Med Term Quiz 2

Front 1

Cerebell/o

Back 1

Cerebellum

Front 2

Cerebr/o

Back 2

Cerebrum, brain

Front 3

Dur/o

Back 3

Hard, dura mater

Front 4

Encaphal/o

Back 4

Brain

Front 5

Gangli/o, ganglion/o

Back 5

Ganglion

Front 6

Gli/o

Back 6

Glia, gluey substance

Front 7

Mening/o, meningi/o

Back 7

Meninges

Front 8

NOTE: myel/o also means bone marrow

Back 8

Spinal cord

Front 9

Neur/o

Back 9

Nerve

Front 10

Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Back 10

Nerve root (proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord)

Front 11

Estesi/o

Back 11

Sensation, sensitivity, feeling

Front 12

Ment/o, psych/o

Back 12

Mind

Front 13

Mon/o

Back 13

One, single

Front 14

Phas/o

Back 14

Speech

Front 15

Poli/o

Back 15

Gray matter

Front 16

Quadr/i

Back 16

Four

Front 17

Ganglionectomy

Back 17

Excision of a ganglion (also called gangliectomy)

Front 18

Neurectomy

Back 18

Excision of a nerve

Front 19

Neurolysis

Back 19

Separating a nerve (from adhesion)

Front 20

Neuroplasty

Back 20

Surgical repair of a nerve

Front 21

Neurorrhaphy

Back 21

Suture of a nerve

Front 22

Neurotpmy

Back 22

Incision into a nerve

Front 23

Radicotomy, rhizotomy

Back 23

Incision into a nerve root

Front 24

Cerebral angiography

Back 24

Radiographic imaging of the blood vessels in the brain (after an injection of contrast medium)

Front 25

CT myelography

Back 25

Process of recording the spinal cord (after an injection of a contrast agent into the subarachnoid space by lumbar puncture. Size, shape, and position of the spinal cord and nerve roots are demonstrated)

Front 26

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Back 26

Record of the electrical impulses of the brain

Front 27

Electroencephalograph

Back 27

Instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain

Front 28

Electroencephalography

Back 28

Process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain

Front 29

Encephlosclerosis

Back 29

Hardening of the brain

Front 30

Gliocyte

Back 30

Glial cell

Front 31

Hemiparesis

Back 31

Slight paralysis of half

Front 32

Hemiplegia

Back 32

Paralysis of half

Front 33

Hyperesthesia

Back 33

Excessive sensitivity

Front 34

Interictal

Back 34

(occurring) between seizures or attacks

Front 35

Intracerebral

Back 35

Pertaining to within the cerebrum

Front 36

Mental

Back 36

Pertaining to the mind

Front 37

Monoparesis

Back 37

Slight paralysis of one (limb)

Front 38

Monoplegia

Back 38

Paralysis of one (limb)

Front 39

Myelomalacia

Back 39

Softening of the spinal cord

Front 40

Neuroid

Back 40

Resembling a nerve

Front 41

Neurologist

Back 41

Physician who studies and treats diseases of the nerves

Front 42

Neurology

Back 42

Study of nerves

Front 43

Panplegia

Back 43

Total paralysis (also spelled pamplegia)

Front 44

Paresthesia

Back 44

Abnormal sensation

Front 45

Postictal

Back 45

(occurring) after a seizure or attack

Front 46

Preictal

Back 46

(occurring) before a seizure or attack

Front 47

Quadriplegia

Back 47

Paralysis of four (limbs)

Front 48

Subdural

Back 48

Pertaining to below the dura meter

Front 49

Afferent

Back 49

Conveying toward a center

Front 50

Ataxia

Back 50

Lack of muscle coordination

Front 51

Cognitive

Back 51

Pertaining to the mental process of comprehension, judgment, memory and reason

Front 52

Coma

Back 52

State of profound unconsciousness

Front 53

Concussion

Back 53

Injury to the brain caused by major or minor head trauma; symptoms include vertigo, headache and possible loss of consciousness

Front 54

Conscious

Back 54

Awake, alert, aware of one’s surroundings

Front 55

Convulsion

Back 55

Sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles; may be present during a seizure

Front 56

Disorientation

Back 56

A state of mental confusion as to time, place or identity

Front 57

Dysarthria

Back 57

The inability to use speech that is distinct and connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system

Front 58

Efferent

Back 58

Conveying away from the center

Front 59

Gait

Back 59

A manner or style of walking

Front 60

Incoherent

Back 60

Unable to express one’s thoughts or ideas in an orderly, intelligible manner

Front 61

Paraplegia

Back 61

Paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord

Front 62

Seizure

Back 62

Sudden surge of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, resulting in involuntary body movements or behaviors

Front 63

Shunt

Back 63

Tube implanted in the body to redirect the flow of a fluid

Front 64

Syncope

Back 64

Fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to the cerebrum

Front 65

Unconsciousness

Back 65

State of being unaware of surroundings and incapable of responding to stimuli as a result of injury, shock, illness or drugs