vocab 8

Question 1

Paralysis on one side of the body

Answer 1

hemiplegia

Question 2

a form of aphasia in which the patient is unable to recall the names of everyday objects

Answer 2

anomia

Question 3

a disorder of swallowing

Answer 3

dysphagia

Answer 4

jargon

Question 5

can’t keep up because it is so fast

Answer 5

hyperfluent speech

Question 6

a decline in mental ability that affects a person’s daily life

Answer 6

dementia

Question 7

a blood clot, fatty materials, or an air bubble that may travel through the circulatory system until it blocks the flow of blood in a small artery.

Answer 7

embolism

Question 8

a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is suddenly cut off

Answer 8

cerebrovascular accident

Question 9

the involuntary repetition of a thought, action, or speech pattern that continues beyond a desired point or appropriate stimulus

Answer 9

perseveration

Question 10

speech characterized by word substitutions, neologisms, and often verbose verbal output

Answer 10

fluent aphasia