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Nervous System Medical Terminology

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
neuron
a)
nerve cell
b)
sound
c)
spinal cord
2.
myelin/o
a)
myelin sheath; covering of a nerve
b)
stupor; a state of near-unconsciousness
c)
brain
3.
encephal/o
a)
brain
b)
gray matter
c)
burning
4.
mening/o
a)
membrane around the brain and spinal cord
b)
nerve cell
c)
magnet
5.
neur/o
a)
nerve
b)
mind
c)
membrane around the brain and spinal cord
6.
-cele
a)
hernia (protrusion of an organ)
b)
myelin sheath; covering of a nerve
c)
spinal cord
7.
-esthesia
a)
sensation
b)
gray matter
c)
nerve roots (attach nerve to spinal cord)
8.
-lepsy
a)
seizure
b)
spinal cord
c)
burning
9.
-phasia
a)
speech
b)
thing
c)
brain
10.
-plegia
a)
paralysis
b)
burning
c)
water
11.
encephalitis
a)
inflammation of the brain
b)
pertaining to the nerves and muscles
c)
herniation of the meninges through the skull or vertebra
12.
hydrocephalus
a)
accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain
b)
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
c)
sleep disorder involving sudden and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day
13.
meningitis
a)
inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
b)
study of the nervous system
c)
no speech
14.
aphasia
a)
no speech
b)
accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain
c)
a type of dementia caused by the degeneration of brain cells
15.
hemiplegia
a)
paralysis affecting either the right or left side of the body
b)
paralysis of all four limbs
c)
paralysis of the lower part of the body and legs
16.
paraplegia
a)
paralysis of the lower part of the body and legs
b)
paralysis of all four limbs
c)
paralysis affecting either the right or left side of the body
17.
epilepsy
a)
a condition that causes electrical impulses in the brain to become disorganized; seizure disorder
b)
inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
c)
a type of dementia caused by the degeneration of brain cells
18.
caus/o
a)
burning
b)
myelin sheath; covering of a nerve
c)
nerve
19.
-plegia
a)
paralysis
b)
burning
c)
water
20.
causalgia
a)
burning pain
b)
sound
c)
spinal cord
21.
encephalitis
a)
inflammation of the brain
b)
pertaining to the nerves and muscles
c)
herniation of the meninges through the skull or vertebra
22.
encephalopathy
a)
any disease of the brain
b)
inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
c)
painful sensation in response to normal stimulation
23.
neurology
a)
study of the nervous system
b)
herniation of the meninges through the skull or vertebra
c)
sleep disorder involving sudden and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day
24.
narcolepsy
a)
sleep disorder involving sudden and uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the day
b)
loss of sensation
c)
no speech
25.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
a)

also known as Lou Gehrig disease; causes loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord

b)
painful sensation in response to normal stimulation
c)
cancerous tumor of the brain tissue
26.
Multiple Sclerosis
a)

a condition in which the myelin sheath covering the neurons of the brain and spinal cord becomes hardened and scarred

b)
inflammation of the brain
c)
loss of sensation
27.
spina bifida
a)
when the vertebrae do not form a complete circle around the spinal cord
b)
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
c)
painful sensation in response to normal stimulation
28.

Part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

a)

peripheral nervous system

b)

outside nervous system

c)

medial nervous system

d)

central nervous system

29.

A message carried by a nerve cell is called a(n) ____.

a)

text

b)

impulse

c)

reflex

d)

neuron

30.

-algia

a)

pain

b)

joint

c)

inflammation

d)

process of viewing

31.

myelo-

a)

brain

b)

spinal cord, bone marrow

c)

sleep

d)

seizure

32.

narco-

a)

sleep

b)

pain medicine

c)

narcotic

d)

attack

33.

-paresis

a)

total paralysis

b)

increased sensitivity

c)

partial paralysis

d)

heat

34.

causo-

a)

freeze

b)

burn

c)

pain

d)

sensation

35.

a feeling of numbness or tingling

a)

paraplegia

b)

paraparesis

c)

paresthesia

d)

causalgia

36.

Build a term that means herniation of spinal cord and meninges

(a)  

37.

medical term for headache or head pain

(a)  

38.

build a term that means no speech

(a)  

39.

build a term that means condition of no coordination or without coordination

(a)  

40.

this condition has symptoms of unilateral weakness or paralysis (usually temporary) of the muscles of the face

a)

Lou Gehrig's Disese

b)

Bell's palsy

c)

quadriplegia

d)

Parkinson's disease

41.

this disease is progressive and extremely debilitating; it begins with minor memory loss and progresses to complete loss of mental, emotional, and physical functioning

a)

Bell's palsy

b)

multiple sclerosis

c)

amyotrophic lateral stenosis

d)

Alzheimer's disease

42.

build a term that means the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain

(a)  

43.

build a term that means inflammation of many nerves

(a)  

44.

a hematoma (collection of blood) located between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane would be called what

(a)  

45.

build a term that means disease of nerve roots

(a)  

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