Nervous System

Question 1

sends messages to brain via nerves; eyes, ears, nose, skin

Answer 1

sensory system

Question 2

cephal/o

Answer 2

head

Question 3

cerebr/o, encephal/o

Answer 3

brain

Question 4

cerebell/o

Answer 4

cerebellum

Question 5

crani/o

Answer 5

head, skull

Question 6

mening/o, meningi/o

Answer 6

meninges

Question 7

dur/o

Answer 7

dura mater

Question 8

neur/o

Answer 8

nerves

Question 9

myel/o

Answer 9

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 10

esthesi/o

Answer 10

sensation, feeling

Question 11

phas/o

Answer 11

speech

Question 12

phren/o, psych/o

Answer 12

mind

Question 13

gnosi/o

Answer 13

know

Question 14

-mania

Answer 14

excessive desire

Question 15

-phobia

Answer 15

excessive fear

Question 16

-paresis

Answer 16

partial paralysis

Question 17

-plegia

Answer 17

complete paralysis

Question 18

inability to speak

Answer 18

aphasia

Question 19

difficulty speaking

Answer 19

dysphasia

Question 20

disturbed state of mind that results in confused thinking

Answer 20

delirium

Question 21

decline in mental function

Answer 21

dementia

Question 22

nerve weakness

Answer 22

neurasthenia

Question 23

fainting, losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain

Answer 23

syncope

Question 24

head pain

Answer 24

cephalalgia

Question 25

nerve pain

Answer 25

neuralgia

Question 26

complete loss of sensation and movement

Answer 26

paralysis

Question 27

fear of heights

Answer 27

acrophobia

Question 28

fear of outdoor spaces

Answer 28

agoraphobia

Question 29

fear of water

Answer 29

hydrophobia

Question 30

desire to steal

Answer 30

kleptomania

Question 31

desire to set fire

Answer 31

pyromania

Question 32

a tumor-like mass made up of blood

Answer 32

hematoma

Question 33

hematoma located on top of the dura

Answer 33

epidural hematoma

Question 34

hematoma located beneath the dura

Answer 34

subdural hematoma

Question 35

hematoma located inside the brain

Answer 35

intracerebral hematoma

Question 36

using an x-ray to create cross section images of internal body structures

Answer 36

computerized tomography (CT) scan

Question 37

imaging of internal body structures

Answer 37

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question 38

inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid

Answer 38

lumbar puncture (LP), spinal tap

Question 39

procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain

Answer 39

electroencephalography (EEG)

Question 40

image of the spinal cord using an x-ray

Answer 40

myelogram

Question 41

procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain

Answer 41

cerebral angiography

Question 42

imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain

Answer 42

positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Question 43

imaging blood vessels

Answer 43

magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

Question 44

hernia of the brain

Answer 44

encephalocele

Question 45

hernia of the meninges

Answer 45

meningocele

Question 46

inflammation of nerves

Answer 46

neuritis

Question 47

nerve that carries impulses toward the CNS, sensory

Answer 47

afferent nerves

Question 48

nerve that carries impulses away from the CNS, motor

Answer 48

efferent nerves

Question 49

doctor who specializes in treatment of the mind

Answer 49

psychiatrist

Question 50

doctor who specializes in study of the mind

Answer 50

psychologist

Question 51

pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind

Answer 51

psychosomatic

Question 52

an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain

Answer 52

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Question 53

a stroke that occurs when a blood vessel ruptures

Answer 53

hemorrhagic stroke

Question 54

a stroke that occurs when blood flow is interrupted to a part of the brain

Answer 54

ischemic stroke

Question 55

“mini-stroke” caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves within 24 hours

Answer 55

transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Question 56

abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain

Answer 56

hydrocephaly

Question 57

inflammation of the brain

Answer 57

encephalitis

Question 58

disease of the brain

Answer 58

encephalopathy

Question 59

inflammation of the meninges

Answer 59

meningitis

Question 60

inflammation of the spinal cord

Answer 60

myelitis

Question 61

disease of the nervous system

Answer 61

neuropathy

Question 62

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Answer 62

poliomyelitis

Question 63

eating disorder characterized by the patient’s refusal to eat

Answer 63

anorexia

Question 64

eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by forced vomiting or other compensatory behaviors

Answer 64

bulimia

Question 65

manic depression

Answer 65

bipolar

Question 66

a mind condition that involved some sort of break with reality

Answer 66

psychosis

Question 67

a mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech

Answer 67

schizophrenia

Question 68

psychiatric disorder characterized by withdrawal from communication with others; the patient is only focused on the self

Answer 68

autism

Question 69

paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement

Answer 69

cerebral palsy

Question 70

a disease marked by seizures

Answer 70

epilepsy

Question 71

a disease characterized by sudden, uncontrollable sleepiness

Answer 71

narcolepsy

Question 72

removal of a lobe of the brain

Answer 72

lobectomy

Question 73

removal of a piece of skull

Answer 73

craniectomy

Question 74

incision into the skull

Answer 74

craniotomy

Question 75

removal of a nerve

Answer 75

neurectomy

Question 76

destruction of nerve tissue

Answer 76

neurolysis

Question 77

removal of plaque/blockage in an artery

Answer 77

endarterectomy

Question 78

reconstruction of a nerve

Answer 78

neuroplasty

Question 79

suturing of a nerve

Answer 79

neurorrhaphy

Question 80

drug that causes loss of sensation

Answer 80

anesthetic

Question 81

one time injection that numbs a small area of the body

Answer 81

local anesthetic

Question 82

controlled unconsciousness

Answer 82

general anesthetic

Question 83

drug that opposes convulsions

Answer 83

anticonvulsant

Question 84

drug that opposes psychoses

Answer 84

antipsychotic

Question 85

drug that lessens anxiety

Answer 85

anxiolytic

Question 86

local anesthetic injection in lower back to block pain from contractions during labor

Answer 86

epidural

Question 87

drug that lessens anxiety

Answer 87

anxiolytic

Question 88

drug that lessens anxiety

Answer 88

anxiolytic