Chapter 5 Practice Quiz
dementia
A loss or decline in mental function is called:
paresthesia
A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:
myel/o
spinal cord or bone marrow
Cephalodynia
head pain
Lobotomy
incision into a lobe
Myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
gangli/o
nerve bundle
Neuroma
nerve tumor
Polyneuropathy
Build a medical term that means "disease affecting multiple nerves."
asthenia
Weakness
a (not) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling or emotion
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?
dys (bad) + phas (speech) + ia (condition) = bad speech condition (difficulty speaking)
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia?
encephal (brain) + algia (pain)= brain pain
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalalgia?
myelo (spinal cord) + cele (hernia) = hernia of the spinal cord
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myelocele?
mening/o, meningi/o
Which root refers to the entire membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?