Ch. 13-15

The abbreviation that is used for doing an electrical study of brain stimulation and functioning is __________.

EEG

Hyperalgesia

Excessive sensitivity to painful stimuli

A patient who has had a cerebrovascular accident and has paralysis on the right side of the body is said to have __________.

Hemiplegia

An increase in cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain is called __________.

Hydrocephalus

Monoplegia

Paralysis of one limb

Hemiplegia

Paralysis on one side of the body

The suffix meaning "loosen or dissolve" is __________.

-lysis

Neurasthenia

Chronic fatigue and dysphoria

The suffix that means "madness" is __________.

-mania

Syncope

Fainting

Ceohalagia

Headache

Polyneuritis

Inflammation of many nerves

encephal/o

brain

Cephalalgia

cephal/o, -algia head, condition of pain Headache

A patient who has loss of muscle coordination and equilibrium would likely have __________.

cerebellitis

A weakness and bulging of an artery wall in the brain is a

cerebral aneurysm

A blood clot that has traveled to the brain and can cause a stroke is called a

cerebral embolism

A stroke is medically known as a

cerebrovascular accident

Neurasthenia is also known as polyneuralgia.

false

A tumor of neuroglial cells is called a __________.

glioma

The combining form dur/o means __________.

hard

cephal/o

head

phren/o

mind

The term that is used for suturing a nerve is __________.

neurorrhaphy

crani/o

skull

Enceohalomalacia

Softening of brain tissue

Rhizotomy

Surgical incision into a nerve root

Neurectomy

Surgical removal of a nerve

Agnosia

a-, gnos/o, -ia without, knowledge, condition of Inability to interpret sensory information

Aphasia

a-, phasi/o, -ia without, to speak, condition of Inabiliity to speak

A patient who has an excessive and abnormal fear of heights has __________.

acrophobia

The primary type of pain management used during surgical procedures is __________.

anesthesia

A patient who has had a stroke and is not able to speak has __________.

aphasia

A person who finds it difficult to concentrate, has a poor attention span, and has hyperkinesia or inability to be still is said to have __________.

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

What is the Latin word for "not in the mind"?

dementia

Bacterial or viral infection of the brain is

encephalitis ƒ

What is the name of a brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, including convulsions and temporary loss of consciousness?

epilepsy

Prickling and tingling due to damaged nerves is called hyperalgesia.

false

ather/o

fatty

Ganglionectomy

ganglion/o, -ectomy swelling/knot, surgical removal Surgical removal of a ganglion

Hemiplegia

hemi- -plegia half, paralysis Paralysis on one side of the body

The term refers to paralysis of one side of the body

hemiplegia

Hydrocephalus

hydr/o, cephal/o, -us water, head, pertaining to Abnormally increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain

Hyperalgesia

hyper-, -algesia excessive/abnormally high, pain An extreme sensitivity to painful stimuli

Meningitis

mening/o, -itis membrane, inflammation Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord

A benign tumor of the membranes covering the brain is known as a

meningioma

The infection __ affects the brains coverings

meningitis

psych/o

mind

The condition in which a person has uncontrolled episodes of sleep during otherwise wakeful periods is __________.

narcolepsy

neur/o

nerve

Neurolysis

neur/o -lysis nerve, to loosen, dissolve The procedure of separating a nerve by removing unwanted adhesions

Neuroasthenia

neur/o, -asthenia nerve, weakness

An inflammation of a nerve is known as

neuritis

A tumor of nerve cells is medically known as

neuroma

The cerebellum has __________ lobe(s).

one

embol/o

plug

An inflammation of many nerves is known as

polyneuritis

The abbreviation PET stands for __________.

positron emission tomography

Psychosomatic

psych/o, somat/o, -ic mind, body, pertaining to The influence of the mind over bodily functions, especially disease

The general term that relates to someone who has a gross distortion of reality, disorganization of emotions and mental capacity, and inability to relate to others is __________.

psychosis

The term for the surgical procedure to cut into a nerve root, which is done to relieve pain, is __________.

rhizotomy

Schizophrenia

schiz/o, phren/o, -ia to divide/split, mind, condition of A mental condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and extensive withdrawal

aut/o

self

The combining form phasi/o means to __________.

speak

myel/o

spinal cord

gangli/o

swelling, knot

A convulsion is caused by an excess of electrical brain stimulation.

true

A decreased ability to feel pain is hypoalgesia.

true

A headache is also known as cephalalgia.

true

An increased sensitivity to any touch or sound, as well as pain, is hyperesthesia.

true

Fainting is also known as syncope.

true

Neuralgia is a general term for nerve pain.

true

On the other hand, hyperaglesia is an increased sensitivity only to pain.

true