Unit 15

Question 1

encephal/o

Answer 1

brain

Question 2

cephal/o

Answer 2

head, crown

Question 3

crani/o

Answer 3

skull

Question 4

cerebell/o

Answer 4

cerebellum

Question 5

cerebr/o

Answer 5

cerebrum

Question 6

cognitive

Answer 6

our ability to think, learn, and memorize

Question 7

mening/o, mening/i

Answer 7

meninges

Question 8

radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Answer 8

nerve root

Question 9

mononeuropathy

Answer 9

condition that affects a single nerve

Question 10

mon/o

Answer 10

one, single

Question 11

neur/o

Answer 11

nerve

Question 12

myel/o

Answer 12

spinal cord

Question 13

anesthesiologist

Answer 13

specialist who administers a anesthetic

Question 14

an-

Answer 14

without

Question 15

esthesi/o

Answer 15

feeling

Question 16

psychologist

Answer 16

mind specialist

Question 17

psych/o

Answer 17

mind, emotions

Question 18

psychiatrist

Answer 18

mind specialist with a medical degree

Question 19

-iatrist

Answer 19

specialist

Question 20

-iatry

Answer 20

study of, field of

Question 21

conscious

Answer 21

being alert, awake, aware, responsive

Question 22

A&O

Answer 22

alert and oriented

Question 23

syncopal episode

Answer 23

fainting spell, brief loss of consciousness

Question 24

LOC

Answer 24

loss of consciousness, level of consciousness

Question 25

coma

Answer 25

deep state of unconsciousness

Question 26

aneurysm

Answer 26

weak spot in the artery wall

Question 27

stroke

Answer 27

blood flow to the brain is disrupted, leading to brain damage

Question 28

transient ischemic attack, TIA

Answer 28

little strokes, warning sign for a bigger stroke in the future

Question 29

aphasia

Answer 29

loss of ability to speak

Question 30

a-

Answer 30

without

Question 31

-phasia

Answer 31

speech

Question 32

hyperesthesia

Answer 32

excessive sensitivity

Question 33

seizure, consulsion, -ictal

Answer 33

sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in brain function

Question 34

preictal

Answer 34

time before a seizure

Question 35

postictal

Answer 35

time after a seizure

Question 36

CP

Answer 36

cerebral palsy

Question 37

sciatica

Answer 37

pain affecting the back, hip and outer leg caused by compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back

Question 38

paralysis

Answer 38

loss of movement

Question 39

-paresis, -plegia

Answer 39

loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

Question 40

hemiparesis, hemiplegia

Answer 40

paralysis on one side

Question 41

paraplegia

Answer 41

paralysis of both legs and lower body

Question 42

quadriplegia

Answer 42

paralysis of all four extremities

Question 43

monoplegia

Answer 43

paralysis of one limb

Question 44

ADD

Answer 44

attention deficit disorder

Question 45

ADHD

Answer 45

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 46

concussion

Answer 46

violent shaking or jarring of the brain

Question 47

A + O x 3

Answer 47

alert and oriented times three (person, place, and time)

Question 48

MS

Answer 48

multiple sclerosis

Question 49

CAT

Answer 49

computer axial tomography

Question 50

PERRLA

Answer 50

pupils are equal, round, responsive to light, and accommodation

Question 51

analgesic

Answer 51

drug that relieves pain without affecting conciousness

Question 52

anesthesia

Answer 52

absence of normal sensation, especially pain

Question 53

MRI

Answer 53

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 54

EEG

Answer 54

electroencephalogram

Question 55

HA

Answer 55

headache