Unit 15

Question 1

encephal/o

Answer 1

Brain (coordinates body activity)

Question 2

chephal/o

Answer 2

Head, crown

Question 3

cerebell/o

Answer 3

Cerebellum (located in lower part of the brain) responsible for balance and coordination

Question 4

cerebr/o

Answer 4

Cerebrum (uppermost portion of the brain, largest) “thinking” part of the brain

Question 5

cognitive

Answer 5

Ability (or lack of) to think, learn, and mobilize

Question 6

mening/o, mening/i

Answer 6

Meninges (layers around the brain and spinal cord)

Question 7

Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Answer 7

Nerve root

Question 8

mononeuropathy

Answer 8

Condition that affects a single nerve

Question 9

neur/o

Answer 9

Nerve (receives transmits messages to and from all of the body)

Question 10

myel/o

Answer 10

Bone marrow, spinal cord (pathway for nerve impulses between brain, limbs, and lower body.)

Question 11

sensory organs

Answer 11

Ears, eyes, nose, skin(touch), tongue.

Question 12

anesthesiologist

Answer 12

Specialist of medication

Question 13

Psychologist

Answer 13

Specialist of mind and emotions. NOT MD

Question 14

psych/o

Answer 14

Mind, emotions

Question 15

Psychiatrist

Answer 15

MD, specialist of mind and emotions

Question 16

-iatrist

Answer 16

Specialist

Question 17

-iatry

Answer 17

Study of, field of

Question 18

Conscious

Answer 18

Being alert, awake, aware, responsive

Question 19

A&O

Answer 19

Alert and oriented

Question 20

syncopal episode

Answer 20

Fainting spell (brief loss of consciousness)

Question 21

LOC

Answer 21

Loss of consciousness of level of consciousness

Question 22

Coma

Answer 22

Deep state of unconsciousness, not responsive to pain, no speech..

Question 23

aneurysm

Answer 23

Weak spot in the wall of an artery, it can burst and rupture. Often fatal

Question 24

Stroke

Answer 24

Damage to the brain that occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted

Question 25

TIA

Answer 25

Transient ischemic attack (warning strokes)

Question 26

aphasia

Answer 26

Without the ability to speak (due to brain damage associated with a stroke)

Question 27

Hyperesthesia

Answer 27

Increased feeling

Question 28

-esthesia

Answer 28

Feeling, sensation

Question 29

seizure

Answer 29

Convulsion (sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in Brian function)

Question 30

-ictal

Answer 30

Seizure

Question 31

preictal

Answer 31

Time before a seizure

Question 32

Postictal

Answer 32

Time after a seizure

Question 33

CNS

Answer 33

Central nervous system

Question 34

CP

Answer 34

Cerebral palsy

Question 35

Sciatica

Answer 35

Pain affecting the back, hip, and outer leg caused by the compression of spinal nerve root in the lower back

Question 36

-paresis, -plegia

Answer 36

Paralysis (loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement)

Question 37

Hemiparesis, hemiplegia

Answer 37

Paralysis on one side of the body

Question 38

Monoplegia

Answer 38

Paralysis of one limb (arm) or area

Question 39

A+Ox3

Answer 39

Alert and oriented times three (person, place, and time)

Question 40

MS

Answer 40

Multiple sclerosis

Question 41

MRI

Answer 41

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 42

EEG

Answer 42

Electroencephalogram

Question 43

CP

Answer 43

Cerebral palsy

Question 44

Paraplegia

Answer 44

Paralysis of both legs, and lower body

Question 45

Quadraplegia

Answer 45

Paralysis of all four extremities

Question 46

ADD

Answer 46

Attention deficit disorder

Question 47

ADHD

Answer 47

Attention deficit/hyperactive disorder

Question 48

Concussion

Answer 48

Violent shaking of jarring of the brain

Question 49

CAT

Answer 49

Computed axial tomography

Question 50

Analgesic

Answer 50

Drug that relive pain without affecting our consciousness

Question 51

Anesthesia

Answer 51

Absence of normal sensation, especially pain

Question 52

PERRLA

Answer 52

Pupils equal, round, responsive to light, accommodation

Question 53

HA

Answer 53

Headache

Question 54

Contusion

Answer 54

Bruise

Question 55

Hematoma

Answer 55

Tumor of blood

Question 56

esthesi/o

Answer 56

Feeling