Unit 15

Question 1

cerebell/o

Answer 1

cerebellum

Question 2

brain

Answer 2

encephal/o

Question 3

cerecr/o

Answer 3

cerebrum

Question 4

cognitive

Answer 4

ability to learn, think, and memorize

Question 5

meninges

Answer 5

menig/o, mening/i

Question 6

nerve root

Answer 6

radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Question 7

mononueropathy

Answer 7

condition that affects a single nerve

Question 8

myel/o

Answer 8

spinal cord or bone marrow

Question 9

neur/o

Answer 9

nerves

Question 10

anesthesiologist

Answer 10

without feeling specialist

Question 11

psychologist

Answer 11

mind, emotions

Question 12

conscious

Answer 12

being aware of your surroundings

Question 13

syncopal episode

Answer 13

fainting

Question 14

stroke

Answer 14

damage to the brain that occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted

Question 15

TIA

Answer 15

transient ischemic attack

Question 16

aphasia

Answer 16

without the ability to speak

Question 17

hyperesthesia

Answer 17

excessive feeling

Question 18

seizures

Answer 18

convulsion, -ictal

Question 19

CP

Answer 19

cerebral palsy

Question 20

sciatica

Answer 20

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

Question 21

paralysis

Answer 21

loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

Question 22

hemiparesis or hemipeligia

Answer 22

paralysis on one side of the body

Question 23

paraplegia

Answer 23

paralysis of the legs and lower body

Question 24

quadriplegia

Answer 24

paralysis of all four limbs

Question 25

monoplegia

Answer 25

one limb

Question 26

ADD

Answer 26

attention deficit disorder

Question 27

ADHD

Answer 27

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 28

concussion

Answer 28

violent shaking of the brain

Question 29

A + O x 3

Answer 29

alert and oriented times three

Question 30

MS

Answer 30

multiple sclerosis

Question 31

PERLA

Answer 31

pupils are equal round responsive to light and accommodation

Question 32

CAT, CT

Answer 32

computed axial tomography

Question 33

analgestic

Answer 33

drug that relives pain without affecting consciousness

Question 34

anesthesia

Answer 34

to make people go nuh night

Question 35

MRI

Answer 35

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 36

EEG

Answer 36

Electroencephalogram

Question 37

HA

Answer 37

headache