neuro terms

Question 1

asthenia

Answer 1

generalized muscle weakness

Question 2

dysarthria

Answer 2

disorder of motor component of speech, one-word-at-a-time

Question 3

dysdiadochokinesia

Answer 3

inability to preform rapid alternating movement

Question 4

dysmetria

Answer 4

inability to judge distance or range of movement

Question 5

dyssynergia

Answer 5

movement decomposition (instead of fluid movement, it is broken into a sequence or small components)

Question 6

gait ataxia

Answer 6

broad BOS, upright stance, poor stability

Question 7

hypotonia

Answer 7

decreased muscle tone

Question 8

nystagmus

Answer 8

rhythmic alternating eye movments

Question 9

rebound phenomenon

Answer 9

if you are applying resistance to elbow flexion and quickly take it away, your body will “check” or stop the motion if it is not intact then you will punch yourself in the face

Question 10

akinesia

Answer 10

inability to initiate movement

Question 11

athetosis

Answer 11

slow involuntary movement “worm like”

Question 12

bradykinesia

Answer 12

decreased amplitude and velocity of voluntary movement

Question 13

chorea

Answer 13

involuntary rapid movement, irregular, and jerking (associated with huntingtons disease)

Question 14

choreoathetosis

Answer 14

both chorea and athetosis

Question 15

dystonia

Answer 15

involuntary sutatined contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles causing abnormal posturing

Question 16

hemiballismus

Answer 16

large amplitude sudden flailing of arm or legs

Question 17

hyperkinesis

Answer 17

increased muscle activity

Question 18

hypokenesis

Answer 18

decreased motor response

Question 19

rigidity

Answer 19

increased muscle tone