nervous system

Question 1

CNS

Answer 1

central nervous system

Question 2

encephal/o

Answer 2

brain - coordinates all body activites

Question 3

cerebell/o

Answer 3

cerebellum - lower back of cranium - responsible for balance and coordination

Question 4

cerebr/o

Answer 4

cerebrum - largest, upper most portion of the brain - thinking part of the brain

Question 5

cognitive

Answer 5

ability to think, learn, and memorize

Question 6

mening/o, mening/i

Answer 6

meninges - layers around brain and spinal cord

Question 7

radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Answer 7

nerve root

Question 8

mononeuropathy

Answer 8

condition affecting one single nerve

Question 9

sensory organs

Answer 9

ears, eyes, nose, skin, tongue

Question 10

esthesi/o

Answer 10

feeling

Question 11

psych/o

Answer 11

mind, emotions

Question 12

-iatrist

Answer 12

specialist

Question 13

conscious

Answer 13

being awake, alert, aware, responsive

Question 14

A&O

Answer 14

alert and oriented

Question 15

syncopal episode

Answer 15

brief loss of consciousness

Question 16

LOC

Answer 16

loss of consciousness or level of consciousness

Question 17

coma

Answer 17

deep state of unconsciousness - no response to pain, no speech

Question 18

aneurysm

Answer 18

localized weak spot or balloon like enlargement of the wall of an artery, often fatal if ruptures

Question 19

stroke

Answer 19

damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain becomes disrupted (blockage)

Question 20

TIA

Answer 20

transient ischemic attack - little strokes; warning

Question 21

-phasia

Answer 21

speech, loss of ability to speak, write, or comprehend language - associated with stroke

Question 22

-ictal

Answer 22

seizure / convulsion - sudden, violent, involunatary contracgtion of a group of muscles caused by disturbance in brain function

Question 23

CP

Answer 23

cerebral palsy

Question 24

sciatica

Answer 24

pain affecting back, hip, and outer leg caused by the compression of the spinal nerve root in lower back

Question 25

-paresis, -plegia

Answer 25

paralysis - loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

Question 26

hemiparesis or hemiplegia

Answer 26

paralysis on one side of the body

Question 27

paraplegia

Answer 27

paralysis of both legs and lower body

Question 28

quadriplegia

Answer 28

paralysis of all four extremities (neck down)

Question 29

monoplegia

Answer 29

paralysis of one limb or area

Question 30

ADD

Answer 30

attention deficit disorder

Question 31

ADHD

Answer 31

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 32

concussion

Answer 32

violent shaking or jarring of the brain

Question 33

A + O x 3

Answer 33

alert and oriented times 3 (person, place, and time)

Question 34

MS

Answer 34

multiple sclerosis

Question 35

analgesic

Answer 35

drug relieving pain but not affecting consiousness

Question 36

anesthesia

Answer 36

absence of normal sensation, especially pain

Question 37

MRI

Answer 37

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 38

EEG

Answer 38

electroencephalogram

Question 39

HA

Answer 39

headache