chapter 10

Question 1

cerebrum

Answer 1

thinking, personality, sensations, movements, memory

Question 2

thalamus

Answer 2

relay station for sensory impulses; control of awareness and conciousness

Question 3

hypothalamus

Answer 3

body temp, sleep, appetite, emotions, control of pituitary gland

Question 4

cerebellum

Answer 4

voluntary movements and balance

Question 5

pons and midbrain

Answer 5

connection of nerve and nerve fiber pathways

Question 6

medulla oblongata

Answer 6

nerve fibers cross over, contains center to regulate heart, blood vessels, resp system

Question 7

cerebell/o

Answer 7

cerebellum

Question 8

cerebr/o

Answer 8

cerebrum

Question 9

dur/o

Answer 9

dura mater

Question 10

encephal/o

Answer 10

brain

Question 11

gli/o

Answer 11

glial cells

Question 12

lept/o

Answer 12

thin, slender

Question 13

mening/o, meningi/o

Answer 13

membranes, meninges

Question 14

my/o

Answer 14

muscle

Question 15

myel/o

Answer 15

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 16

neur/o

Answer 16

nerve

Question 17

pont/o

Answer 17

pons

Question 18

radicul/o

Answer 18

nerve root (spinal nerves)

Question 19

thalam/o

Answer 19

thalamus

Question 20

thec/o

Answer 20

sheath (meninges)

Question 21

vag/o

Answer 21

vagus never (X)

Question 22

alges/o, -algesia

Answer 22

sensitivity to pain

Question 23

-algia

Answer 23

pain

Question 24

caus/o

Answer 24

burning

Question 25

comat/o

Answer 25

deep sleep (coma)

Question 26

esthesi/o, -esthesia

Answer 26

feeling, nervous sensation

Question 27

kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

Answer 27

movement

Question 28

-lepsy

Answer 28

seizure

Question 29

lex/o

Answer 29

word, phrase

Question 30

-paresis

Answer 30

weakness

Question 31

-phasia

Answer 31

speech

Question 32

-plegia

Answer 32

paralysis

Question 33

-praxia

Answer 33

action

Question 34

-sthenia

Answer 34

strength

Question 35

syncop/o

Answer 35

to cut off, cut short

Question 36

tax/o

Answer 36

order, coordination

Question 37

hydrocephalus

Answer 37

abnormal accumulation of csf in brain

Question 38

spina bifida

Answer 38

congenital defects in lumbar spinal column due to neural tube defect

Question 39

alzheimers (ad)

Answer 39

gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality change, impairment of daily functioning

Question 40

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)

Answer 40

degenerative disorder of motor neurons in spinal cord and brainstem

Question 41

epilepsy

Answer 41

chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity

Question 42

huntington's

Answer 42

hereditary, degenerative changes in cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration

Question 43

multiple sclerosis (ms)

Answer 43

destruction of myelin sheath in cns and replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue

Question 44

myasthenia gravis (mg)

Answer 44

autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles

Question 45

palsy

Answer 45

paralysis

Question 46

parkinson's

Answer 46

degen of neurons in basal ganglia, occuring later in life and leads to tremors, weakness of muscles, slowness of movement

Question 47

tourette's

Answer 47

involuntary spasmodic, twitching movements, uncontrollable vocal sounds, inappropriate words

Question 48

herpes zoster (shingles)

Answer 48

viral infection affecting peripheral nerves

Question 49

meningitis

Answer 49

inflammation of the meninges

Question 50

human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) encephalopathy

Answer 50

brain disease and dementia occurring with aids

Question 51

brain tumor

Answer 51

abnormal growth of brain tissue and meninges

Question 52

cerebral concussion

Answer 52

traumatic brain injury caused by blow to head

Question 53

cerebral contusion

Answer 53

bruising of brain tissue from direct trauma to head

Question 54

cerebrovascular accident (cva)

Answer 54

disruption of normal blood supply to brain; stroke

Question 55

migraine

Answer 55

severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache

Question 56

cerebrospinal fluid analysis

Answer 56

csf samples examined

Question 57

cerebral angiography

Answer 57

xray of arterial blood vessels in brain after injection of contrast material

Question 58

computer tomography (ct) of brain

Answer 58

computerized xray technique that generates multiple images of the brain and spinal cord

Question 59

magnetic resonance imaging (mri)

Answer 59

magnetic field and pulses of radiowave energy create images of brain and spinal cord

Question 60

positron emission tomography (pet) scan

Answer 60

radioactive glucose is injected and detected in brain to image metabolic activity of cells

Question 61

doppler ultrasound studies

Answer 61

sound waves detect blood flow in carotid and intracranial arteries

Question 62

eletroencephalography (eeg)

Answer 62

recording of electrical acitivity of brain

Question 63

lumbar puncture (lp)

Answer 63

csf is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae for analysis

Question 64

stereotactic radiosurgery

Answer 64

use of specialized instrument to locate and treat targets in brain