Chapter 13

Question 1

Acetylcholine

Answer 1

cholinergic neurotransmitter; plays an important role in transmission of nerve impulses at synapses

Question 2

Akinesia

Answer 2

loss or lack of voluntary motion

Question 3

Alzheimer Disease

Answer 3

a progressive degeneration of brain tissue that usually begins at the age of 60

Question 4

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Answer 4

muscular weakness, atrophy, with spasticity caused by degeneration of motor neurons of the spinal cord

Question 5

Aphagia

Answer 5

loss or lack of the ability to eat or swallow

Question 6

Apraxia

Answer 6

loss or lack of the ability to use objects properly and recognize common ones

Question 7

Asthenia

Answer 7

loss or lack of strength

Question 8

Ataxia

Answer 8

loss or lack of order; coordination

Question 9

Bradykinesia

Answer 9

abnormal slowness of motion

Question 10

Cephalgia

Answer 10

headache; head pain

Question 11

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 11

disorder of movement and posture caused by damage to the motor control center of the developing brain

Question 12

Chorea

Answer 12

abnormal involuntary movement disorder

Question 13

Coma

Answer 13

unconscious state

Question 14

Concussion

Answer 14

head injury with a transient loss of brain function

Question 15

Craniectomy

Answer 15

surgical excision of a portion of the skull

Question 16

Craniotomy

Answer 16

surgical incision into the skull

Question 17

CVA

Answer 17

cerebrovascular accident

Question 18

Dementia

Answer 18

group of symptoms marked by memory loss and loss of other cognitive function such as perception, thinking, reasoning, and remembering

Question 19

Diencephalon

Answer 19

second portion of the brain

Question 20

Diskectomy

Answer 20

surgical excision of an intervertebral disk

Question 21

Dyslexia

Answer 21

difficulty in reading and writing words even though visual and intelligence are unimpaired

Question 22

Echoencephalography

Answer 22

process of using ultrasound to determine the presence of a centrally located mass in the brain

Question 23

Electroencephalography

Answer 23

process of measuring the electrical activity of the brain via an electroencephalograph

Question 24

Encephaltitis

Answer 24

inflammation of the brain

Question 25

Meningocele

Answer 25

congenital hernia in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the skull or spinal column

Question 26

Meningomyelocele

Answer 26

congenital herniation of the meninges and the spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral column

Question 27

Myelitis

Answer 27

inflammation of the spinal cord

Question 28

Narcolepsy

Answer 28

chronic condition with recurrent attacks of uncontrollable drowsiness and sleep

Question 29

Neurotransmitters

Answer 29

chemical substances that carry electrical impulses across a synapse between two neurons

Question 30

Pallidotomy

Answer 30

surgical destruction of the globus pallidus of the brain done to treat involuntary movements muscular rigidity in Parkinson Disease

Question 31

Paraplegia

Answer 31

paralysis of the lower part of the body and both legs

Question 32

Paresis

Answer 32

slight, partial, or incomplete paralysis

Question 33

Parkinson Disease

Answer 33

a progressive neurological disorder caused by degeneration of the nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls movement

Question 34

Quadriplegia

Answer 34

paralysis of all four extremities and usually the trunk due to injury of the spinal cord in the cervical spine

Question 35

TIA

Answer 35

transient ischemic attack