Exam 3 - Chapter 15: Nervous system (by definition)

Question 1

carry or move inward or toward a structure

Answer 1

afferent

Question 2

protective mechanism that blocks specific substances found in the bloodstream from entering delicate brain tissue

Answer 2

blood-brain barrier

Question 3

to carry or move away from a central structure

Answer 3

efferent

Question 4

complex neural system located beneath the cerebrum that controls basic emotions and drives and plays important roles in memory

Answer 4

limbic system

Question 5

additional external myelin sheath that is formed by Schwann cells and found only on axons in the peripheral nervous system

Answer 5

neurilemma

Question 6

organ chamber or cavity that holds fluid

Answer 6

ventricle

Question 7

structure that joins the two brain hemispheres together

Answer 7

corpus callosum

Question 8

folds in the brain

Answer 8

gyri

Question 9

portion of the brain that regulates involuntary activities such as heart rate and body temperature

Answer 9

hypothalamus

Question 10

receives all sensory stimuli (except olfactory) and sends them to the cerebral cortex

Answer 10

thalamus

Question 11

name for the three covering membranes in the brain

Answer 11

meninges

Question 12

outermost covering of the brain and spinal cord. It’s tough, fibrous, and dense

Answer 12

dura mater

Question 13

the middle of the three coverings of the brain with a web-like appearance

Answer 13

arachnoid

Question 14

the innermost of the three membranes covering the brain

Answer 14

pia mater

Question 15

combining form of “cerebrum”

Answer 15

cerebr/o

Question 16

combining form of “cranium” or “skull”

Answer 16

crani/o

Question 17

combining form of “brain”

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encephal/o

Question 18

combining form of “ganglion” or “knot like mass”

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gangli/o

Question 19

combining form of “neurological tissue”

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gli/o

Question 20

combining form of “movement”

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kinesi/o

Question 21

combining form of “thin” or “slender”

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lept/o

Question 22

combining form of “word” or “phrase”

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lex/o

Question 23

(1 of 2) combining form of “meninges” which are the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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mening/o

Question 24

(2 of 2) combining form of “meninges” which are the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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meningi/o

Question 25

combining form of "bone marrow" or "spinal cord"

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myel/o

Question 26

combining form of "stupor" or "numbness"

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narc/o

Question 27

combining form of "nerve"

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neur/o

Question 28

combining form of "nerve root"

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radicul/o

Question 29

combining form of "strength"

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sthen/o

Question 30

combining form of "thalamus"

Answer 30

thalam/o

Question 31

combining form of "sheath" but also used to refer to the meninges

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thec/o

Question 32

combining form of "tension"

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ton/o

Question 33

combining form of "ventricle" either the heart or the brain

Answer 33

ventricul/o

Question 34

(1 of 2) suffix for "pain"

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-algesia

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(2 of 2) suffix for "pain"

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-algia

Question 36

suffix for "weakness" or "debility"

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-asthenia

Question 37

suffix for "feeling"

Answer 37

-esthesia

Question 38

suffix for "movement"

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-kinesia

Question 39

suffix for "seizure"

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-lepsy

Question 40

suffix for "partial paralysis"

Answer 40

-paresis

Question 41

suffix for "speech"

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-phasia

Question 42

suffix for "full paralysis"

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-plegia

Question 43

suffix for "order" or "coordination"

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-taxia

Question 44

prefix for "thick"

Answer 44

pachy-

Question 45

prefix for "near" or "beyond"

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para-

Question 46

inflammation of the nerve root associated with the spinal column

Answer 46

radiculitis

Question 47

involuntary movement

Answer 47

dyskinesia

Question 48

stroke caused by the narrowing of the arteries in the brain or the neck

Answer 48

ischemic stroke

Question 49

sudden rupture of an artery inside the brain

Answer 49

intracerebral hemorrhage

Question 50

blood released into the space surrounding the brain

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subarachnoid hemorrage

Question 51

inability to speak

Answer 51

aphasia

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lack of muscle coordination

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ataxia

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a clot-busting medication given during a stroke

Answer 53

thrombolytic

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mental disorder where there is a severe loss of contact with reality

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psychosis

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mental disorder caused by an emotion experienced in the past that overwhelmingly interferes with present emotion

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neurosis

Question 56

inability to comprehend visual, auditory, spacial, olfactory, or other sensations even through the sensory sphere is intact

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agnosia

Question 57

condition of weakness or loss of strength

Answer 57

asthenia

Question 58

lack of muscle coordination or control

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ataxia

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any sudden or violent muscle contraction

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convulsion

Question 60

inability to learn and process written language despite adequate intelligence and exposure

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dyslexia

Question 61

autoimmune condition that causes acute inflammation fo the peripheral nerves in which myelin sheaths on the axons are destroyed. Weak nerve impulses and loss of reflex are sx

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Guillan-Barre syndrome

Question 62

inherited disease of the CNS characterized by quick, involuntary movements and mental deterioration

Answer 62

Huntington chorea

Question 63

congenital deformity where some or all of the fetal brain is missing

Answer 63

anencephaly

Question 64

congenital deformity of the neural tube which fails to close during fetal development (lower spine issues)

Answer 64

spina bifida

Question 65

sensation of numbness, prickling, tingling, or heightened sensitivity

Answer 65

paresthesia

Question 66

The technical term for the condition of polio, causes the gray matter of the spinal chord to to enflame and paralysis

Answer 66

poliomyelitis

Question 67

acute encephalopathy and fatty infiltration of the brain, liver, and possibly other organs

Answer 67

Reye syndrome