Ch.13/14 Quizzes
The suffix that means paralysis is ________.
-plegia
A patient presents to the Emergency Department complaining of numbness and weakness on his left side. The doctor believes this patient is experiencing a stroke (irreversible death of brain cells due to cut off blood supply to the brain). The correct abbreviation for this medical condition is:
CVA
This test uses magnetism to image the brain and other soft tissues in the body.
MRI
This is a chronic disease characterized by uncontrollable tremors.
Parkinson disease
A chronic degenerative disease of the brain indicated by hand tremors, rigidity, and shuffling gait is known as:
Parkinson disease; the cause of this disease is not yet known... It is also called parkinsonism.
Efferent signals carry information from the brain to the body, _______ signals carry information from the body to the brain.
afferent
para-
alongside or abnormal
ADHD is the abbreviation for ________. (4 words)
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
This disease is characterized by alternating mania (excessively high energy) and depression (excessively low energy).
bipolar disease
cerebr/o
brain
encephal/o
brain
The nervous system has 3 organs...?
brain, spinal cord, and nerves
erebrum is the Latin word for "the brain," the Latin word for "the small brain" is _____________. (1 word)
cerebellum
Encephal/o is the combining form meaning "brain" that derives from Greek, the combining form with the same meaning that derives from Latin is _________.
cerebr/o
The dilation of a blood vessel supplying the brain is known as:
cerebral aneurysm
The patient has been admitted with a CVA. The health care provider realizes that this is the acronym for ________. (2 words)
cerebrovascular accident
CVA stands for?
cerebrovascular accident.
ganglia
cluster of neurocells
CT is the abbreviation for ________. (2 words)
computed tomography
-osis
condition of
scler/osis
condition of hard
A ________ is a series of involuntary muscular spasms caused by uncoordinated excitation of neurons that triggers muscle contraction.
convulsion/seizure
An impairment of mental function that is characterized by memory loss, disorientation, and confusion is known as ________. It is often associated with Alzheimer disease.
dementia
The medical term for a reading handicap where some letters and numbers are reversed by the brain is ________.
dyslexia
EEG is the abbreviation for ________. (1 word)
electroencephalography
Provide the term based on the brief definition. process of recording the electric activity of the brain
electroencephalography
A combining form that means brain is ________ or cerebr/o.
encephal/o
A brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures is known as ________.
epilepsy
The modern medical term for what the ancients called "the sacred disease" is _____________. (1 word)
epilepsy
The meaning of syncope is ________.
fainting/to faint
Alzheimer's disease is a chronic degenerative disease of the brain characterized by tremors.
false
CVA is the abbreviation for cardiovascular accident.
false
Increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles of a child before the cranial sutures have sealed, causing enlargement of the cranium, is known as meningomyelocele.
false
The ancient physicians distinguished between nerves and blood vessels.
false
The combining form my/o derives from Greek and it means "bone marrow."
false
The medical term epidural means "numbing the inner layer of the spinal cord."
false
The nerves are the only organ of the nervous system.
false
The term cranium derives from Greek and it means "head."
false
-phobia
fear
substantia grisea
grey matter
dur/o
hard
The correct meaning of the root in the term cephalalgia is:
head
The patient has paralysis on one side of the body. The chart would show that the patient has:
hemiplegia
gnos/o
knowledge
MRI stands for?
magnetic resonance imaging
Define the following combining forms. Mening/o
membrane
The combining form mening/i or mening/o derives from Greek and means _____________. (1 word)
membrane
Select all three parts of the brain stem
midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
phren/o
mind
psych/o
mind
This disease is caused by deterioration of the myelin sheath covering the axons within the brain.
multiple sclerosis
A patient suffers from a disease that causes sudden, uncontrollable episodes of sleep. The name of this disease is ________.
narcolepsy
The correct meaning of the word root in the term neuroma is:
nerve
neur/o
nerve
The "ropes and cords" system of the body is called the ___________ system. (1 word)
nervous
The medical term for a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system is a ________.
neurologist
-plegia
paralysis
An abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling caused by an injury to a nerve is known as:
paresthesia
An abnormal, irrational fear is called a ________.
phobia
Select the combining form that means mind.
psych/o
The medical term for a physician specializing in mental health is ________.
psychiatrist
Provide the term based on the brief definition. study of the mind
psychology
An incapacitating mental disorder indicated by a gross distortion of emotions, and an inability to recognize reality and relate to others, and to cope with ordinary demands of daily life, is known as:
psychosis
The medical term for being paralyzed from the neck down is:
quadriplegia
neuron
rope
This disease is characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and a general loss of contact with reality
schizophrenia
Which term is spelled correctly?
seizure
In the term anesthesiologist, the combining form means
sensation
esthesi
sensation
esthesi/o
sensation
crani/o
skull
crani/o
skull or cranium
The combining form phasi/o means to ________.
speak
myel/o
spinal cord
schiz/o/phren/ia
split mind
The medical term for temporary loss of consciousness (fainting) is:
syncope
occipital lobe
the portion of the brain which is on the back of the hemisphere
frontal lobe
the portion of the brain which is on the front of the hemisphere
parietal lobe
the portion of the brain which is on the inside wall between the two hemispheres
temporal lobe
the portion of the brain which is on the side of the hemispheres
neuron
the smallest cellular unit in the nerve
schiz/o
to divide
The combining form schiz/o means:
to divide, split
phasi/o
to speak
synapse
touching/connecting
dendrite
tree
A convulsion is a sign of a neurological disorder and is also called seizure.
true
Bell palsy occurs when the facial muscles are paralyzed on one side.
true
The combining form myel/o derives from Greek and it means "bone marrow."
true
The combining form phasi/o means "to speak," and the prefix a- means "without or absence of."
true
The medical term epilepsy derives from Greek and means "snatched from above."
true
The medical term for headache is cephalalgia.
true
-oma
tumor
axon
vessel of communication
substantia alba
white matter
