Chapter 10 Vocab

Question 0

Condition caused by elevated CSF pressure

Answer 0

Hydrocephalus

Question 1

A local anesthetic is given and a long needle is inserted into the subarachnoid space

Answer 1

Spinal Tap

Question 2

Damage to the cerebellum through trauma or disease disrupts muscle coordination

Answer 2

Ataxia

Question 3

Inability to use or comprehend words

Answer 3

Aphasia

Question 4

Damage or disease of lower motor neurons; affects muscles on same side of body

Answer 4

Flaccid paralysis

Question 5

Injury or disease of upper motor neurons; affects muscles on opposite side of body

Answer 5

Spastic paralysis

Question 6

Paralysis of one limb only

Answer 6

Monoplegia

Question 7

Paralysis of both upper limbs

Answer 7

Diplegia

Question 8

Paralysis of both lower limbs

Answer 8

Paraplegia

Question 9

Paralysis of the upper limb, trunk, and lower limb on one side of the body

Answer 9

Hemiplegia

Question 10

Paralysis of all four limbs

Answer 10

Quadriplegia

Question 11

Acute infection of the peripheral nervous system caused by herpes zoster

Answer 11

Shingles

Question 12

Progressive degenerative disease that attacks motor areas of the cerebral cortex, axons of upper motor neurons, and lower motor neuron cell bodies

Answer 12

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Question 13

Characterized by abrupt onset of persisting symptoms, such as paralysis or loss of sensation; arise from destruction of brain tissue

Answer 13

Stroke

Question 14

Episode of temporary cerebral dysfunction caused by impaired blood flow to part of the brain

Answer 14

Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Question 15

Caused by a virus called poliovirus; fever, severe headache, stiff neck and back, muscle pain/weakness, loss of somatic reflexes

Answer 15

Poliomyelitis (polio)

Question 16

Progressive disorder of the CNS that typically affects its victims around age 60

Answer 16

Parkinson’s disease

Question 17

Slowness of movements

Answer 17

Bradykinesia

Question 18

Decreasing range of motion

Answer 18

Hypokinesia

Question 19

Disabling senile dementia, the loss of reasoning and ability to care for oneself, affects about 11% of the population over 65

Answer 19

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 20

Pain relief

Answer 20

Analgesia

Question 21

Loss of sensation

Answer 21

Anesthesia

Question 22

A state of wakefulness in which an individual is fully alert, aware, and oriented

Answer 22

Consciousness

Question 23

Permanent or progressive general loss of intellectual abilities; impairment of memory, judgement; changes in personality

Answer 23

Dementia

Question 24

An acute inflammation of the brain caused by either a direct attack by any several viruses or an allergic reaction to any of the many viruses that are normally harmless to the CNS

Answer 24

Encephalitis

Question 25

Injection of an anesthetic drug into the epidural space, between the dura mater and vertebral column, to cause temporary loss of sensation

Answer 25

Epidural block

Question 26

Inflammation of the meninges

Answer 26

Meningitis

Question 27

Loss of sensation due to injection of a local anesthetic; local dental anesthesia

Answer 27

Nerve block

Question 28

Attacks of pain along the entire length or branch of a peripheral sensory nerve

Answer 28

Neuralgia

Question 29

Occurs after a viral infection, particularly chickenpox or influenza; characterized by vomiting and brain dysfunction that may progress to coma and death

Answer 29

Reye syndrome

Question 30

A type of neuritis characterized by severe pain along the path of the sciatic nerve or its branches

Answer 30

Sciatica