Medical Terminology Chapter 5
The suffix meaning excessive desire is Blank______.
-mania
CVA
An accident involving the blood vessels of the brain
Which of the following are common psychogenic problems?
Anxiety Depression
Which of the following terms relate to the cerebellum?
Cerebellitis Cerebellar
Which of the following is a blockage of blood vessels in the brain caused by a foreign object.
Cerebral Embolism
Which of the following is defined as a premature closure of the skull bone/s?
Craniosynostosis
Which of the following is defined by a sudden state of confusion and abrupt loss of awareness of the surroundings?
Delirium
Which of the following is/are terms associated with an EEG?
Electro Graphy Encephalo
Which of the following is the study of art and philosophy as it pertains to beauty?
Esthestics
Which of the following terms would be associated with the suffix phobia?
Excessive fear or sensitivity
Which of the following is anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness?
General Anesthetic
Which of the following is a stroke when blood loss is caused by a blockage?
Ischemic Stroke
Which of the following is a commonly used meaning for a brain operation that changes one's personality?
Lobotomy
Stroke
Loss of brain function
Which of the following is a procedure used to insert a needle into the lumbar region of the spine to collect spinal fluid?
Lumbar Puncture
Which of the following terms characterize bipolar depression's intense mood swings?
Manic
Which of the following are benefits of an ultrasound for imaging?
Monitor the speed of blood in vessels Assess blood circulation to the brain
The definition of -phobia is excessive
Sensitivity, fear
Which of the following are root terms associated with craniostenosis?
Sten Cranio
Ischemic Stroke
Stroke caused by a blockage
Hemorragic Stroke
Stroke where the blood loss is caused by rupture of blood vessel
Which of the following is the practice of removing and displaying the head and skin of a dead animal?
Taxidermy
Which of the following is the Greek word meaning neuron?
Tendon String
Which of the following comes from the Greek term "paresis"?
To slacken To let go
Cranial Hematoma
a hematoma beneath the skull
Subdural Hematoma
a hematoma located beneath the dura
Intracerebral Hematoma
a hematoma located inside the brain
Epidural Hematoma
a hematoma located on top of the dura
Hematoma
a tumor-like mass made up of blood
Myelomalacia
abnormal softening of the spinal cord
Macrocephaly
abnormally large head
Microcephaly
abnormally small head
A lack of emotion is defined as
apathy
When a person reports the feeling or sensing of a missing limb that is called
autosomatognosis
The two parts of the nervous system are the ______
central nervous system peripheral nervous system
The root for head is called
cephal/o
Terms meaning head pain are
cephalodynia cephalalgia
The scientific term for an octopus, squid, and other sea creatures that have a head and tentacles is called Blank______.
cephalopod
The scientific term for an octopus, squid, and other sea creatures that have a head and tentacles is called ______.
cephalopod
The root meaning cerebellum is ______.
cerebell/o
Inflammation of the cerebellum is defined as
cerebellitis
The term "Little brain" means
cerebellum
A procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain is
cerebral angiography.
The most common lab work done in the evaluation of the neurologic system focuses on testing a patient's
cerebrospinal fluid
The largest portion of your brain is
cerebrum
Dystonia
condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements
The medical term root "tax/o" means
coordination arrangement order
The root for "skull" is ______.
crani/o
What is the root for skull?
crani/o
A loss or decline in mental function is
dementia
Dyskinesia
difficult movement
Dysphasia
difficulty speaking
Encephalomyeleneuropathy
disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
The definition of the root "dur/o" is Blank______.
dura
The tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord is the _____ mater.
dura
The most common psychiatric issue that providers treat is
emotions
The medical term meaning "brain pain" is called
encephalalgia
Inflammation of the brain is is defined as
encephalitis
Which of the following terms relates to the brain?
encephalitis
Syncope
fainting
The meaning of the root esthesi/o is ______.
feeling, sensation
The root for "know" is
gnosi/o
encephalocele
hernia of the brain
Myelocele
hernia of the spinal cord
Myelomeningocele
hernia of the spinal cord and meninges
Meningocele
herniation of the meninges
Abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain is
hydrocephaly
An increase in muscle movement or activity is
hyperkinesia
Some roots for sleep are
hypn/o somn/o
Some roots for sleep are Blank______.
hypn/o somn/o
Insomnia
inability to sleep
Encephalomyelitis
infection of brain and spinal cord
Encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
Cerebromeningitis
inflammation of the brain and meninges
Cerebelitis
inflammation of the cerebellum
The inability to sleep is
insomnia
Myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
A stroke when blood loss is caused by a blockage is called
ischemic stroke
The term that means half the head that comes from the word hemicranias is called
migraine
The definition of "psych/o" is ______.
mind
TIA
mini stroke
The root "ton/o" means
muscle tone, tension, pressure
Myoclonus
muscle twitching
Abnormal softening of the spinal cord is
myelomalacia
The definition of the root neur/o is ______.
nerve
Neuritis
nerve inflammation
Neurasthenia
nerve weakness
The type of surgery that can be used to treat problems of the nervous system's support structures is
neurosurgery
Lobes are smaller subdivisions of an
organ
The suffix "-paresis" means slight or partial
paralysis
The root for "speech" is ______.
phas/o
The root for "mind" is Blank______.
phren/o psych/o
Roots for sleep are
somn/i hypn/o somn/o
The term that means someone walks while asleep is
somnambulism
The definition of the root phas/o is ______.
speech
The definition for the term encephalus is ______.
stuff inside your head
The blockage of a blood vessel on the brain caused by a blood clot is called a cerebral
thrombosis
The definition of gnosi/o is
to know
The root meaning "muscle tone, tension, or pressure" is
ton/o
An imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull is
transcranial doppler sonography
