Nervous system medical terminology

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there are ____ cranial nerves

12

what is an inflammation of the tear sac?

Dacryocystitis

The medical term Glauc/oma actually means:

Waterfall, Cloudy, or Gray Vision

dyslexia literally means

a condition of words that are faulty or difficult

The medical term Para/noia literally means "mind/beyond or beside" or refers to a behavior that is out of touch with reality or:

abnormal thinking or reasoning

Lou Gehrig's disease

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

which of the following is a personality disorder in cluster B

antisocial personality disorder

cerebral ischemia results in a condition termed

apoplexy

A specialist who specializes in the study of hearing is an:

audiologist

the hypoglossal nerve is located

below the tongue

The medical term Hemat/oma means:

blood swelling or tumor

the diagnostic term for a condition characterized by brain damage and lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is

cerebral palsy

the ___ deals with hearing, and the ___ deals with balance

cochlea, labyrinth

the mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids and eyeball globe is the

conjunctiva

___ is caused by foreign bodies or pathogenic organisms that cause inflammation and petechial hemorrhages

conjunctivitis

biotic eye drops cause the eye's pupils to

constrict

which of the following can be diagnosed by looking at the retina

diabetes

mydriatic drops ____ the pupils

dilate

the word part oto- means

ear and hearing

the word part pia- means

gentle

which of the following is not a personality disorder in cluster c

histrionic personality disorder

which of these is not a sign of brain concussion

increased appetite

the medical term myring/itis actually means

inflammation of the eardrum

The medical term Kerat/itis actually means:

inflammation of the eye's cornea

the diagnostic term blephar/itis means

inflammation of the eyelid

The three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord and literally means membrane is called the:

meninges

opisthotonos is frequently associated with

meningitis

what is an inflammation of the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord

meningitis

The term that means spinal cord inflammation is:

myel/itis

the medical term "myopic" actually means

nearsighted

the diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is

neuroma

____ is devoid of rods and cones and hence is referred to as the blind spot

optic nerve

the medical term for a fungal infection of the ear is

otomycosis

what covers the inner surface of the ciliary process?

pars ciliaris

the diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is

poliomyelitis

the medical term trach/oma refers to a chlamydial infection causing

rough swollen eye lesions

The medical term Epi/lepsy means:

seizure upon the mind and body

what is caused by a staphylococcus infection of the eyelid and sebaceous gland?

stye

The medical term Opistho/tonos means:

tension that bends head backward

herpes in greek means

to creep

psychotherapy is the process of

treating the mind with non physical therapies

pterygium literally means

wing


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