Unit 10 Nervous System

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

no
not
without

Question 2

acr/o

Answer 2

top

Question 3

agor/a

Answer 3

market place

Question 4

-algia

Answer 4

pain

Question 5

ambu/o

Answer 5

walk

Question 6

an-

Answer 6

no
not
without

Question 7

caus/o

Answer 7

burning

burn

Question 8

-cele

Answer 8

tumor
hernia
swelling

Question 9

cephal/o

Answer 9

head

Question 10

concuss/o

Answer 10

shaken together

violently agitated

Question 11

contus/o

Answer 11

bruise

Question 12

-dural

Answer 12

pertaining to dura mater

Question 13

ech/o

Answer 13

sound

Question 14

-ectomy

Answer 14

surgical removal

Question 15

encephal/o

Answer 15

brain

Question 16

epi-

Answer 16

above
upon
on

Question 17

-esthesia

Answer 17

sensation

feeling

Question 18

-graphy

Answer 18

the process of producing a picture or record

Question 19

hemat/o

Answer 19

blood

Question 20

hydr/o

Answer 20

relating to water

Question 21

hyper-

Answer 21

excessive

increased

Question 22

-iatrist

Answer 22

specialist

Question 23

-ion

Answer 23

action
process
state or condition

Question 24

-ism

Answer 24

condition

state of

Question 25

-ist

Answer 25

person who practices

specialist

Question 26

-itis

Answer 26

inflammation

Question 27

klept/o

Answer 27

to steal

Question 28

-lepsy

Answer 28

seizure

Question 29

-mania

Answer 29

obsessive preoccupation

Question 30

mening/o

Answer 30

membranes

meninges

Question 31

myel/o

Answer 31

spinal cord

bone marrow

Question 32

narc/o

Answer 32

numbness

stupor

Question 33

neur/i

neur/o

Answer 33

nerve

nerve tissue

Question 34

-ologist

Answer 34

specialist

Question 35

-oma

Answer 35

tumor

neoplasm

Question 36

-osis

Answer 36

abnormal condition

disease

Question 37

-otomy

Answer 37

surgical incision

Question 38

par-

Answer 38

beside
near
abnormal opposite

Question 39

-phasia

Answer 39

speak

speech

Question 40

-phobia

Answer 40

abnormal fear

Question 41

-plasty

Answer 41

surgical repair

Question 42

poli/o

Answer 42

gray matter of brain and spinal cord

Question 43

psych/o

Answer 43

mind

Question 44

pyr/o

Answer 44

fever

fire

Question 45

radicul/o

Answer 45

nerve root

Question 46

-rrhaphy

Answer 46

surgical suturing

Question 47

somn/o

Answer 47

sleep

Question 48

sub-

Answer 48

under
less
below

Question 49

thalam/o

Answer 49

thalamus

inner room

Question 50

fear of being in a narrow or enclosed spaces

Answer 50

claustrophobia

Question 51

a sense perception with no basis in external stimulation

Answer 51

hallucination

Question 52

suffix meaning sensation or feeling

Answer 52

-esthesia

Question 53

violent shaking up or jarring of the brain

Answer 53

concussion

Question 54

combining form meaning spinal cord and bone marrow

Answer 54

myel/o

Question 55

an abnormal sensation such as burning or prickling

Answer 55

paresthesia

Question 56

a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities

Answer 56

dementia

Question 57

an acute condition of confusion and agitation

Answer 57

delirium

Question 58

inflammation of the brain

Answer 58

encephalitis

Question 59

a condition of excessive sensitivity to stimuli

Answer 59

hyperesthesia

Question 60

a false personal belief

Answer 60

delusion

Question 61

inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord

Answer 61

meningitis

Question 62

medical activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory

Answer 62

cognition

Question 63

a physician who specializes in administering anesthesia

Answer 63

anesthesiologist

Question 64

inflammation of the sciatic nerve

Answer 64

sciatica

Question 65

recurring episodes of falling asleep during the day

Answer 65

narcolepsy

Question 66

also known as a seizure disorder

Answer 66

epilepsy

Question 67

a psychotic disorder characterized by withdrawal from reality

Answer 67

schizophrenia

Question 68

also known as fainting

Answer 68

syncope

Question 69

a lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness and drowsiness

Answer 69

lethargy

Question 70

also known as a developmental reading disorder

Answer 70

dyslexia

Question 71

deep state of unconsciousness

Answer 71

coma

Question 72

an inflammation of the spinal cord

Answer 72

myelitis

Question 73

type of stroke that is also known as a bleed

Answer 73

hemorrhagic

Question 74

combining form meaning brain

Answer 74

encephalo

Question 75

-tropic

Answer 75

having an affinity for

Question 76

the space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor is known as a

Answer 76

synapse

Question 77

the white protective covering over some nerve cells is the what

Answer 77

myelin sheath

axon

Question 78

what are the root-like structures of a nerve that receive impulses and conduct them to the cell body?

Answer 78

dendrites

Question 79

what is the layer of the meninges that is located nearest the brain and spinal cord?

Answer 79

pia mater

Question 80

what is the layer of the meninges that lines the inner surface of the skull?

Answer 80

dura mater

Question 81

seven vital body functions are controlled by the what

Answer 81

hypothalamus

Question 82

what nervous system is the division of the autonomic nervous system that is concerned with body functions

Answer 82

sympathetic

Question 83

what is a network of intersecting nerves, blood, and lymphatic vessels?

Answer 83

plexus

Question 84

what nervous system are cranial nerves apart of?

Answer 84

peripheral

Question 85

what relays sensory stimuli from the spinal cord and midbrain to the cerebral cortex?

Answer 85

thalamus

Question 86

the ____ neurons carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord

Answer 86

efferent

motor neurons

Question 87

connects the brain and spinal cord

Answer 87

brainstem

Question 88

controls vital body functions

Answer 88

hypothalamus

Question 89

coordinates muscular activity

Answer 89

cerebellum

Question 90

most protected brain part

Answer 90

medulla

Question 91

uppermost layer of the brain

Answer 91

cerebrum

Question 92

what is responsible for the highest level of thoughts? divided into lobes

Answer 92

cerebrum

Question 93

what does the brainstem consist of?

Answer 93

medulla
pons
spinal cord

Question 94

what lobe helps control motor and functions?

Answer 94

frontal

Question 95

a physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents is a

Answer 95

anesthesiologist

Question 96

what is a profound state of unconsciousness marked by the absence of spontaneous eye movements, no response to painful stimuli, and the lack of speech?

Answer 96

coma

Question 97

what drug is also known as a minor tranquilizer?

Answer 97

anxiolytic

Question 98

what is a sense perception that has no basis in external stimulation?

Answer 98

hallucination

Question 99

an excessive fear of heights is known as what

Answer 99

acrophobia

Question 100

what headache is characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head usually with an aura?

Answer 100

migraine

Question 101

what is a group disorders involving parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.

Answer 101

alzheimers disease

Question 102

a medication that is administered to block the normal sensation of pain is called what

Answer 102

anesthetic

Question 103

*a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severity

Answer 103

epilepsy

Question 104

*a nerve inflammation that may result in pain through the thigh and leg

Answer 104

sciatic

Question 105

types of seizers

Answer 105

grand mal
petit mal
jacksonian

Question 106

CP

Answer 106

cerebral palsy

Question 107

CVA

Answer 107

cerebral vascular accident

Question 108

OCD

Answer 108

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 109

PTSD

Answer 109

posttraumatic stress disorder

Question 110

TIA

Answer 110

transient ischemic attack

Question 111

LP

Answer 111

lumbar puncture

subarachnoid

Question 112

TBI

Answer 112

traumatic brain injury

Question 113

what is cerebral palsy?

Answer 113

injury before, after, or during birth where the baby doesn’t get any oxygen

Question 114

how many causes does cerebrovascular accident have?

Answer 114

2

Question 115

what are the causes of cerebrovascular accident?

Answer 115

ischemic stroke

hemorrhagic stroke

Question 116

what is cerebrovascular accident also known as?

Answer 116

stroke

Question 117

what is an ischemic stroke?

Answer 117

blockage of a vessel where there is no oxygen received

Question 118

what is a hemorrhagic stroke?

Answer 118

blood flow is disrupted

Question 119

what is a transient ischemic attack also known as?

Answer 119

mini-stroke

Question 120

the acute condition caused by a high fever that is characterized by confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking, agitation, and hallucinations is known as

Answer 120

delirium

Question 121

the term meaning inflammation of the spinal cord is ______. this term also means inflammation of bone marrow.

Answer 121

myelitis

Question 122

the medical term meaning an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces is

Answer 122

claustrophobia

Question 123

the condition that is characterized by severe lightning-like pain due to an inflammation of the fifth cranial nerve is

Answer 123

trigeminal neuralgia

Question 124

the medical term for the condition also known as a developmental reading disorder

Answer 124

dyslexia

Question 125

what is autism

Answer 125

inability to develop normal social skills

Question 126

what is bruising of the brain tissue as a result of a head injury?

Answer 126

cerebral contusion

Question 127

the mental conditions characterized by excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations or fear that is out of proportion to the real danger in a situation are known as

Answer 127

anxiety disorder

Question 128

the disorder characterized by repeated, deliberate fire setting

Answer 128

pyromania

Question 129

what disorder is a condition in which an individual acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick

Answer 129

factitious

Question 130

what drug is administered to treat severe mental disorders including schizophrenia and mania

Answer 130

antipsychotic

Question 131

the medication used to induce the loss of normal sensation, especially sensitivity to pain

Answer 131

anesthetic

Question 132

commonly known as sleepwalking

Answer 132

somnambulism

Question 133

the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use of electrodes attaches to the scalp

Answer 133

electroencephalography

Question 134

the use of ultrasound imaging to diagnose a shift in the middle structures of the brain

Answer 134

echoencephalography

Question 135

a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord that may result in paralysis

Answer 135

poliomyelitis

Question 136

true or false?

hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks

Answer 136

true

Question 137

true or false?

arachnophobia is an excessive fear of spiders

Answer 137

true

Question 138

true or false?

a sedative is administered to prevent the seizures associated with epilepsy

Answer 138

false

Question 139

true or false?

a patient in a persistent vegetative state sleeps through the night and is awake during the day

Answer 139

false

Question 140

true or false?
a psychotropic drug acts primarily on the central nervous system where it produces temporary changes affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior.

Answer 140

true

Question 141

what is administered to prevent the seizures associated with epilepsy?

Answer 141

anti-convulsive

Question 142

mood shifts from highs to severe lows that affect his mood, energy, and ability to function. this condition is known as what

Answer 142

bipolar disorder

Question 143

when getting into a car accident and hit their head paramedics worry about the jarring of the brain which is known as what

Answer 143

concussion

Question 144

TIA is known as what. also a warning of an impending stroke

Answer 144

transient ischemic attack

Question 145

surgical incision into the thalamus

Answer 145

thalamotomy

Question 146

autoimmune disease that is characterized by patches if demyelinated nerve fibers that progressive

Answer 146

multiple sclerosis

Question 147

inability to sleep

Answer 147

insomnia

Question 148

after a stroke, someone cannot understand written or spoken words. this is called what

Answer 148

aphasia

Question 149

when fainting; what is the medical term for the brief loss of consciousness caused by a lack of oxygen in the brain

Answer 149

syncope

Question 150

an abnormally increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain

Answer 150

hydrocephalus

Question 151

a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain caused by a head injury is known as what

Answer 151

cranial hematoma

Question 152

persistent severe burning pain that usually follows an injury to sensory nerve is known as what

Answer 152

causalgia

Question 153

the classification of drug that suppresses the central nervous system and usually produces sleep is known as

Answer 153

hypnotic

Question 154

a _____ disorder is characterized by serious temporary or ongoing changes in function, such as paralysis or blindness, which are triggered by psychological factors rather than by any physical cause

Answer 154

conversion

Question 155

during childbirth, ________ anesthesia is administered to numb the nerves from the uterus and birth passage without stopping labor

Answer 155

epidural

Question 156

a rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles

Answer 156

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

lugaretes

Question 157

term meaning any disease or disorders of a nerve or nerves

Answer 157

neuropathy

Question 158

abnormal softening of the meninges

Answer 158

meningomalacia

Question 159

a benign neoplasm made up of nerve tissue

Answer 159

neuroma

Question 160

any degenerative disease of the brain

Answer 160

encephalopathy

Question 161

an inflammation affecting many nerves

Answer 161

polyneuritis

Question 162

abnormal softening of nerve tissue

Answer 162

neuromalacia

Question 163

inflammation of the meninges and the brain

Answer 163

meningoencephalitis

Question 164

any pathological condition of the spinal cord

Answer 164

myelopathy

Question 165

abnormal softening of the brain

Answer 165

encephalomalacia

Question 166

inflammation of the meninges, brain, and spinal cord

Answer 166

meningoencephalomyelitis