Module 2: Unit 1

Question 1

Cerebell/o

Answer 1

Cerebellum

Question 2

Cerebr/o

Answer 2

Cerebrum

Question 3

Dur/o

Answer 3

(Hard) Dura Mater

Question 4

Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Answer 4

Nerve root

Question 5

Ganglion is what

Gangli/o, ganglion/o

Answer 5

Group of nerve cell bodies located outside the CNS

Question 6

Encephal/o

Answer 6

Brain/head

Question 7

Mening/i, Mening/o

Answer 7

Meninges

Question 8

Myel/o

Answer 8

Spinal cord

Question 9

Esthesi/o

Answer 9

Sensation, sensitivity, feeling

Question 10

Phas/o

Answer 10

Speech

Question 11

Polo/o

Answer 11

Gray matter

Question 12

Somat/o

Answer 12

Body (relating to cell body)

Question 13

Viscer/o

Answer 13

Internal Organs

Question 14

Autonom/o

Answer 14

Independent, self-governing

Question 15

Choroid/o

Answer 15

Choroid plexus (in brain that produces CSF)

Question 16

Ventricul/o

Answer 16

Ventricles

Question 17

Axon/o

Answer 17

Axon transport away from neuron

Question 18

Dendrit/o

Answer 18

Dentrite receive signals from neutrons and transport to cell body

Question 19

-metals

Answer 19

Enlarged

Question 20

Oligo-

Answer 20

Few/scanty

Question 21

-ictal

Answer 21

Seizure, attack

Question 22

-latrist

Answer 22

Specialist/physician

Question 23

-iatry

Answer 23

Treatment/specialty

Question 24

-paresis

Answer 24

Weakness

Question 25

Describe afferent

Answer 25

-ferent = to carry
Af- = toward
Nerves that carry toward

Question 26

Describe efferent

Answer 26

-ferent = to carry
Ef- = away from
Nerves that carry messages from the CNS

Question 27

Describe ataxia

Answer 27

-ia = condition
A- = no, not, without
Tax/o = order, coordination
Condition of no coordination

Question 28

What is the synapse?

Answer 28

Relating to junctions between nerve cells

Question 29

What are purkinjie cells?

Answer 29

Large, branched neurons found in he cerebellum (motor)

Question 30

What are pyramidal neurons?

Answer 30

Excitatory neuron in cerebral cortex, hippocampus and amygdala
Play a key roll in motor control and cognition and memory
Linked to neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s disease
Pyramid shaped

Question 31

What are Schwann cells ?

Answer 31

Glial cells found in PNS
Support nerve regeneration and myelination

Question 32

What are Schwann cells ?

Answer 32

Glial cells found in PNS
Support nerve regeneration and myelination

Question 33

Which of the following correctly describes the prefixes “mono-“ and “diplo-“ in medical terms?

A. “Mono-“ means one, and “diplo-“ means double
B. “Mono-“ means single, and “diplo-“ means double
C. “Mono-“ means many, and “diplo-“ means single

Answer 33

A

Question 34

Which of the following terms refers to a tumor condition involving both nerve and ganglion structures?

A. Ganglitis
B. Neuropathy
C. Ganglioneuroma
D. Neurectomy

Answer 34

C

Question 35

What does the term “rhizomeningomyelitis” refer to?

A. Degeneration of the spinal cord and brain stem
B. Inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord
C. Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
D. Infection of the nerve endings and muscles

Answer 35

B

Question 36

Which of the following terms refers to inflammation of both the brain and the meninges?

A. Encephalopathy
B. Meningitis
C. Encephalomeningitis

Answer 36

C

Question 37

Which of the following terms refers to a tumor involving the choroid plexus of the brain?

A. Choroiditis
B. Choroidoma
C. Choroidectomy

Answer 37

B