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WorksheetsMed Terms Nervous System
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
cerebell/o
a)
cerebellum
b)
treatment, specialty
c)
brain
2.
cerebr/o
a)
cerebrum, brain
b)
nerve root
c)
cerebellum
3.
encephal/o
a)
brain
b)
slight paralysis
c)
four
4.
gangli/o
a)
ganglion
b)
meninges
c)
gangelino
5.
gli/o
a)
glia, gluey substance
b)
brain
c)
gray matter
6.
mening/o
a)
meninges
b)
nerve root
c)
gray matter
7.
meningi/o
a)
meninges
b)
four
c)
hard, dura mater
8.
myel/o
a)
spinal cord
b)
nerve
c)
meninges
9.
neur/o
a)
nerve
b)
speech
c)
meninges
10.
radic/o
a)
nerve root
b)
around
c)
mind
11.
radicul/o
a)
nerve root
b)
seizure, attack
c)
mind
12.
rhiz/o
a)
nerve root
b)
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
c)
nerve
13.
esthesi/o
a)
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
b)
nerve
c)
nerve root
14.
psych/o
a)
mind
b)
gray matter
c)
nerve root
15.
ment/o
a)
mind
b)
specialist, physician
c)
nerve root
16.
phas/o
a)
speech
b)
meninges
c)
seizure, attack
17.
poli/o
a)
gray matter
b)
ganglion
c)
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
18.
quadr/i
a)
four
b)
glia, gluey substance
c)
slight paralysis
19.
-ictal
a)
seizure, attack
b)
cerebrum, brain
c)
spinal cord
20.
-paresis
a)
slight paralysis
b)
one, single
c)
treatment, specialty
21.
cerebellitis
a)
inflammation of the cerebellum
b)
magnetic resonance imaging
c)
slight paralysis of one (limb)
d)
pertaining to within the cerebrum
22.
cerebral thrombosis
a)
pertaining to the cerebrum, abnormal condition of a clot
b)
inflammation of the nerve roots
c)
fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood
d)
electroencephalogram
23.
duritis
a)
inflammation of the dura mater
b)
cognitive impairment characterized by loss of intellectual brain function
c)
group of diagnostic tests that measure changes and responses in brain waves elicited by stimuli
d)
study of nerves
24.
encephalitis
a)
inflammation of the brain
b)
emotional disorder characterized by feelings of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness
c)
computerized radiographic process producing a series of sectional images of brain tissue
d)
mood disturbance characterized by feelings of sadness, disapr, lack of joy
25.
encephalomalacia
a)
softening of the brain
b)
occuring after a seizure or attack
c)
inflammation of a nerve
d)
disease of the nerve roots
26.
encephalomyeloradiculitis
a)
inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots
b)
record of electrical activity of the brain
c)
alzheimer disease
d)
tumor composed of developing glial tissue
27.
glioblastoma
a)
tumor composed of developing glial tissue
b)
softening of the brain
c)
hardening of the brain
d)
pertaining to below the dura mater
28.
meningocele
a)
protrusion of the meninges
b)
sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles
c)
suturing of a nerve
d)
tumor made up of nerve cells
29.
meningomyelocele
a)
protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord
b)
occurring between seizures or attacks
c)
posttraumatic stress disorder
d)
pertain to the cerebrum
30.
mononeuropathy
a)
disease affecting a single nerve
b)
glial cell
c)
process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
d)
an embolus lodges in the cerebral artery
31.
neuralgia
a)
pain in a nerve
b)
subarachnoid hemorrhage
c)
sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles
d)
inflammation of the cerebellum
32.
neuroarthropathy
a)
disease of nerves and joints
b)
eating disorder characterized by uncontrolled binge eating followed by purging
c)
cognitive impairment characterized by loss of intellectual brain function
d)
slight paralysis of half of the body
33.
poliomyelitis
a)
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
b)
injury to the brain caused by minor or major head trauma
c)
total paralysis
d)
aneurysm in the cerebrum
34.
neuroid
a)
resembling a nerve
b)
lumbar puncture
c)
chronic degenerative disease of the CNS, includes resting tremors
d)
inflammation of many nerves
35.
interictal
a)
occurring between seizures or attacks
b)
excision of a nerve
c)
lack of muscle coordination
d)
softening of the spinal cord
36.
ALS
a)
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
b)
inflammation of a nerve
c)
excessive sensitivity
d)
glial cell
37.
phobia
a)
marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable
b)
any one of a large group of psychotic disorders characterized by gross distortions of reality
c)
tumor made up of nerve cells
d)
specialist of the mind
38.
syncope
a)
fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood
b)
major psychological disorder typified by disturbance in mood
c)
protrusion of the meninges
d)
a manner of style of walking
39.
seizure
a)
sudden, abnormal surge of electrical activity in the brain
b)
pertaining to within the cerebrum
c)
pertaining to below the dura mater
d)
physician who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system
40.
paraplegia
a)
paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower spinal cord
b)
sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time
c)
spectrum of mental disorders, onset during infancy/childhood
d)
condition of without speaking
41.
incoherent
a)
unable to express one's thoughts or ideas in an orderly, intelligible manner
b)
tumor composed of the glial tissue
c)
positron emission tomography
d)
obsessive-compulsive disorder
42.
efferent
a)
conveying away from the center
b)
resembling a nerve
c)
incision into a nerve
d)
record of electrical activity of the brain
43.
convulsion
a)
sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles
b)
peripheral nervous system
c)
conveying toward a center
d)
physician who studies and treats diseases of the mind
44.
coma
a)
state of profound unconsciousness
b)
the inability to use speech that is distinct and connected
c)
disorder of learning and behavioral problems marked inattention, distractibility
d)
dissolution of a nerve
45.
ataxia
a)
lack of muscle coordination
b)
disorder characterized by chronic, debilitating emotional response to a traumatic event
c)
disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts that result in the tendency to perform rituals
d)
awake, alert, aware of one's surroundings
46.
afferent
a)
conveying toward a center
b)
chronic degenerative disease of the CNS, includes resting tremors
c)
disorder characterized by chronic, debilitating emotional response to a traumatic event
d)
emotional disorder characterized by feelings of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness
47.
subdural hematoma
a)
pertaining to below the dura mater
b)
without feeling or sensation
c)
inflammation of the meninges
d)
chronic degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain and spinal cord
48.
involuntary shaking of the body or any of it's parts
a)
convulsion
b)
seizure
c)
spasm
d)
tremor
49.
inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve
a)
Myelitis
b)
Neuritis
c)
Poliomyelitis
d)
Radiculitis
50.
Fainting
a)
coma
b)
apathy
c)
lethargy
d)
syncopy
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