Unit 15

Question 1

encephal/o

Answer 1

brain

Question 2

brain

Answer 2

coordinates all body activities

Question 3

cephal/o

Answer 3

head, crown

Question 4

crani/o

Answer 4

skull

Question 5

cerebell/o

Answer 5

cerebellum

Question 6

cerebellum

Answer 6

located in lower of cranium, responsible for balance and coordination

Question 7

cerebr/o

Answer 7

cerebrum

Question 8

cerebrum

Answer 8

largest, upper-most portion of brain, “thinking” part of the brain.

Question 9

cognitive

Answer 9

our ability (or lack of) to think, learn, and memorize

Question 10

meninges

Answer 10

layers around the brain and spinal cord

Question 11

mening/i, mening/o

Answer 11

meninges

Question 12

radic/o,

radicul/o,

rhiz/o

Answer 12

nerve root

Question 13

mononeuropathy

Answer 13

condition that affects a single nerve

Question 14

mon/o

Answer 14

one, single

Question 15

neur/o

Answer 15

nerve

Question 16

-pathy

Answer 16

disease

Question 17

myel/o

Answer 17

spinal cord or bone marrow, pathway for nerve impulses between brain, limbs, and lower back

Question 18

nerve

Answer 18

receives and transmits messages to and from all parts of the body

Question 19

sensory organs

Answer 19

ears, eyes, nose, skin (touch), tongue

Question 20

anesthesiologist

Answer 20

a specialist that makes sure you have no feeling during a procedure

Question 21

an-

Answer 21

without

Question 22

esthesi/o

Answer 22

feelilng

Question 23

-ologist

Answer 23

specialist

Question 24

psychologist (not MD)

Answer 24

a specialist who studies the mind and emotions

Question 25

**psych/o**

Answer 25

mind, emotions

Question 26

**-iatrist**

Answer 26

specialist

Question 27

**-iatry**

Answer 27

study of, field of

Question 28

**psychiatrist**

Answer 28

a specialist who also studies the mind but medically

Question 29

**conscious**

Answer 29

being alert, awake, aware, responsive

Question 30

**A&O**

Answer 30

alert and oriented

Question 31

**syncopal episode**

Answer 31

fainting spell, brief loss of consciousness

Question 32

**LOC**

Answer 32

loss of conciousness or level of conciousness

Question 33

**coma**

Answer 33

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

Question 34

**aneurysm**

Answer 34

localized weak-spot or balloon like enlargement of the wall of an artery. Often fatal if ruptures.

Question 35

**stroke**

Answer 35

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

Question 36

**TIA**

Answer 36

transient ischemic attack, "litte" stroke

Question 37

**aphasia**

Answer 37

loss of ability to speak, write, comprehend languagw. Often due to brain damage associated with stroke.

Question 38

**-phasia**

Answer 38

speech

Question 39

**a-**

Answer 39

without

Question 40

**hyperesthesia**

Answer 40

feeling over sensitive to something

Question 41

**-ictal**

Answer 41

seizure

Question 42

**seizure**

Answer 42

sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in brain function

Question 43

**preictal**

Answer 43

time before seizure

Question 44

**postical**

Answer 44

time after a seizure

Question 45

**CP**

Answer 45

Cerebral palsy

Question 46

**sciatica**

Answer 46

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

Question 47

**paralysis,** **-paresis,** **-plegia**

Answer 47

loss of sensation and voluntary movement

Question 48

**hemiparesis,** **hemiplegia**

Answer 48

paralysis on one side of the body

Question 49

**paraplegia**

Answer 49

paralysis of both legs and the lower body

Question 50

**quadriplegia**

Answer 50

paralysis of all four extremities

Question 51

**monoplegia**

Answer 51

paralysis of one limb or area

Question 52

**ADD**

Answer 52

attention deficit disorder

Question 53

**ADHD**

Answer 53

ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Question 54

**concussions**

Answer 54

violent shaking or jarring of the brain

Question 55

**A + O X 3**

Answer 55

ALERT AND ORIENTED TIMES THREE (PERSON, PLACE, AND TIME)

Question 56

**MS**

Answer 56

multiple sclerosis

Question 57

**CAT**

Answer 57

computer axial tomography

Question 58

**PERRLA**

Answer 58

pupils are equal, round, responsive to light and accomodation

Question 59

analgesic

Answer 59

drug the relieves pain without affecting consciousness

Question 60

**anesthesia**

Answer 60

absence of normal sensation, especially pain

Question 61

**MRI**

Answer 61

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 62

**EEG**

Answer 62

electroencephalogram

Question 63

**HA**

Answer 63

headache