Chap 10 Exercises

Question 1

lack of nerve strength

Answer 1

neurasthenia

Question 2

inability to speak

Answer 2

aphasia

Question 3

inability to perform purposeful actions

Answer 3

apraxia

Question 4

condition of insensitivity to pain

Answer 4

analgesia

Question 5

condition of loss of sensation

Answer 5

anesthesia

Question 6

sensations of tingling, numbness, or “pins and needles”

Answer 6

paresthesia

Question 7

lack of coordination

Answer 7

ataxia

Question 8

excessive movement

Answer 8

hyperkinesia

Question 9

abnormal, involuntary, spasmodic movements

Answer 9

dyskinesia

Question 10

developmental reading disorder

Answer 10

dyslexia

Question 11

partial paralysis

Answer 11

paresis

Question 12

part of the brain that controls sleep, appetite, temperature, and secretions of the pituitary gland:

Answer 12

hypothalamus

Question 13

pertaining to fainting:

Answer 13

syncopal

Question 14

abnormal tingling sensations:

Answer 14

paresthesias

Question 15

slight paralysis:

Answer 15

paresis

Question 16

inflammation of a spinal nerve root:

Answer 16

radiculitis

Question 17

inability to speak correctly:

Answer 17

aphasia

Question 18

movements and behavior that are not purposeful:

Answer 18

apraxia

Question 19

lack of muscular coordination:

Answer 19

ataxia

Question 20

developmental reading disorder:

Answer 20

dyslexia

Question 21

excessive movement:

Answer 21

hyperkinesis

Question 22

paralysis in one half (right or left) of the body:

Answer 22

hemiplegia

Question 23

paralysis in the lower half of the body:

Answer 23

paraplegia

Question 24

paralysis in all four limbs:

Answer 24

quadriplegia

Question 25

nervous exhaustion and fatigue:

Answer 25

neurasthenia