Terms

Question 1

afferent

Answer 1

conveying toward a center

Question 2

coma

Answer 2

profound state of unconsciousness

Question 3

concussion

Answer 3

injury to the brain caused by head trauma

Question 4

dementia

Answer 4

cognitive impairment characterized by loss of intellectual brain function

Question 5

efferent

Answer 5

conveying away from the center

Question 6

epilepsy

Answer 6

condition characterized by recurrent seizures

Question 7

hydrocephalus

Answer 7

congenital or acquired disorder caused by obstructed circulation of cerebral fluid

Question 8

cepahlgia

Answer 8

recurrent pulsating vascular headache

Question 9

multiple sclerosis

Answer 9

chronic degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain & spinal cord

Question 10

sciatica

Answer 10

inflammation of the sciatic nerve

Question 11

syncope

Answer 11

fainting or sudden loss of consciousness

Question 12

Addison disease

Answer 12

chronic syndrome resulting from a deficiency in the hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex

Question 13

cretinism

Answer 13

absence or atrophy of thyroid glad; congenital hypothyroidism

Question 14

Cushing syndrome

Answer 14

excessive production of cortisol by adrenal coticles

Question 15

euthyroid

Answer 15

resembling a normal thyroid glad

Question 16

exophthalmos

Answer 16

abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs

Question 17

goiter

Answer 17

enlargement of the thyroid gland

Question 18

metabolic syndrome

Answer 18

insulin resistance, excessive fat, hyperglycemia, low HDL and elevated triglycerides

Question 19

myxedema

Answer 19

severe hypothyroidism