Chapter 5 Practice Quiz

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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?


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