Nervous System-Terminology

Question 1

aphasia

Answer 1

without/no speech

Question 2

ataxia

Answer 2

without/no muscle coordination

Question 3

clonus

Answer 3

series of rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations

Question 4

craniotomy

Answer 4

incision of the cranium (skull)

Question 5

dysarthria

Answer 5

difficulty speaking due to loss of control of muscles controlling mouth/face

Question 6

dysphagia

Answer 6

bad/painful/difficult swallowing/eating

Question 7

electroencephalography

Answer 7

process of recording the electricity of the brain

Question 8

encephalitis

Answer 8

inflammation of the brain

Question 9

epilepsy

Answer 9

above/upon seizure (electrical signals in the brain cause recurring seizures)

Question 10

glioma

Answer 10

tumor of glial tissue (support cells of the nervous system)

Question 11

hemiparesis

Answer 11

partial paralysis of one half

Question 12

hemiplegia

Answer 12

paralysis of one half

Question 13

hydrocephalus

Answer 13

condition of water head (excess accumulation of CSF in the brain ventricles)

Question 14

meningitis

Answer 14

inflammation of the meninges

Question 15

meningioma

Answer 15

tumor of the meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)

Question 16

meningocele

Answer 16

tumor/swelling of the meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)

Question 17

neuroblastoma

Answer 17

tumor of a nerve embryonic cell

Question 18

neurolysis

Answer 18

separation/destruction/loosening of a nerve

Question 19

neurosis

Answer 19

abnormal condition of a nerve

Question 20

paralysis

Answer 20

loss of muscle function and/or sensation because of spinal cord injury

Question 21

paraplegia

Answer 21

paralysis of legs/lower body from spinal cord injury

Question 22

paresthesia

Answer 22

altered skin sensation such as “burning”, “prickling” or “tingling”

Question 23

poliomyelitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Question 24

quadriplegia

Answer 24

paralysis of four (paralysis of all four limbs)