MEDOP/571: HW5

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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


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