Week 11

Question 1

aneurysm

Answer 1

small, circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber

Question 2

encephalitis

Answer 2

inflammation of brain cells and tissues

Question 3

migraine

Answer 3

paroxysmal severe headache confined to one side of the head

Question 4

Parkinson disease

Answer 4

diesase of muscular rigidity, tremors, and a masklike facial expression

Question 5

syncope

Answer 5

temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone due to diminished cerebral blood flow

Question 6

tremor

Answer 6

small, shaking, involuntary, repetitive movements of hands, extremities, neck or jaw

Question 7

analgesia

Answer 7

state in which pain is reduced

Question 8

concussion

Answer 8

mild brain injury

Question 9

contusion

Answer 9

hemorrhage into a tissue (bruising), including the brain

Question 10

fibromyalgia

Answer 10

pain in the muscle fibers

Question 11

paresthesia

Answer 11

abnormal sensation (e.g. tingling, burning, pricking)

Question 12

sclerosis

Answer 12

thickening and hardening of a tissue; in the nervous system, hardening of nervous tissue by fibrous and glial connective tissue

Question 13

herniation

Answer 13

protrusion of an anatomical structure from its normal location

Question 14

myelitis

Answer 14

inflammation of the spinal cord

Question 15

neuropathy

Answer 15

any disorder of the nervous system

Question 16

paralyze

Answer 16

to make incapable of movement

Question 17

paresis

Answer 17

partial paralysis (weakness)

Question 18

ataxia

Answer 18

inability to coordinate muscle activity, leading to jerky movements

Question 19

hemiplegia

Answer 19

paralysis of one side of the body

Question 20

monoplegia

Answer 20

paralysis of one limb

Question 21

palsy

Answer 21

paralysis or paresis from brain damage

Question 22

paraplegia

Answer 22

paralysis of both lower extremities

Question 23

quadriplegia

Answer 23

paralysis of all four limbs

Question 24

spina bifida

Answer 24

failure of one or more vertebral arches to close during fetal development

Question 25

anxiety

Answer 25

distress and dread caused by fear

Question 26

bipolar disorder

Answer 26

a mood disorder with alternating periods of depression and mania

Question 27

delusion

Answer 27

fixed, unyielding false belief held despite strong evidence to the contrary

Question 28

hallucination

Answer 28

perception of an object or event when there is no such thing present

Question 29

mania

Answer 29

mood disorder with hyperactivity, irritability, and rapid speech

Question 30

mute

Answer 30

unable or unwilling to speak

Question 31

paranoia

Answer 31

presence of persecutory delusions

Question 32

phobia

Answer 32

pathologic fear or dread

Question 33

psychosis

Answer 33

disorder causing mental disruption and loss of contact with reality

Question 34

sociopath

Answer 34

person with antisocial personality disorder