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ch15wordparts/neuro
ExploringMedicalLanguage8theditionch15wordparts/neurodiag(N.D.'s class)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebello | cerebellum; balance and coordination portion of brain |
| cerebro | cerebrum; thinking part of brain |
| duro | dura mater; outermost meninge |
| encephalo | brain |
| esthesio | sensation, feeling |
| ganglio | Ganglion; collection of nerve endings outside CNS |
| gangliono | ganglion |
| meningi | meninges; 3 layers around brain and spinal cord (dura, pia, arachnoid) |
| meningo | meninges |
| mento | mind |
| mono | one |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| neuro | nerve |
| phaso | speech |
| psycho | mind |
| quadri | four |
| radico | nerve root; anterior and posterior fibers from spinal cord that comprise spinal nerve |
| radiculo | nerve root |
| rhizo | nerve root |
| -iatrist | specialist, physician |
| -iatry | study of or field of |
| -ictal | seizure |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| Neurological Assessment | 1. A + O x 3 2. PERL 3. Mentation |
| A + O x 3 | alert and oriented times three (person, place and time) |
| alert | what does the patient respond to? - voice, touch, pain |
| PERL | pupils equal and reactive to light |
| Mentation | ability to think |
| LOC | level of consciousness |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |