rad tech 8 2

Question 1

-aglesia

Answer 1

sensitivity to pain

Question 2

alges/o

Answer 2

sensitivity to pain

Question 3

-algia

Answer 3

pain

Question 4

brady-

Answer 4

slow

Question 5

cerebr/o

Answer 5

cerebrum

Question 6

crani/o

Answer 6

skull, cranium

Question 7

enchepal/o

Answer 7

brain

Question 8

-lepsy

Answer 8

seizure/attack

Question 9

-lexia

Answer 9

reading

Question 10

mening/o

Answer 10

meninges

Question 11

myel/o

Answer 11

spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 12

neur/o

Answer 12

nerve

Question 13

-paresis

Answer 13

partial paralysis

Question 14

-phasia

Answer 14

speech

Question 15

-plegia

Answer 15

paralysis

Question 16

alzheimer’s

Answer 16

deterioration of a persons intellectual functioning that is progressive and extremely debilitating (65 or older)

Question 17

anencephaly

Answer 17

an absence of the brain and spinal cord at birth, a congenial disorder

Question 18

bell’s palsy

Answer 18

temporary or permanent unilateral weakness or paralysis of the muscles in the face of following trauma to the face, an unknown infection, or a tumor pressing on the facial nerve rendering it paralyzed

Question 19

carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 19

a pinching or compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel due to the inflammation and swelling of the tendons

Question 20

cerebral palsy

Answer 20

a collective term used to describe congenial brain damage that is permanent but not progressive; lack of control of voluntary muscles

Question 21

cerebral vascular accident (thrombosis)

Answer 21

clot formation

Question 22

CVA embolism

Answer 22

dislodging of a clot

Question 23

CVA transient ischemic attack

Answer 23

brief periods of ischemia in the brain, lasting from the minutes to hors which cause a variety of symptoms (mini strokes)

Question 24

degenerative disk

Answer 24

the deterioration of the intervertebral disk, usually due to constant motion and wear on the disk

Question 25

grand mal seizure

Answer 25

an epileptic seizure characterized by a sudden loss of consciousness and by generalized involuntary muscular contraction, facilitating between rigid body extension and an alternating contracting and relaxing of muscled

Question 26

petit mal seizure

Answer 26

a small seizure in which there is a sudden temporary loss of consciousness lasting only a few seconds

Question 27

herniated disk

Answer 27

rupture or herniation of the disk center through the disk wall and into the spinal canal

Question 28

hydrocephalus

Answer 28

an abnormal increase of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that causes the ventricles of the brain to dilate, resulting in an increased head circumference in the infant with open fontanel

Question 29

meningitis

Answer 29

a serious bacteria infection of the meninges that can have residual debilitating effects or even a fatal out come

Question 30

multiple sclerosis

Answer 30

degenerative inflammatory disease of the SNA attacking the myelin sheath in the spinal cord and brain, leaving the sclerosed or scarred and interrupting the flow of nerve impulses

Question 31

Parkinson's

Answer 31

degenerative, slowly progressive deterioration of nerves in the brain stems motor system characterized by a gradual onset of symptoms such as a stooped posture with the body flexed forward

Question 32

shingles

Answer 32

acute viral infection seen mainly in adults who have had chicken pox; inflammation of the spinal cord

Question 33

skull fracture

Answer 33

a broken segment of the skull bone thrust into the brain as a result of a direct force, usually a blunt object

Question 34

meningocele

Answer 34

cyst-like sac covered with skin or a thin membrane protruding through the bony defect in the vertebrae containing meninges and CSF

Question 35

spina bifida occulta

Answer 35

congenial defect of the CNS in which the back portion of the one or more vertebrae is not closed

Question 36

cerebral angiography

Answer 36

visual of the cerebral vascular system via xray after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium into arterial blood vessel

Question 37

EEG

Answer 37

measurement of electrical activity produced by the rain and recorded through electrodes

Question 38

laminectomy

Answer 38

is the surgical removal of the bony arches from. one or more of the vertebrae to relieve pressure on the spinal cord

Question 39

lumbar puncture

Answer 39

involves the insertion of a hollow needle and stylet into the subarachnoid space, generally between the third and forth lumbar vertebrae below the level of the spinal cord under strict aseptic technique

Question 40

myelography

Answer 40

the intro of contact medium into the lumbar subarachnoid space through a lumbar puncture to visualize the spinal cord and vertebral canal through xray

Question 41

PET scan

Answer 41

scan produces computerized radiographic images of various body structures when radioactive substances are inhaled or injected

Question 42

TENS

Answer 42

a form of cutaneous stimulation for pain relief that supplies electrical impulses to the nerve endings of a nerve close to the pain site

Question 43

ANS

Answer 43

autonomic nervous system

Question 44

CSF

Answer 44

cerebralspinal fluid

Question 45

CVA

Answer 45

cerebrovascular accident; stroke

Question 46

ECT

Answer 46

electroconulsive therapy

Question 47

EEG

Answer 47

electroencephalogram

Question 48

LP

Answer 48

lumbar puncture

Question 49

PET

Answer 49

positron emission tomography

Question 50

TIA

Answer 50

transient ischemic attack