Chapter 5 (Structure)

Question 1

cerebellitis

Answer 1

inflammation of the cerebellum

Question 2

cerebral atrophy

Answer 2

wasting away of brain tissue

Question 3

duritis

Answer 3

inflammation of the dura

Question 4

encephalocele

Answer 4

hernia of the brain (normally through a defect in the skull)

Question 5

hematoma

Answer 5

a tumor-like mass made up of blood

Question 6

cranial hematoma

Answer 6

a hematoma beneath the skull

Question 7

epidural hematoma

Answer 7

a hematoma located on top of the dura

Question 8

intracerebral hematoma

Answer 8

a hematoma located inside the brain

Question 9

subdural hematoma

Answer 9

a hematoma located beneath the dura

Question 10

macrocephaly

Answer 10

abnormally large head

Question 11

microcephaly

Answer 11

abnormally small head

Question 12

meningocele

Answer 12

a hernia of the meninges

Question 13

myelocele

Answer 13

a hernia of the spinal cord

Question 14

myelomalacia

Answer 14

abnormal softening of the spinal cord

Question 15

myelomeningocele

Answer 15

a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges

Question 16

neuritis

Answer 16

nerve inflammation

Question 17

neuroma

Answer 17

a nerve tumor

Question 18

neurosclerosis

Answer 18

hardening of nerves

Question 19

polyneuritis

Answer 19

inflammation of multiple nerves