Unit 15 Nervous System

Question 1

brain

Answer 1

encepahlo= brain
coordinates all body activities
cephal/o= head,crown
crani/o= skull

Question 2

cerebell/o

Answer 2

cerebellum
located in lower back of cranium
responsible for balance and coordination

Question 3

cerebr/o

Answer 3

cerebrum
largest, upper-most portion of brain
“thinking” part of the brain

Question 4

cognitive

Answer 4

our ability to think, learn, and memorize

Question 5

mening/o, mening/i

Answer 5

meninges

layers around the brain and spinal cord

Question 6

radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Answer 6

nerve root

Question 7

mononeuropathy

Answer 7

mon/o= one
neur/o= nerve
-pathy= disease
condition that affects a single nerve

Question 8

myel/o

Answer 8

spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 9

neur/o

Answer 9

nerves

receives and transmits message to and from parts of the body

Question 10

Sensory Organs

Answer 10

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

Question 11

anesthesiologist

Answer 11

an-= without
esthesi/o= feeling
-ologist= specialist

Question 12

psychologist

Answer 12

psych/o= mind, emotions

Question 13

psychiatrist

Answer 13

• iatrist= specialist

- iatry= study of or feeling of

Question 14

conscious

Answer 14

being alert, awake, aware, responsive

Question 15

A&O

Answer 15

alert and orientated

Question 16

syncopal episode

Answer 16

fainting spell

brief loss of consciousness

Question 17

LOC

Answer 17

loss of consciousness or level of consciousness

Question 18

coma

Answer 18

deep state of unconsciousness

no response to pain, no speech

Question 19

aneurysm

Answer 19

localized weak spot of the wall of an artery

Question 20

stroke

Answer 20

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

Question 21

TIA

Answer 21

transient ischemic attack

“little” strokes; warning

Question 22

aphasia

Answer 22

-phasia= speech

loss of ability to speak, write, or comprehend language

Question 23

hyperesthesia

Answer 23

excessive feeling or sensation

Question 24

seizure

Answer 24

convulsion, -ictal

sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in brain function

Question 25

preictal

Answer 25

before a seizure

Question 26

postictal

Answer 26

after a seizure

Question 27

CP

Answer 27

cerebral palsy

Question 28

sciatica

Answer 28

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

Question 29

paralysis

Answer 29

-paresis, -plegia

loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

Question 30

hemiparesis or hemiplegia

Answer 30

paralysis on one side of the body

Question 31

paraplegia

Answer 31

paralysis of both legs and lower body

Question 32

quadriplegia

Answer 32

paralysis of all four extremities

Question 33

monoplegia

Answer 33

paralysis of one limb or area

Question 34

ADD

Answer 34

attention deficit disorder

Question 35

ADHD

Answer 35

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 36

concussion

Answer 36

violent shaking or jarring of the brain

Question 37

A + O x 3

Answer 37

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

Question 38

MS

Answer 38

multiple sclerosis

Question 39

CAT

Answer 39

computed axial tomography

Question 40

PERRLA

Answer 40

pupils are equal, round, responsive to light and acommoddation

Question 41

analgesic

Answer 41

drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

Question 42

anesthesia

Answer 42

-esthesia= feeling

absence of pain and sensation

Question 43

MRI

Answer 43

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 44

EEG

Answer 44

electoencephalogram

Question 45

HA

Answer 45

headache