Nervous System and Mental Health

Question 1

cerebr/o

Answer 1

cerebrum, brain

Question 2

encephal/o

Answer 2

brain

Question 3

-esthesia

Answer 3

sensation, feeling

Question 4

esthet/o

Answer 4

feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

Question 5

mening/o

Answer 5

membranes, meninges

Question 6

myel/o

Answer 6

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 7

neur/i, neur/o

Answer 7

nerve, nerve tissue

Question 8

anesthetic

Answer 8

medication used to induce anesthesia

Question 9

anesthetist

Answer 9

medical professional who specializes in administering anesthesia but is not a physician

Question 10

cerebrovascular accident

Answer 10

CVA
AKA stroke
damage to the brain when blood flow is disrupted because a blood vessel is either blocked or ruptured

Question 11

cognition

Answer 11

mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory

Question 12

coma

Answer 12

profound (deep) state of unconsciousness marked by the absence of spontaneous eye movements, no response to painful stimuli, and lack of speech

Question 13

delirium

Answer 13

acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory, agitation, and hallucinations
usually caused by high fever

Question 14

delusion

Answer 14

false personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary

Question 15

dementia

Answer 15

slow progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment
often with personality changes

Question 16

electroencephalography

Answer 16

process of recording the electrical activity of the brain with the use of electrodes attached to the scalp

Question 17

encephalitis

Answer 17

inflammation of the brain

can be caused by viral infection such as rabies

Question 18

hallucination

Answer 18

sensory perception (sight. touch, sound, smell, or taste) experienced in the absence of external stimulation

Question 19

hyperesthesia

Answer 19

abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli

Question 20

lethargy

Answer 20

lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness, drowsiness, and apathy

Question 21

meningitis

Answer 21

inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord

can be caused by a bacterial or viral infection

Question 22

myelitis

Answer 22

inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 23

neurotransmitters

Answer 23

chemical substances that make it possible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to the target receptor
between 200-300 known neurotransmitters

Question 24

paresthesia

Answer 24

burning or prickling sensation that is usually felt in the hands, arms, legs, or feet but can occur in other parts of the body.
may constitute first symptoms of peripheral neuropathy or may be a drug side effect

Question 25

syncope

Answer 25

brief loss of consciousness caused by decreased blood flow to the brain
AKA fainting