Medical Terminology - Module 7

Question 1

CNS

Answer 1

central nervous system; brain and spinal cord

Question 2

PNS

Answer 2

peripheral nervous system; all other nervous tissue

Question 3

Somatic nervous system

Answer 3

controls skeletal muscles

Question 4

ANS

Answer 4

automatic nervous system or visceral nervous system; controls smooth muscle

Question 5

neurons

Answer 5

nerve cells

Question 6

neurolgia

Answer 6

Helper cells that support and protect the neurons

Question 7

myelin

Answer 7

white matter insulating and protecting axons

Question 8

axon

Answer 8

carries impulses away from cell body

Question 9

dendrite

Answer 9

carries impulses to the cell body

Question 10

unmyelinated

Answer 10

gray matter, lacking myelin sheath

Question 11

sensory/afferent neuron

Answer 11

transmits impulses to the CNS

Question 12

motor/efferent neurons

Answer 12

transmits impulses away from CNS

Question 13

ganglion

Answer 13

collection of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS

Question 14

cerebrum

Answer 14

Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body; large upper portion

Question 15

Diencephalon

Answer 15

thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland; between cerebrum and brainstem

Question 16

cerebellum

Answer 16

A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills; posterior section

Question 17

sulci and gyri

Answer 17

the grooves; the raised areas

Question 18

dura mater

Answer 18

outermost, thick layer covering the brain

Question 19

arachnoid mater

Answer 19

thin, web-like middle layer

Question 20

pia mater

Answer 20

thin, delicate inner membrane

Question 21

part of ANS

Answer 21

sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 22

sympathetic nervous system

Answer 22

flight-or-flight response; adrenal gland activation

Question 23

parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 23

returns body back to rest and deals with maintenance activities like digestion

Question 24

CSF

Answer 24

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 25

cranial nerves

Answer 25

12 pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain

Question 26

neur/o

Answer 26

nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

Question 27

neur/i

Answer 27

nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

Question 28

gli/o

Answer 28

neuroglia

Question 29

gangli/o, ganglion/o

Answer 29

ganglion

Question 30

mening/o

Answer 30

meninges

Question 31

meninge/o

Answer 31

meninges

Question 32

myel/o

Answer 32

spinal cord

Question 33

radicul/o

Answer 33

spinal nerve root

Question 34

encephal/o

Answer 34

brain

Question 35

cerebr/o

Answer 35

cerebrum

Question 36

cortic/o

Answer 36

cerebral cortex

Question 37

cerebell/o

Answer 37

cerebellum

Question 38

thalam/o

Answer 38

thalamus

Question 39

ventricul/o

Answer 39

ventricle

Question 40

medull/o

Answer 40

medulla oblongata

Question 41

psych/o

Answer 41

mind

Question 42

narc/o

Answer 42

stupor, unconsciousness

Question 43

somn/o

Answer 43

sleep

Question 44

somn/i

Answer 44

sleep

Question 45

-phasia

Answer 45

speech

Question 46

-lalia

Answer 46

speech, bable

Question 47

-lexia

Answer 47

reading

Question 48

-plegia

Answer 48

paralysis

Question 49

-paresis

Answer 49

partial paralysis

Question 50

-lepsy

Answer 50

seizure

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-phobia

Answer 51

persistant

Question 52

-mania

Answer 52

exited state, obsession

Question 53

CVA

Answer 53

cerebrovascular acident; stroke

Question 54

thrombosis

Answer 54

formation of a blood clot

Question 55

embolism

Answer 55

the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus

Question 56

aneurysm

Answer 56

ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall

Question 57

AD

Answer 57

Alzheimer's disease

Question 58

MID

Answer 58

multi-infarct dementia

Question 59

MS

Answer 59

multiple sclerosis

Question 60

Parkinsonism

Answer 60

Having tremor, muscle rigidity, stooped posture, and a shuffling gait.

Question 61

shingles

Answer 61

viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes blisters on the skin that follow the course of the affected nerves

Question 62

EEG

Answer 62

electroencephalography

Question 63

ADHD

Answer 63

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 64

autism

Answer 64

self-absorption, lack of social response

Question 65

ASD

Answer 65

autism spectrum disorder

Question 66

dysthymia

Answer 66

mild form of depression

Question 67

thymos

Answer 67

mind, emotion

Question 68

OCD

Answer 68

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 69

PTSD

Answer 69

post traumatic stress disorder

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RAS

Answer 70

reticular activating system

Question 71

ALS

Answer 71

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 72

apraxia

Answer 72

inability to move with purpose | praxia is a dosorder in which a person cannot preform the asked tasks

Question 73

ataxia

Answer 73

lack of muscle coordination

Question 74

CJD

Answer 74

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mad cow disease); degenerative brain disease caused by prions

Question 75

ictus

Answer 75

a sudden attack

Question 76

neurofibromatosis

Answer 76

tumor on peripheral nerves

Question 77

neurosis

Answer 77

emotional disorder caused by unresolved condlicts

Question 78

paraplegia

Answer 78

paralysis from the waist down

Question 79

TIA

Answer 79

transient ischemic attack

Question 80

MAOI

Answer 80

monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Question 81

TCA

Answer 81

tricyclic antidepressant

Question 82

BAEP

Answer 82

brainstem auditory evoked potential

Question 83

CBF

Answer 83

cerebral blood flow

Question 84

CP

Answer 84

cerebral palsy

Question 85

CTE

Answer 85

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Question 86

CVD

Answer 86

cerebrovascular disease

Question 87

DSM

Answer 87

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 88

DTR

Answer 88

deep tendon reflex

Question 89

GAD

Answer 89

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 90

ICP

Answer 90

intracranial pressure

Question 91

LMN

Answer 91

lower motor neuron

Question 92

LOC

Answer 92

level of consciousness

Question 93

LP

Answer 93

lumbar puncture

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NICU

Answer 94

neurological intensive care unit or neonatal intensive care unit

Question 95

NPH

Answer 95

Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Question 96

NREM

Answer 96

non rapid eye movement

Question 97

PDD

Answer 97

pervasive developmental disorder

Question 98

RAS

Answer 98

reticular activating system

Question 99

REM

Answer 99

rapid eye movement

Question 100

SSEP

Answer 100

somatosensory evoked potential

Question 101

SSRI

Answer 101

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Question 102

TBI

Answer 102

traumatic brain injury

Question 103

TCAV

Answer 103

tricyclic antidepressant

Question 104

UMN

Answer 104

upper motor neuron

Question 105

VEP

Answer 105

visual evoked potential