Question 21

conscious

Answer 21

being alert, awake, aware, responsive

Question 22

A&O

Answer 22

alert and oriented

Question 23

syncopal episode

Answer 23

fainting, brief loss of consciousness

Question 24

LOC

Answer 24

loss of consciousness

Question 25

coma

Answer 25

deep state of unconsciousness

Question 26

aneurysm

Answer 26

localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery

Question 27

stroke

Answer 27

damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted

Question 28

TIA

Answer 28

transient ischemic attack, "little strokes"

Question 29

aphasia

Answer 29

loss of the ability to speak, write, comprehend language

Question 30

-phasia

Answer 30

speech

Question 31

hyperesthesia

Answer 31

excessive feeling, or sensation

Question 32

seizure

Answer 32

convulsion, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles, caused by a brain malfunction

Question 33

perictal

Answer 33

before a seizure

Question 34

postictal

Answer 34

after a seizure

Question 35

CP

Answer 35

cerebral palsy

Question 36

sciatica

Answer 36

pain affecting the back, hip and outer leg caused by the compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back

Question 37

paralysis

Answer 37

loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

Question 38

-paresis, -plegia

Answer 38

paralysis

Question 39

hemiparesis / hemiplegia

Answer 39

paralysis on one side of the body

Question 40

paraplegia

Answer 40

paralysis of both legs and the lower body

Question 41

quadriplegia

Answer 41

paralysis from the neck down, of all four extremities

Question 42

monoplegia

Answer 42

paralysis of one limb or one area

Question 43

ADD

Answer 43

attention deficit disorder

Question 44

ADHD

Answer 44

Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Question 45

concussion

Answer 45

violent shaking or jarring of the brain

Question 46

A + O x 3

Answer 46

alert and oriented times three (person, place and time)

Question 47

MS

Answer 47

multiple sclerosis

Question 48

CAT

Answer 48

computed axial tomography

Question 49

PERLA

Answer 49

pupils are equal, round, responsive to light and accomodation

Question 50

analgesic

Answer 50

drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

Question 51

anesthesia

Answer 51

absence of normal feeling , especially pain

Question 52

EEG

Answer 52

electroencephalogram

Question 53

HA

Answer 53

headache