Nervous System

Question 1

afferent

Answer 1

carry or move inward or toward a central structure

Question 2

blood-brain barrient

Answer 2

protective mechanism that prevents certain substances from passing from the blood into brain tissue

Question 3

efferent

Answer 3

carry or move away from a central structure

Question 4

limbic system

Answer 4

complex neural system located beneath the cerebrum that controls basic emotion and drives and plays an important role in memory

Question 5

neurilemma

Answer 5

additional external myelin sheath produced by schwann cells that is only found on axons of nerves in the peripheral nervous system

Question 6

ventricle

Answer 6

small organ chamber or cavity that receives or holds fluid

Question 7

cerebr/o

Answer 7

cerebrum

Question 8

cerebrotomy

Answer 8

incision of the cerebrum

Question 9

crani/o

Answer 9

cranium (skull)

Question 10

encephal/o

Answer 10

brain

Question 11

encephalocele

Answer 11

herniation of the brain

Question 12

gangli/o

Answer 12

ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)

Question 13

gli/o

Answer 13

glue; neuroglial tissue

Question 14

kinesi/o

Answer 14

movement

Question 15

bradykinesia

Answer 15

condition of slow movement

Question 16

lept/o

Answer 16

thin, slender

Question 17

leptomeningopathy

Answer 17

disease of the thin meninges

Question 18

lex/o

Answer 18

word, phrase

Question 19

dyslexia

Answer 19

difficulty using words

Question 20

mening/o

Answer 20

meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

Question 21

meningi/o

Answer 21

meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

Question 22

myel/o

Answer 22

bone marrow; spinal cord

Question 23

poliomyelitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord (polio: gray matter; gray)

Question 24

narc/o

Answer 24

stupor; numbness; sleep

Question 25

neur/o

Answer 25

nerve

Question 26

radicul/o

Answer 26

nerve root

Question 27

radiculalgia

Answer 27

pain in the nerve root

Question 28

sthen/o

Answer 28

strength

Question 29

thalam/o

Answer 29

thalamus

Question 30

thec/o

Answer 30

sheath

Question 31

intrathecal

Answer 31

pertaining to the space within a sheath

Question 32

ton/o

Answer 32

tension

Question 33

dystonia

Answer 33

poor muscle tone

Question 34

ventricul/o

Answer 34

ventricle (heart of brain)

Question 35

-algesia

Answer 35

pain

Question 36

-algia

Answer 36

pain

Question 37

-asthenia

Answer 37

weakness, debility

Question 38

myasthenia

Answer 38

muscle weakness

Question 39

-esthesia

Answer 39

feeling

Question 40

-kinesia

Answer 40

movement

Question 41

-lepsy

Answer 41

seizure

Question 42

-paresis

Answer 42

partial paralysis

Question 43

hemiparesis

Answer 43

partial paralysis

Question 44

-phasia

Answer 44

speech

Question 45

-plegia

Answer 45

paralysis

Question 46

-taxia

Answer 46

order, coordination (ataxaia)

Question 47

ataxia

Answer 47

without coordination

Question 48

pachy-

Answer 48

thick

Question 49

para-

Answer 49

near, beside

Question 50

agnosia

Answer 50

inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory, or other sensations (a-without, gnos-knowing, -ia condition)

Question 51

asthenia

Answer 51

weakness, debility, or loss of strength

Question 52

AD

Answer 52

Alzheimer diease

Question 53

CP

Answer 53

cerebral palsy

Question 54

CSF

Answer 54

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 55

CTA

Answer 55

computed tomography angiography

Question 56

CVA

Answer 56

cerebrovascular accident

Question 57

EEG

Answer 57

electroencephalography

Question 58

EMG

Answer 58

electromygraphy

Question 59

ICP

Answer 59

intracranial pressure

Question 60

LP

Answer 60

lumbar puncture

Question 61

TIA

Answer 61

transient ischemic attack