5.2

Question 1

(neuralgia, causalgia)

Answer 1

brains may be sending painful signals

Question 2

hyperesthesia, dysesthesia

Answer 2

brains could have problems receiving sensations

Question 3

a / phas / ia

Answer 3

not / speaking / condition

Question 4

a / taxia

Answer 4

no / coordination

Question 5

cata / ton / ia

Answer 5

down / muscle / tone,

condition characterized by reduced muscle tone

Question 6

delirium

Answer 6

from Latin, for “to plow outside the furrow”; perhaps translates to “go off the tracks”,

Question 7

de / ment / ia

Answer 7

down / mind / condition,

loss/decline in mental function

Question 8

dys / kinesia

Answer 8

bad / movement

Question 9

dys / phas / ia

Answer 9

bad / speaking / condition

Question 10

dys / ton / ia

Answer 10

bad / muscle tone / condition

condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements

Question 11

myo / clonus

Answer 11

muscle / turmoil,

muscle twitching

Question 12

myo / spasm

Answer 12

muscle / involuntary contraction

Question 13

neur / asthenia

Answer 13

nerve / weakness

Question 14

somn / ambul / ism

Answer 14

sleep / walk / condition

Question 15

syncope

Answer 15

from Greek, for “contraction” or “cut off”,

fainting; losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain

Question 16

cephal / algia

Answer 16

head / pain

Question 17

cephalo / dynia

Answer 17

head / pain

Question 18

encephal / algia

Answer 18

head / pain

Question 19

hemi / paresis

Answer 19

half / partial paralysis

Question 20

hemi / plegia

Answer 20

half / paralysis

Question 21

mono / paresis

Answer 21

one / partial paralysis

Question 22

mono / plegia

Answer 22

one / paralysis

Question 23

paralysis

Answer 23

from Greek, for “to disable”

Question 24

caus / algia

Answer 24

burn / pain

Question 25

dys / esthesia

Answer 25

bad / sensation

Question 26

hyper / esthesia

Answer 26

over / sensation

Question 27

par / esthesia

Answer 27

``` beside / sensation, abnormal sensation (usually numbness or tingling in the skin) ```

Question 28

pseud / esthesia

Answer 28

false / sensation

Question 29

syn / esthesia

Answer 29

together / sensation

Question 30

agora / phobia

Answer 30

fear of outdoor spaces Note: Agora is Greek for "marketplace"; similar to the Roman forum.

Question 31

photo / phobia

Answer 31

light / excessive sensitivity

Question 32

cerebr / al angio / graphy

Answer 32

brain / pertaining to vessel / writing procedure, | procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain

Question 33

positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Answer 33

Definition an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain e / mission tomo / graphy out / send cut / writing procedure

Question 34

trans / cranial Doppler sono / graphy

Answer 34

through / skull Doppler sound / writing procedure

Question 35

cerebr / al a / trophy

Answer 35

brain / pertaining to no / nourishment

Question 36

encephalo / cele

Answer 36

brain / hernia

Question 37

macro / cephal / y

Answer 37

large / head / condition

Question 38

micro / cephal / y

Answer 38

small / head / condition

Question 39

myelo / cele

Answer 39

spinal cord / hernia

Question 40

a / gnos / ia

Answer 40

not / knowledge / condition

Question 41

a / path / y

Answer 41

no / suffering / condition, | lack of emotion

Question 42

neur / asthenia

Answer 42

nerve / weakness

Question 43

neuro / glyco / penia

Answer 43

deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity

Question 44

nystagmus

Answer 44

from Greek, for "to nod", | involuntary back and forth eye movements

Question 45

prosop / a / gnos / ia

Answer 45

face / no / knowledge / condition

Question 46

af / ferent nerve

Answer 46

a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system

Question 47

ef / ferent nerve

Answer 47

a nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system

Question 48

idio / path / ic

Answer 48

having no known cause or origin | private / disease / pertaining to

Question 49

inter / ictal

Answer 49

between / seizure

Question 50

ton / ic

Answer 50

pertaining to muscle tone (normally weak or unresponsive)

Question 51

clonus

Answer 51

from Greek, for "violent"

Question 52

tonic-clonic seizure

Answer 52

a seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase

Question 53

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 53

an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain

Question 54

ischemic stroke

Answer 54

a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage

Question 55

transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Answer 55

a “mini-stroke” caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves (goes away) within 24 hours

Question 56

cerebral aneurysm

Answer 56

cerebr / al an / eury / sm brain / pertaining to out / wide / condition

Question 57

cerebral atherosclerosis

Answer 57

FATHY | the hardening of an artery in the brain caused by the buildup of fatty plaque

Question 58

cerebral embolism

Answer 58

the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (embolus) such as fat or bacteria