Nervous System

Question 1

Cephal/o

Answer 1

Head

Question 2

Encephal/o

Answer 2

Inside of head, brain (Anencephalic, born without a brain)

Question 3

Mening/o

Answer 3

Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Question 4

Myel/o

Answer 4

Spinal cord

Question 5

Neur/o

Answer 5

Nerve

Question 6

Dys

Answer 6

Difficult, painful, abnormal

Question 7

-cele

Answer 7

hernia, abnormal

Question 8

-pathy

Answer 8

disease, abnormality

Question 9

-plasia

Answer 9

development, formation, growth

Question 10

-plegia

Answer 10

paralysis (hemiplegia, paralysis of one side of the body)

Question 11

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 11

disease of unknown cause that manifests as multiple ard plaques of degeneration of the insulating layer of nerve fibers in the CNS. Loss of insulation allows “short-circuiting” of nerve impulses. Can cause paralysis, sensory disturbance or blindness

Question 12

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 12

“stroke”. blood vessel in the brain may burst causing internal bleeding or a clot may arise in a brain blood vessel (thrombus) or arise elsewhere (embolus) and travel to get stuck in a brain vessel which then deprives brain tissue of oxygen. pt may suffer paralysis, loss of speech, loss of vision

Question 13

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Answer 13

A short period of insufficient blood supply to the brain can have the same signs and symptoms as a stroke such as weakness in arm, partial loss of vision, but the problem lasts less than 24 hours. People who get TIA’s are at increased risk of having a stroke in the future.

Question 14

Epilepsy

Answer 14

“seizure”

Question 15

Aphasia

Answer 15

loss of speech, difficulty finding the right word, speaking slowly, can happen if someone suffers a stroke or TBI.

Question 16

Lumbar (spinal) puncture or tap (LP)

Answer 16

introducing a needle between the lower bony vertebrae allows doctor to sample the fluid, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Used for diagnostic purposes such as meningitis or MS

Question 17

Brain scan

Answer 17

introducing a radioactive element into the blood can image possible tumors in brain.

Question 18

Electroencephalography (EEG)

Answer 18

image of brain’s activity. diagnose different seizure disorders, brain tumors, sleep research

Question 19

Computed tomography (CT)

Answer 19

specialized XR that takes multiple images of a body area, which are turned into slices of the body. resolution is better than an XR and shows better differentiation of types of tissues (bone, air, organs)

Question 20

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Answer 20

produces slices through the body (no XRs are involved), shows subtle differences in tissue molecular structure producing very high resolution and better differentiation of soft tissue, such as a tumor