Chapter 5 Quiz
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term endarterectomy in component parts?
end/arter/ectomy
Which anesthetic causes complete loss of consciousness?
general anesthetic
Which of the following roots is associated with the function of the nervous system (as opposed to the structure of the nervous system)?
pysch/o
What do you call the study of the effects of drug on mental processes?
pyschopharmacology
Translate the medical term hydrocephaly as literally as possible
water head condition
Translate the medical term psuedesthesia as literally as possible
false sensation
Translate the root esthesi/o
feeling, sensation
Which term refers to the nerve bundle?
gangli/o
Another word for "mind" is
psycho
Build a medical term that means "mind disease" and refers to a mental illness
psychopathy
Chose 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 is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalalgia?
encephal (brain) /algia (pain)
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalography?
encephal (brain)/ graphy (writing procedure)
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term anesthetic?
an(not)/esthetic(sensation)
Translate the root tax/o
arrangement, order, coordination
Build a medical term that means "removal of a piece of skull"
craniectomy
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term craniosynostosis?
cranio(skull)/syn(together)/ost(bone)/osis(condition)
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalopyosis?
encephalo(brain)/py(pus)/osis(condition)
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term encephalomyelitis in component parts?
encephalo/myel/itis
Build a medical term that means "reconstruction of a nerve"
neuroplasty
Identify the correct pronunciation for the term nystagmus
nih-STAG-mus
A patient is experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing
paresthesia
Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is know as
poliomyelitis
Build a medical term that means "inflammation of the brain and meninges"
Cerebromeningitis
Which abbreviation describes the systems of nerves that is around the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord)?
CNS
Which is not true about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
It refers to the underdevelopment of the muscles on the spinal column that leads to nerve softening and weakness.
A condition characterized by reduced muscle tone is called
catatonia
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term cerebrotomy?
cerebro(brain)/tomy(incision)
Which root refers to the tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
dur/o
An excessive desire to steal
kleptomania
Translate the root gnosi/o
know
Build a medical term that means "large head condition"
macrocephaly
Identify the correct pronunciation for the term meningocele
meh-NIN-goh-seel
Which root refers to the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
mening/o, meningi/o
Translate the medical term myoclonus as literally as possible
muscle turmoil
Build a medical term that means "nerve pain"
neuralgia
Translate the medical term craniotomy as literally as possible
skull incision
Translate the root/ suffix paresis
slight or partiel paralysis
