Section I Diseases

Question 1

TMJ Syndrom

Answer 1

Disorder of the jaw muscles and nerves caused by the TMJ joint, lack of buffer for the joint, loss of fluid

Question 2

Hydrocephalus

Answer 2

Excess amount of cerebral spinal fluid

Question 3

Alzheimer’s

Answer 3

Form of dementia; loss of cognitive functioning; abnormal protein deposits form plaques in the brain
Da,age to the hippocampus

Question 4

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 4

Nigra (in the the basal ganglia) degenerates and stops producing dopamine
Symptoms: tremors, rigidity, slowness of movement, difficulty walking

Question 5

Cerebral palsy

Answer 5

Lack of oxygen in the brain at birth or during fetal development
Problems with nueromuscular development
Symptoms occur during infancy or preschool, age
Reduced range of motion in joints

Question 6

Huntington’s disease

Answer 6

Genetic defect 
Neurons in brain die 
Movement diroders  
Sever cognitive decline 
Emotional disturbance

Question 7

Multiple sclerosis

Answer 7

Autoimmune disease cause myelin degeneration
More common in women
Loss of balance
Muscle spasm
Tremors
Communication from brain and body disturbed

Question 8

Hemiplegia

Answer 8

Paralysis on one side of body

Arm, leg, and trunk of one side paralyzed