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Medical Terminology Ch. #10 "The Nervous System"

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

caus/o

a)

brain

b)

bruise

c)

burning sensation

d)

sensation, feeling

e)

shaken together

2.

concuss/o

a)

brain

b)

bruise

c)

burning sensation

d)

sensation, feeling

e)

shaken together

3.

contus/o

a)

brain

b)

bruise

c)

burning sensation

d)

sensation, feeling

e)

shaken together

4.

encephal/o

a)

brain

b)

bruise

c)

burning sensation

d)

sensation, feeling

e)

shaken together

5.

-esthesia

a)

brain

b)

bruise

c)

burning sensation

d)

sensation, feeling

e)

shaken together

6.

esthet/o

a)

brain covering

b)

feeling

c)

madness

d)

process of recording an image

e)

to steal

7.

-graphy

a)

brain covering

b)

feeling

c)

madness

d)

process of recording an image

e)

to steal

8.

klept/o

a)

brain covering

b)

feeling

c)

madness

d)

process of recording an image

e)

to steal

9.

-mania

a)

brain covering

b)

feeling

c)

madness

d)

process of recording an image

e)

to steal

10.

mening/o

a)

brain covering

b)

feeling

c)

madness

d)

process of recording an image

e)

to steal

11.

myel/o

a)

abnormal fear

b)

having an affinity for

c)

mind

d)

nerve

e)

spinal cord

12.

neur/o

a)

abnormal fear

b)

having an affinity for

c)

mind

d)

nerve

e)

spinal cord

13.

-phobia

a)

abnormal fear

b)

having an affinity for

c)

mind

d)

nerve

e)

spinal cord

14.

psych/o

a)

abnormal fear

b)

having an affinity for

c)

mind

d)

nerve

e)

spinal cord

15.

-tropic

a)

abnormal fear

b)

having an affinity for

c)

mind

d)

nerve

e)

spinal cord

16.

acrophobia

a)

abnormal fear of enclosed spaces

b)

excessive fear of high places

c)

false personal belief despite evidence to the contrary

d)

repeated pulling out of one's own hair

e)

sight or sound not based on external stimulation

17.

claustrophobia

a)

abnormal fear of enclosed spaces

b)

excessive fear of high places

c)

false personal belief despite evidence to the contrary

d)

repeated pulling out of one's own hair

e)

sight or sound not based on external stimulation

18.

delusion

a)

abnormal fear of enclosed spaces

b)

excessive fear of high places

c)

false personal belief despite evidence to the contrary

d)

repeated pulling out of one's own hair

e)

sight or sound not based on external stimulation

19.

hallucination

a)

abnormal fear of enclosed spaces

b)

excessive fear of high places

c)

false personal belief despite evidence to the contrary

d)

repeated pulling out of one's own hair

e)

sight or sound not based on external stimulation

20.

trichotillomania

a)

abnormal fear of enclosed spaces

b)

excessive fear of high places

c)

false personal belief despite evidence to the contrary

d)

repeated pulling out of one's own hair

e)

sight or sound not based on external stimulation

21.

coma

a)

abnormally increased cerebrospinal fluid within the brain

b)

deep state of unconsciousness

c)

excessive sensitivity to stimuli

d)

fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance

e)

violent jarring of the brain

22.

concussion

a)

abnormally increased cerebrospinal fluid within the brain

b)

deep state of unconsciousness

c)

excessive sensitivity to stimuli

d)

fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance

e)

violent jarring of the brain

23.

hydrocephalus

a)

abnormally increased cerebrospinal fluid within the brain

b)

deep state of unconsciousness

c)

excessive sensitivity to stimuli

d)

fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance

e)

violent jarring of the brain

24.

hyperesthesia

a)

abnormally increased cerebrospinal fluid within the brain

b)

deep state of unconsciousness

c)

excessive sensitivity to stimuli

d)

fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance

e)

violent jarring of the brain

25.

hypochondriasis

a)

abnormally increased cerebrospinal fluid within the brain

b)

deep state of unconsciousness

c)

excessive sensitivity to stimuli

d)

fear of having a serious illness despite medical reassurance

e)

violent jarring of the brain

26.

delirium

a)

anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts or impulses

b)

intense emotional feelings that include apprehension, fearfulness, and terror

c)

learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement

d)

potentially reversible mental condition often associated with a high fever

e)

progressive decline in mental abilities

27.

dementia

a)

anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts or impulses

b)

intense emotional feelings that include apprehension, fearfulness, and terror

c)

learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement

d)

potentially reversible mental condition often associated with a high fever

e)

progressive decline in mental abilities

28.

dyslexia

a)

anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts or impulses

b)

intense emotional feelings that include apprehension, fearfulness, and terror

c)

learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement

d)

potentially reversible mental condition often associated with a high fever

e)

progressive decline in mental abilities

29.

obsessive-compulsive disorder

a)

anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts or impulses

b)

intense emotional feelings that include apprehension, fearfulness, and terror

c)

learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement

d)

potentially reversible mental condition often associated with a high fever

e)

progressive decline in mental abilities

30.

panic attack

a)

anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts or impulses

b)

intense emotional feelings that include apprehension, fearfulness, and terror

c)

learning disability characterized by substandard reading achievement

d)

potentially reversible mental condition often associated with a high fever

e)

progressive decline in mental abilities

31.

anesthetic

a)

congenital herniation of the meninges through the skull or spinal column

b)

inflammation of the meninges

c)

inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow

d)

medical professional, other than an MD, specializing in administering anesthesia

e)

medication producing the absence of normal sensitivity to pain

32.

anesthetist

a)

congenital herniation of the meninges through the skull or spinal column

b)

inflammation of the meninges

c)

inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow

d)

medical professional, other than an MD, specializing in administering anesthesia

e)

medication producing the absence of normal sensitivity to pain

33.

meningitis

a)

congenital herniation of the meninges through the skull or spinal column

b)

inflammation of the meninges

c)

inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow

d)

medical professional, other than an MD, specializing in administering anesthesia

e)

medication producing the absence of normal sensitivity to pain

34.

meningocele

a)

congenital herniation of the meninges through the skull or spinal column

b)

inflammation of the meninges

c)

inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow

d)

medical professional, other than an MD, specializing in administering anesthesia

e)

medication producing the absence of normal sensitivity to pain

35.

myelitis

a)

congenital herniation of the meninges through the skull or spinal column

b)

inflammation of the meninges

c)

inflammation of the spinal cord or bone marrow

d)

medical professional, other than an MD, specializing in administering anesthesia

e)

medication producing the absence of normal sensitivity to pain

36.
mind
a)
psych/o
b)
hypn/o
c)
somat/o
d)
mengingi/o
37.
nerve
a)
neuro/o
b)
medull/o
c)
contus/o
d)
gli/o
38.

Which medication depresses the CNS to produce calm and diminished responsiveness without causing sleep?

a)

analgesic

b)

anxiolytic

c)

hypnotic

d)

glisedativeo

39.

____ is an excessive fear of spiders.

a)

Acrophobia

b)

Agoraphobia

c)

Arachnophobia

d)

Claustrophobia

40.

Which condition of a young child is characterized by the inability to develop normal social relationships?

a)

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

b)

autism

c)

dyslexia

d)

mental retardation

41.

____ is a progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath.

a)

Cerebral palsy

b)

Epilepsy

c)

Multiple sclerosis

d)

Poliomyelitis

42.

Which condition is a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes?

a)

delirium tremens

b)

dementia

c)

Reye's syndrome

d)

schizophrenia

43.

A generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by ____.

a)

a person acting sick when he or she is not really sick

b)

exaggerated worry and tension even when there is little or nothing to provoke these feelings

c)

Reye's multiple cognitive defects, including memory impairment

d)

persistent, intrusive, excessive worry about multiple topics

44.

A ____ is a condition in which an individual acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick.

a)

conversion disorder

b)

factitious disorder

c)

hypochondriasis

d)

somatoform disorder

45.

Which condition is the inflammation of a nerve causing pain through the thigh and leg?

a)

Bell's palsy

b)

reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome

c)

sciatica

d)

trigeminal neuralgia

46.

The nervous system is composed of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system:

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Define the prefix in the term: dyslexia

a)

difficult

b)

words, phrases

c)

against

d)

painful

48.

Define the prefix in the term: polyneuritis

a)

few

b)

no or without

c)

many

d)

inflammation

49.

Define the suffix in the term: anesthesia

a)

movement

b)

pain

c)

feeling, nervous sensation

d)

no or without

50.

Define the suffix in the term: meningomyelocele

a)

tumor

b)

meninges

c)

nerves

d)

hernia

51.

Define the root word (1st root if more than one) in the term: encephalopathy

a)

head

b)

disease

c)

brain

d)

cerebrum

52.

Chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity:

a)

ALS

b)

MS

c)

Huntingon's disease

d)

Myasthenia gravis

e)

epilepsy

53.

Which term means no speech?

a)

ataxia

b)

aphasia

c)

apraxia

54.

Disease of the brain:

a)

encephalopathy

b)

encephalitis

55.

Condition of absence of a brain:

a)

hyperalgesia

b)

anencephaly

56.

Fainting:

a)

syncope

b)

palsy

57.

Disease of the spinal cord:

a)

myelopathy

b)

myopathy

58.

Condition of increased sensation:

a)

hyperesthesia

b)

hypoesthesia

59.

Fainting:

a)

shingles

b)

hyperesthesia

c)

ataxia

d)

syncope

e)

palsy

60.

Disorder of reading, writing, and learning is:

a)

epilepsy

b)

apraxia

c)

bradykinesis

d)

neurasthenia

e)

dyslexia

61.

Alzheimer's disease is a ____.

a)

chronic, degenerative central nervous disorder characterized by fine muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuffling gait

b)

group of disorders involving the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language

c)

memory disturbance characterized by a total or partial inability to recall past experiences

d)

slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes

62.

A patient in a coma____.

a)

responds only to painful stimuli

b)

is lethargic sleeps for long periods of time

c)

is in a persistent vegetative state exhibits alternating sleep and wake cycles

d)

is in a stupor has impaired mental awareness of the mind, but responds normally to environmental stimuli

63.

Which condition is an inflammation of the brain?

a)

encephalitis

b)

encephalomeningitis

c)

meningitis

d)

poliomyelitis

64.

Which condition is an intense burning pain after an injury to a sensory nerve?

a)

causalgia

b)

hyperesthesia

c)

paresthesia

d)

peripheral neuropathy

65.

A ____ is the suturing of the ends of a severed nerve.

a)

neurectomy

b)

neuroplasty

c)

neurorrhaphy

d)

neurotomy

66.

A/An ____ is administered to temporarily relieve anxiety and to reduce tension.

a)

antipsychotic drug

b)

anxiolytic drug

c)

mood-stabilizing drug

d)

psychotropic drug

67.

Which condition includes a sense perception that has no basis in external stimulation?

a)

delirium

b)

delusion

c)

dementia

d)

hallucination

68.

____ is a low-grade chronic depression with symptoms that are milder than those of severe depression but are present on a majority of days for two or more years.

a)

A bipolar disorder

b)

A seasonal affective disorder

c)

Dysthymia

d)

Manic behavior

69.

A/An ____ is characterized by a group of intense emotional feelings that are accompanied by physical symptoms that can include shortness of breath, feelings of unreality, sweating, heart palpitations, chest pain, and choking sensations.

a)

generalized anxiety disorder

b)

obsessive-compulsive disorder

c)

panic attack

d)

post-traumatic stress disorder

70.

Which part of the brain is responsible for the highest level of thought?

a)

brainstem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

d)

medulla

71.

A/An ____, also known as a bleed, occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks

a)

cerebrovascular accident

b)

hemorrhagic stroke

c)

ischemic stroke

d)

transient ischemic attack

72.

Which condition is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease?

a)

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

b)

Bell's palsy

c)

Guillain-Barré syndrome

d)

Reye's syndrome

73.

The ____ lobe of the cerebrum controls motor functions.

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

occipital

d)

temporal

74.

____ is a disorder characterized by the repeated, deliberate setting of fires.

a)

A bipolar disorder

b)

A personality disorder

c)

Kleptomania

d)

Pyromania

75.

Which structure consists of the medulla, midbrain, and pons?

a)

brainstem

b)

hypothalamus

c)

medulla

d)

pons

76.

 bundle of nerve fibers that carry nerve impulses toward the brain is known as a/an ____.

a)

ascending tract

b)

descending tract

c)

ganglion

d)

plexus

77.

The inner surface of the skull is lined with ____.

a)

arachnoid membrane

b)

dura mater

c)

meninges

d)

pia mater

78.

Shaken baby syndrome describes the condition of a child being violently shaken by someone.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

A traumatic brain injury is a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that damages the brain.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Tetanus is characterized by vomiting and confusion.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Tetanus is characterized by vomiting and confusion.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

Poliomyelitis is a bacterial infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Poliomyelitis is a bacterial infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

A transient ischemic attack is an episode of bleeding in the brain that causes numbness, blurred vision, dizziness, or loss of balance.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

A ganglion is a knotlike mass or group of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Kleptomania is a disorder characterized by the repeated stealing of objects neither for personal use nor for their monetary value.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder of the nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Cerebral palsy is a hereditary disorder.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Regional anesthesia produced by injecting a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the spine is known as epidural anesthesia.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Regional anesthesia produced by injecting a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the spine is known as epidural anesthesia.

a)

True

b)

False

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