Medical Terminology Week 15 Assignment

Use encephal/o (brain) to build words that mean: 1. disease of the brain encephalopathy 2. herniation of the brain encephalocele 3. radiography of the brain encephalography Use cerebr/o (cerebrum) to build words that mean: 4. disease of the cerebrum cerebropathy 5. inflammation of the cerebrum cerebritis Use crani/o (cranium [skull]) to build words that mean: 6. herniation (through the) cranium craniocele 7. instrument for measuring the skull craniometer Use neur/o (nerve) to build words that mean: 8. pain in a nerve neuralgia or neurodynia 9. specialist in the study of the nervous system neurologist 10. crushing a nerve neurotripsy Use myel/o (bone marrow; spinal cord) to build words that mean: 11. herniation of the spinal cord myelocele 12. paralysis of the spinal cord myeloplegia Use psych/o (mind) to build words that mean: 13. pertaining to the mind psychotic or psychic 14. abnormal condition of the mind psychosis Use the sufÏx -kinesia (movement) to build words that mean: 15. movement that is slow bradykinesia 16. painful or difÏcult movement dyskinesia Use the sufÏx -plegia (paralysis) to build words that mean: 17. paralysis of one half (of the body) hemiplegia 18. paralysis of four (limbs) quadriplegia Use the sufÏx -phasia (speech) to build words that mean: 19. difÏcult speech dysphasia 20. lacking or without speech aphasia Build surgical terms that mean: 21. destruction of a nerve neurolysis 22. incision of the skull craniotomy 23. surgical repair of the skull cranioplasty 24. suture of a nerve neurorrhaphy 25. incision of the brain encephalotomy Match the terms with the definitions in the numbered list. Alzheimer ataxia autism bipolar bulimia clonic concussion convulsion dementia epilepsies Guillain-Barr6 hemiparesis ischemic multiple sclerosis myelomeningocele paraplegia Parkinson poliomyelitis radiculopathy shingles 1. weakness in one-half of the body hemiparesis 2. cognitive deficit, including memory impairment dementia 3. disease associated with formation of small plaques in the cerebral cortex Alzheimer 4. eating disorder characterized by binging and purging bulimia 5. phase of a grand mal seizure characterized by uncontrolled jerking of the body clonic 6. autoimmune syndrome that causes acute inflammation of peripheral nerves Guillain-Barr6 7. defective muscle coordination ataxia 8. mental disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, emotion, and energy bipolar 9. chronic or recurring seizure disorders epilepsies 10. stroke caused by narrowing of the carotid arteries ischemic 11. disease caused by the same organism that causes chickenpox in children shingles 12. disease of the nerve root associated with the spinal cord radiculopathy 13. paralysis of the lower portion of the trunk and both legs paraplegia 14. disease that causes inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord poliomyelitis 15. sudden, violent contraction of one or more voluntary muscles convulsion 16. most severe form of spina bifida, where the spinal cord and meninges protrude through the spine myelomeningocele 17. mental disorder characterized by extreme withdrawal and abnormal absorption in fantasy autism 18. disease characterized by head nodding, bradykinesia, tremors, and shufÒing gait Parkinson 19. disease characterized by demyelination in the spinal cord and brain multiple sclerosis 20. loss of consciousness caused by trauma to the head concussion Match the terms with the definitions in the numbered list: antipsychotics cryosurgery CSF analysis echoencephalography electromyography general anesthetics hypnotics lumbar puncture myelography NCV plasmapheresis psychostimulants TIA tractotomy trephination 1. tests the speed at which impulses travel through a nerve NCV 2. treat attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy psychostimulants 3. treat psychosis, paranoia, and schizophrenia by altering chemicals in the brain, including the limbic system, which controls emotions antipsychotics 4. act upon the brain to produce complete loss of feeling with loss of consciousness general anesthetics 5. ultrasound technique used to study the intracranial structures of the brain echoencephalography 6. technique that uses extreme cold to destroy tissue cryosurgery 7. radiological examination of the spinal canal, nerve roots, and spinal cord myelography 8. stroke with symptoms that resolve in about 24 hours TIA 9. laboratory analysis used to diagnose infections, tumors, and intracranial hemorrhage CSF analysis 10. recording of electrical signals when a muscle is at rest and during contraction to assess nerve damage electromyography 11. procedure to extract spinal fluid for diagnostic purposes, introduce anesthetic agents, or remove fluid lumbar puncture 12. extracorporal procedure to remove autoantibodies in autoimmune diseases plasmapheresis 13. transection of a nerve tract in the brainstem or spinal cord tractotomy 14. agents that depress central nervous system functions, promote sedation and sleep, and relieve agitation, anxiousness, and restlessness hypnotics 15. incision of a circular opening into the skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure trephination