Neurological terminology

Question 1

hypertonia

Answer 1

increased muscle tone

Question 2

paresis

Answer 2

muscle weakness

Question 3

areflexia

Answer 3

loss of reflexes

Question 4

akinesis

Answer 4

lack of movement

Question 5

apraxia

Answer 5

loss of coordination

Question 6

quadriplegia

Answer 6

paralysis of all four limbs

Question 7

agnosia

Answer 7

inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage.

Question 8

paraplegia

Answer 8

paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease.

Question 9

chorea

Answer 9

a neurological disorder characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting especially the shoulders, hips, and face.

Question 10

dysarthria

Answer 10

difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal.

Question 11

dysdiadochokinesia

Answer 11

impaired ability to perform rapid, alternating movements