Unit 15-Nervous

Question 1

Encephal/o

Answer 1

Brain, coordinates all body cavities

Question 2

Cephal/o

Answer 2

Head, crown

Question 3

Crani/o

Answer 3

Skull

Question 4

Cerebell/o

Answer 4

Cerebellum

-responsible for balance and coordination-

Question 5

Cerebr/o

Answer 5

Cerebrum

-thinking part of the brain-

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

Nerves

Question 10

Mon/o

Answer 10

One, single

Question 11

Myel/o

Answer 11

Spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 12

Sensory organs

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Esthesi/o

Answer 13

Feeling

Question 14

Psych/o

Answer 14

Mind, emotions

Question 15

-iatrist

Answer 15

Specialist

Question 16

-iatry

Answer 16

Study of, field of

Question 17

Conscious

Answer 17

Being alert, awake, aware, responsive

Question 18

A and O

Answer 18

Alert and oriented

Question 19

Syncopal episode

Answer 19

Fainting spell, brief loss of consciousness

Question 20

LOC

Answer 20

Loss of consciousness or level of consciousness

Question 21

Coma

Answer 21

Deep state of unconsciousness

-no response to pain, no speech

Question 22

Aneurysm

Answer 22

Localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery

Question 23

Stroke

Answer 23

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

Question 24

TIA

Answer 24

Transient ischemic attack

Question 25

-phasia

Answer 25

Speech

Question 26

Hyper-

Answer 26

Excessive, increased

Question 27

-esthesia

Answer 27

Feeling, sensation

Question 28

Seizure

Answer 28

Convulsion

-sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles

Question 29

Preictal

Answer 29

Time before a seizure

Question 30

Postictal

Answer 30

Time after a seizure

Question 31

CP

Answer 31

Cerebral palsy

Question 32

Sciatica

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Paralysis

Answer 33

Loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

Question 34

Hemiparesis or hemiplegia

Answer 34

Paralysis on one side of the body

Question 35

Paraplegia

Answer 35

Paralysis of both legs and lower body

Question 36

Quadriplegia

Answer 36

Paralysis of all four extremities

Question 37

Monoplegia

Answer 37

Paralysis of one limb (arm) or area

Question 38

ADD

Answer 38

Attention deficit disorder

Question 39

ADHD

Answer 39

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 40

Concussion

Answer 40

Violent shaking or jarring of the brain

Question 41

A + O x 3

Answer 41

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

Question 42

MS

Answer 42

Multiple sclerosis

Question 43

CAT

Answer 43

Computed axial tomography

Question 44

Analgesic

Answer 44

Drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

Question 45

Anesthesia

Answer 45

Absence of normal sensation, especially pain

Question 46

MRI

Answer 46

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 47

EEG

Answer 47

Electroencephalogram

Question 48

-ictal

Answer 48

Seizure

Question 49

-paresis, -plegia

Answer 49

Paralysis