word list 11: nervous system

Question 1

cerebr/o

Answer 1

cerebrum

Question 2

crani/o

Answer 2

cranium (skull)

Question 3

encephal/o

Answer 3

brain

Question 4

gli/o

Answer 4

neuroglial tissue

Question 5

mening/o

Answer 5

meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)

Question 6

meningi/o

Answer 6

meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)

Question 7

myel/o

Answer 7

bone marrow, spinal cord

Question 8

neur/o

Answer 8

nerve

Question 9

-lepsy

Answer 9

seizure

Question 10

-oma

Answer 10

tumor

Question 11

-phasia

Answer 11

speech

Question 12

dys-

Answer 12

bad, painful, difficult

Question 13

hemi-

Answer 13

one half

Question 14

para-

Answer 14

near, beside, beyond

Question 15

quadri-

Answer 15

four

Question 16

aphasia

Answer 16

without/no speech

Question 17

ataxia

Answer 17

without/no muscle coordination

Question 18

clonus

Answer 18

series of rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations

Question 19

craniotomy

Answer 19

incision of the cranium (skull)

Question 20

dysarthria

Answer 20

difficulty speaking due to loss of control of muscles controlling mouth/face

Question 21

dysphagia

Answer 21

bad/painful/difficult swallowing/eating

Question 22

electroencephalography

Answer 22

process of recording the electricity of the brain

Question 23

encephalitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the brain

Question 24

epilepsy

Answer 24

above/upon seizure (electrical signals in the brain cause recurring seizure)

Question 25

glioma

Answer 25

tumor of glial tissue (support cells of the nervous system)

Question 26

hemiparesis

Answer 26

partial paralysis of one half

Question 27

hemiplegia

Answer 27

paralysis of one half

Question 28

hydrocephalus

Answer 28

condition of water head (excess accumulation of CSF in the brain ventricles)

Question 29

meningitis

Answer 29

inflammation of the meninges

Question 30

meningioma

Answer 30

tumor of the meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord

Question 31

meningocele

Answer 31

tumor/swelling of the meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)

Question 32

neuroblastoma

Answer 32

tumor of a nerve embryonic cell

Question 33

neurolysis

Answer 33

separation/destruction/loosening of a nerve

Question 34

neurosis

Answer 34

abnormal condition of a nerve

Question 35

paralysis

Answer 35

loss of muscle function and/or sensation because of spinal cord injury

Question 36

paraplegia

Answer 36

paralysis of legs/lower body from spinal cord injury

Question 37

paresthesia

Answer 37

altered skin sensation such as “burning”, “prickling” or “tingling”

Question 38

poliomyelitis

Answer 38

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Question 39

quadriplegia

Answer 39

paralysis of four (paralysis of all four limbs)