Question 1

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-to hold back, block

Accepted Answer

A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri- 
A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri- H

Question 2

Build a word that means abnormal condition of the mind (mental disorder): __________.

Accepted Answer

psychosis

Question 3

The cerebrum is superior to the spinal cord. This means the cerebrum is located:

Accepted Answer

A)  above the spinal cord 
B)  below the spinal cord 
C)  in front of the spinal cord 
D)  behind the spinal cord 
E)  beside the spinal cord 
A)  above the spinal cord 
B)  below the spinal cord 
C)  in front of the spinal cord 
D)  behind the spinal cord 
E)  beside the spinal cord A

Question 4

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-four

Accepted Answer

A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri- 
A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri-

Question 5

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 6

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-malignant tumor that occurs primarily in infants and children

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 7

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by inflammation, hardening, and loss of myelin throughout the spinal cord and brain

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 8

Symptoms of chronic, recurring seizures are characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson disease 
B)  epilepsy 
C)  multiple sclerosis 
D)  shingles 
E)  palsy 
A)  Parkinson disease 
B)  epilepsy 
C)  multiple sclerosis 
D)  shingles 
E)  palsy

Question 9

Tumors of the nervous system are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  adenomas 
B)  gliomas 
C)  seizures 
D)  oligodendrites 
E)  shingles 
A)  adenomas 
B)  gliomas 
C)  seizures 
D)  oligodendrites 
E)  shingles

Question 10

Which of the following is an instrument to measure the cranium?

Accepted Answer

A)  encephaloplasty 
B)  encephalotomy 
C)  encephalometer 
D)  encephalometry 
E)  encephalogram 
A)  encephaloplasty 
B)  encephalotomy 
C)  encephalometer 
D)  encephalometry 
E)  encephalogram

Question 11

Use cerebr/o to build a word that means inflammation of the cerebrum and its membranes (meninges): __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use cerebr/o to build a word that...

Question 12

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-partial destruction of the thalamus to treat psychosis or intractable pain

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 13

Build a medical word that means tumor composed of brain (tissue): __________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Build a medical word that means tumor...

Question 14

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-prevent or control seizures

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 15

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-creation of an opening in the skull to gain access to the brain during neurosurgical procedures

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 16

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-congenital defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal through which the spinal cord and meninges may protrude

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 17

Which viral disease in adults is caused by the same organism responsible for chickenpox in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral palsy 
B)  polio 
C)  shingles 
D)  multiple sclerosis 
E)  Parkinson disease 
A)  cerebral palsy 
B)  polio 
C)  shingles 
D)  multiple sclerosis 
E)  Parkinson disease

Question 18

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

Accepted Answer

A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri- 
A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri-

Question 19

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for laboratory analysis

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy 
A)  Alzheimer disease 
B)  anesthetics 
C)  anticonvulsants 
D)  craniotomy 
E)  Dysphasia
F) Encephaloma
G) Epilepsy
H) Huntington chorea
I) Hydrocephalus
J) LP
K) MS
L) Myelocele
M) Neuroblastoma
N) Palsy
O) Parkinson disease
P) Poliomyelitis
Q) Sciatica
R) Shingles
S) spina bifida
T) thalamotomy

Question 20

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-embryonic cell

Accepted Answer

A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri- 
A)  blast/o 
B)  cephal/o 
C)  cerebr/o 
D)  crani/o 
E)  encephal/o
F) gli/o
G) gluc/o
H) isch/o
I) mening/o
J) my/o
K) myel/o
L) neur/o
M) poli/o
N) scler/o
O) spin/o
P) thalam/o
Q) -lepsy
R) -phasia
S) para-
T) quadri-

Match the word elements with their meanings. -to hold back, block

Build a word that means abnormal condition of the mind (mental disorder): __________.

The cerebrum is superior to the spinal cord. This means the cerebrum is located:

Match the word elements with their meanings. -four

Match the medical words with their definitions. -neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement

Match the medical words with their definitions. -malignant tumor that occurs primarily in infants and children

Match the medical words with their definitions. -progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by inflammation, hardening, and loss of myelin throughout the spinal cord and brain

Symptoms of chronic, recurring seizures are characteristic of:

Tumors of the nervous system are called:

Which of the following is an instrument to measure the cranium?

Use cerebr/o to build a word that means inflammation of the cerebrum and its membranes (meninges): __________.

Match the medical words with their definitions. -partial destruction of the thalamus to treat psychosis or intractable pain

Build a medical word that means tumor composed of brain (tissue): __________

Match the medical words with their definitions. -prevent or control seizures

Match the medical words with their definitions. -creation of an opening in the skull to gain access to the brain during neurosurgical procedures

Match the medical words with their definitions. -congenital defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal through which the spinal cord and meninges may protrude

Which viral disease in adults is caused by the same organism responsible for chickenpox in children?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

Match the medical words with their definitions. -insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for laboratory analysis

Match the word elements with their meanings. -embryonic cell

Introduction to Medical Terminology

Body Structure

Integumentary System

Respiratory System

Cardiovascular System

Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Digestive System

Urinary System

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Exam 11: Nervous System

Match the word elements with their meanings. -to hold back, block

Build a word that means abnormal condition of the mind (mental disorder): __________.

The cerebrum is superior to the spinal cord. This means the cerebrum is located:

Match the word elements with their meanings. -four

Match the medical words with their definitions. -neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement

Match the medical words with their definitions. -malignant tumor that occurs primarily in infants and children

Match the medical words with their definitions. -progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by inflammation, hardening, and loss of myelin throughout the spinal cord and brain

Symptoms of chronic, recurring seizures are characteristic of:

Tumors of the nervous system are called:

Which of the following is an instrument to measure the cranium?

Use cerebr/o to build a word that means inflammation of the cerebrum and its membranes (meninges): __________.

Match the medical words with their definitions. -partial destruction of the thalamus to treat psychosis or intractable pain

Build a medical word that means tumor composed of brain (tissue): __________

Match the medical words with their definitions. -prevent or control seizures

Match the medical words with their definitions. -creation of an opening in the skull to gain access to the brain during neurosurgical procedures

Match the medical words with their definitions. -congenital defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal through which the spinal cord and meninges may protrude

Which viral disease in adults is caused by the same organism responsible for chickenpox in children?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

Match the medical words with their definitions. -insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for laboratory analysis

Match the word elements with their meanings. -embryonic cell

Introduction to Medical Terminology

Body Structure

Integumentary System

Respiratory System

Cardiovascular System

Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Endocrine System

Musculoskeletal System

Special Senses: Eyes and Ears

Filters