Question 1

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-speech

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 2

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-tumor of the 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 3

A patient who experiences seizures is treated with a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  anesthetic 
B)  anticonvulsant 
C)  antiparkinsonian agent 
D)  antibiotic 
E)  gonadotropin 
A)  anesthetic 
B)  anticonvulsant 
C)  antiparkinsonian agent 
D)  antibiotic 
E)  gonadotropin

Question 4

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-near; beside; beyond

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.
-produce partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness

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

The loss of reflexes and body tone that may occur as a result of paralysis is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  quadriplegia 
B)  aphasia 
C)  diplopia 
D)  vertigo 
E)  flaccidity 
A)  quadriplegia 
B)  aphasia 
C)  diplopia 
D)  vertigo 
E)  flaccidity

Question 7

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-Use myel/o (bone marrow, spinal cord) to build a word that means hernia(tion) of the spinal cord: __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the medical words with their definitions.
-Use...

Question 8

Match the medical words with their definitions.
-herniation of the spinal cord

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 9

Delusions or hallucinations are a common symptom of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson disease 
B)  cerebral palsy 
C)  psychosis 
D)  spina bifida occulta 
E)  meningitis 
A)  Parkinson disease 
B)  cerebral palsy 
C)  psychosis 
D)  spina bifida occulta 
E)  meningitis

Question 10

A therapeutic procedure to treat chronic pain is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  craniotomy 
B)  lumbar puncture 
C)  cerebrospinal fluid analysis 
D)  trephination 
E)  thalamotomy 
A)  craniotomy 
B)  lumbar puncture 
C)  cerebrospinal fluid analysis 
D)  trephination 
E)  thalamotomy

Question 11

What condition results in memory loss, mental deterioration, and decline in social skills and physical functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  stroke 
B)  Alzheimer disease 
C)  CVA 
D)  Bell palsy 
E)  MS 
A)  stroke 
B)  Alzheimer disease 
C)  CVA 
D)  Bell palsy 
E)  MS

Question 12

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-spine

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 13

What medical term is used to describe reasoning, perception, and judgment?

Accepted Answer

A)  neurology 
B)  psychosis 
C)  dementia 
D)  cognition 
E)  vascularity 
A)  neurology 
B)  psychosis 
C)  dementia 
D)  cognition 
E)  vascularity

Question 14

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-meninges (membranes covering brain and 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 15

What diagnostic test involves insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for laboratory analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAIU 
B)  EEG 
C)  SW 
D)  EKG 
E)  LP 
A)  RAIU 
B)  EEG 
C)  SW 
D)  EKG 
E)  LP

Question 16

What medical term best describes pain from nerve compression?

Accepted Answer

A)  neurolysis 
B)  neurodynia 
C)  neuroglia 
D)  neuroma 
E)  neurosis 
A)  neurolysis 
B)  neurodynia 
C)  neuroglia 
D)  neuroma 
E)  neurosis

Question 17

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-head

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 18

A facial neuropathic pain syndrome caused by stimulation of cranial nerve V is:

Accepted Answer

A)  trigeminal neuralgia 
B)  neurodynia 
C)  cephalalgia 
D)  paraplegia 
E)  Neurosis 
A)  trigeminal neuralgia 
B)  neurodynia 
C)  cephalalgia 
D)  paraplegia 
E)  Neurosis

Match the word elements with their meanings. -speech

Match the medical words with their definitions. -tumor of the brain

A patient who experiences seizures is treated with a(n):

Match the word elements with their meanings. -near; beside; beyond

Match the medical words with their definitions. -produce partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness

The loss of reflexes and body tone that may occur as a result of paralysis is known as:

Match the medical words with their definitions. -Use myel/o (bone marrow, spinal cord) to build a word that means hernia(tion) of the spinal cord: __________.

Match the medical words with their definitions. -herniation of the spinal cord

Delusions or hallucinations are a common symptom of:

A therapeutic procedure to treat chronic pain is known as:

What condition results in memory loss, mental deterioration, and decline in social skills and physical functioning?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -spine

What medical term is used to describe reasoning, perception, and judgment?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

What diagnostic test involves insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for laboratory analysis?

What medical term best describes pain from nerve compression?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -head

A facial neuropathic pain syndrome caused by stimulation of cranial nerve V is:

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Exam 11: Nervous System

Match the word elements with their meanings. -speech

Match the medical words with their definitions. -tumor of the brain

A patient who experiences seizures is treated with a(n):

Match the word elements with their meanings. -near; beside; beyond

Match the medical words with their definitions. -produce partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness

The loss of reflexes and body tone that may occur as a result of paralysis is known as:

Match the medical words with their definitions. -Use myel/o (bone marrow, spinal cord) to build a word that means hernia(tion) of the spinal cord: __________.

Match the medical words with their definitions. -herniation of the spinal cord

Delusions or hallucinations are a common symptom of:

A therapeutic procedure to treat chronic pain is known as:

What condition results in memory loss, mental deterioration, and decline in social skills and physical functioning?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -spine

What medical term is used to describe reasoning, perception, and judgment?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

What diagnostic test involves insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for laboratory analysis?

What medical term best describes pain from nerve compression?

Match the word elements with their meanings. -head

A facial neuropathic pain syndrome caused by stimulation of cranial nerve V is:

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