MEDOP/571: HW5
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?
a (no) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling; lack of emotion
Excessive fear of heights is known as:
acrophobia
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term anesthetic?
an (not) + esthestic (feeling, sensation) = a drug that causes loss of sensation
Which drug relieves pain?
analgesic
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalography?
encephalo (brain) + graphy (writing procedure) = procedure for studying the brain
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalopyosis?
encephalo (brain) + py (pus) + osis (condition) = pus-filled abscess in the brain
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term encephalomyelitis into its component parts?
encephalo/myel/itis
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term endarterectomy into its component parts?
end/arter/ectomy
Translate the root esthesi/o.
feeling, sensation
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term ganglioma?
gangli (nerve bundle) + oma (tumor) = tumor of the ganglion (nerve bundles)
Translate the medical term cephalalgia as literally as possible.
head pain
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hydrophobia?
hydro (water) + phobia (excessive fear) = fear of water
Identify and define the root in the term hypnotic.
hypno - sleep
An excessive desire to steal is called:
kleptomania
Build a medical term that means "incision into a lobe."
lobotomy
Build a medical term that means "large head condition."
macrocephaly
Which root refers to the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
mening/o, meningi/o
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myelocele?
myelo (spinal cord) + cele (hernia) = hernia of the spinal cord
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myelodysplasia?
myelo (spinal cord) + dys (bad) + plas (formation) + ia (condition) = defective formation of the spinal cord
Build a medical term that means "involuntary muscle contraction."
myospasm
Build a medical term that means "nerve pain."
neuralgia
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term neurolysis?
neuro (nerve) + lysis (loose) = destruction of nerve tissue
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term neurorrhaphy?
neuro (nerve) + rrhaphy (suture) = suture of a nerve
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term neuroarthropathy into its component parts?
neuro/arthro/pathy
Build a medical term that means "nerve tumor."
neuroma
Identify and define the root in the term schizophrenia.
phren-mind
Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is known as:
poliomyelitis.
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polyneuritis?
poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of multiple nerves
Which of the following roots is associated with the function of the nervous system (as opposed to the structure of the nervous system)?
psych/o
Another word for "mind" is:
psyche
A person with prosopagnosia has an inability to:
recognize faces.
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term synesthesia?
syn (with, together) + esthesia (feeling, sensation) = together sensation; condition where one sensation is experienced as another
Which drug dissolves clots?
thrombolytic
Translate the root gnosi/o.
to know
The brain is divided into how many layers of matter?
two
Choose the best definition for hemorrhagic stroke.
A loss of brain function caused by the interruption of blood flow to the brain due to the rupture of a blood vessel.
Which of following statements most accurately describes MRA?
A procedure used to examine the blood vessels
Build a medical term that means "bad feeling or sensation."
Dysesthesia
Build a medical term that means "reconstruction of a nerve."
Neuroplasty
Which term refers to the time between seizures?
Interictal
Build a medical term that means "excessive bleeding inside the brain."
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Translate the medical term lobectomy as literally as possible.
Lobe removal
A procedure used to examine blood vessels is an MRA or
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Translate the medical term myoclonus as literally as possible.
Muscle turmoil
Build a medical term that means "spinal cord softening."
Myelomalacia
Translate the medical term monoplegia as literally as possible.
"One paralysis": paralysis of one limb
Translate the medical term cerebral thrombosis as literally as possible.
"Pertaining to brain clot condition": blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a blood clot
Translate the medical term cerebral palsy as literally as possible.
"Pertaining to brain paralysis": paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement
The brain is divided in to how many lobes?
4
Which nerve is responsible for carrying impulses toward the central nervous system?
Afferent nerve
Translate the medical term postictal as literally as possible.
After seizure
Which of following statements most accurately describes PET?
An imaging procedure that uses radiation to produce cross sections of the brain
Which drug lessens anxiety?
Anxiolytic
Translate the root tax/o.
Arrangement, order, coordination
Read the following excerpt from this patient's health record: Mrs. Ewing is here for follow-up for her schizophrenia. At her last visit, she complained of dystonia while taking her haloperidol. I changed her to a newer antipsychotic, and she is here today to follow up with the results. Overall, her condition is improved, and she has not had any new hallucinations. Her only concern today is recent insomnia (the past week). She noticed the insomnia started when she began a new job. She says that learning her new job has been stressful. She has been anxious at night, and that has made it hard for her to sleep. According to this excerpt, which of the following statements is FALSE? The patient is having difficulty sleeping. The patient is following up with her medical professional. The patient has a mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered sleep. While taking haloperidol, Mrs. Ewing is experiencing involuntary muscle movements. Because of the side effects of haloperidol, the doctor prescribed her a new medication to relieve her anxiety.
Because of the side effects of haloperidol, the doctor prescribed her a new medication to relieve her anxiety.
Translate the medical term subdural hematoma as literally as possible.
Blood tumor located beneath the dura
Which of the following procedures is used to examine blood vessels in the brain?
Cerebral angiography
Build a medical term that means "inflammation of the brain and meninges."
Cerebromeningitis
Build a medical term that means "removal of a piece of the skull."
Craniectomy
Translate the medical term pseudesthesia as literally as possible.
False sensation
Which anesthetic causes a complete loss of consciousness?
General anesthetic
Translate the medical term myelomeningocele as literally as possible.
Hernia of the spinal cord and meninges
Which abbreviation describes the system of nerves that is around the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord)?
PNS
Build a medical term that means "mind disease" and refers to a mental illness.
Psychopathy
Translate the medical term craniotomy as literally as possible.
Skull incision
Translate the root/suffix paresis.
Slight or partial paralysis
Translate the root/suffix asthenia.
Weakness
Build a medical term that means "head pain."
cephalodynia
The widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain is known as a:
cerebral aneurysm.
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term cerebrotomy?
cerebro (brain) + tomy (incision) = incision into the brain
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term craniosynostosis?
cranio (skull) + syn (together) + ost (bone) + osis (condition) = premature fusing of the skull bones
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia?
dys (bad) + phas (speaking) + ia (condition) = bad speech condition (difficulty speaking)
A negative emotional state is known as:
dysphoria
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term echoencephalography into its component parts?
echo/encephalo/graphy
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalalgia?
encephal (brain) + algia (pain) = brain pain