Sensory neurons are also known as____ neurons
Afferent
The term hemiparesis means:
weakness on one side
Which of the following terms means weakness on one side of body
hemiparesis
The word element that means half is
hemi
Mononeuropathy is a disorder
affecting a single nerve
The word element that means muscle is
myo
Which disorder can be caused by inflammation, vitamin B12 deficiency, poisons and some medications
demyelination
Which of the following conditions is a result of a reduced blood flow or lack of blood flow to the brain
syncope
The suffix in the word neuralgia means
pain
Due to the patient's chronic mental depression, the physician prescribed a(n) ________ medication.
...
The medical term for a dilation or ballooning of an artery or cardiac chamber is
aneurysm
Medical term for fainting
syncope
The medical term sclerosis means:
thickening, hardening
The term exacerbate means to
aggravate
The term for a chronic, progressive loss of cognitive and intellectual functions is:
dementia
The term mononeuropathy means any disorder of:
single peripheral nerve
The term that describes the area above the Dura mater is
epidural
The term that is used to describe an inflammation of the meninges is called
meningitis
The term which means inability to coordinate muscle activity leading to jerky movements is
ataxia
The plural form of the word ganglion is
ganglia
The prefix in the word intervertebral means
between
The prefix in the word trigeminal means
three
The prefix that means self is:
Auto
The root/combining form in the word astrocyte means
star
The root/combining form in the word microcephaly means
head
The root/combining form polio means
gray matter
The root in the word endarterectomy means
artery
The root of ataxia means:
coordination
A condition caused by an excessive amount of CSF causing ventricular enlargement is
hydrocephalus
A collection of blood located outside the Dura mater is called a/n
epidural hematoma
A 22-year-old patient in the hospital is suffering from a seizure that lasts longer than 45 minutes when charting this event the physicians assistant should document this seizure as
status epilepticus
Abnormal sensation such as tingling, burning, and prickling are called
Paresthesiah
A diagnostic test which records the electrical activity in a muscle is a
Electromyography
A disease characterized by muscular rigidity tremors in a masklike facial expression is
Parkinson disease
A disease involving the brain is called a
encephalopathy
A disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics is called
Tourette syndrome
After the patient suffered a CVA she was unable to brush her teeth or use a fork or spoon to eat the physician referred her to an occupational assistant to recommend therapies to address her
ADL
A lumbar puncture is performed to
...
Identify the term with an element meaning suffering.
parasympathetic
If a patient is in the postictal state they have had
seizure
A selective mechanism that protects the brain from toxins and infections is abbreviated as
BBB
The word element that means nerve is
neuro
The word which refers to a loss of motor control and sensations as a result of injury to the spinal cord is
...
The word element that means paralysis is
pleg
The correct pronunciation for psychosis is
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Herps zoster is an infection of peripheral nerves arising from a re activation of the primary childhood viral infection
...
A person who is paralyzed in all four limbs has
quadriplegia
Tourette syndrome is characterized by
multiple motor and vocal tics
The word for a groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres is a ______________, and its plural is ______________.
sulcus/sulci
Another term used for contusion is
bruise
Bell palsy is characterized by
paralysis or paresis on one side of the face
The word element that means internal organ is:
viscer
The proper spelling for the term that means fatty white material found around a nerve axon is
myelin
The chemicals responsible for helping to transfer messages from one nerve cell to another are called
neurotransmitters