Chapter 5 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
cerebr/o & encephal/o | Brain |
cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
lob/o | Lobe |
cephal/o | Head |
crani/o | Head or Skull |
neur/o | Nerve |
gangli/o | Nerve Bundle |
myel/o | Spinal Cord or Bone Marrow |
dur/o | Dura (Tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
mening/o & meningi/o | Meninges (Membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
esthesi/o | Feeling & Sensation |
phas/o | Speech |
phren/o & psych/o | Mind |
somn/o & somn/I & hypn/o | Sleep |
gnosi/o | Know |
-mania | Excessive Desire |
-phobia | Excessive Fear or Sensitivity |
-paresis | Slight or Partial Paralysis |
ton/o | Muscle Tone, Tension, or Pressure |
kinesi/o & kinet/o | Movements & Motion |
tax/o | Arrangement, Order, & Coordination |
-plegia | Paralysis |
-asthenia | Weakness |
general anesthetic | complete loss of consciousness |
local anesthetic | does not affect consciousness |
regional anesthetic | injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area |
topical anesthetic | local anesthetic applied to the surface of the area to be anesthetized |
epidural anesthetic | anesthetic applied in the dural region of the spinal cord |
anesthetic | a drug that causes loss of sensation |
CVA ( Cerebrovascular Accident ) | an accident involving blood vessels of the brain |
stroke | loss of brain function caused by interruption of blood flow/supply to the brain |
hemorrhagic stroke | a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel |
ischemic stroke | a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage |
TIA ( Transient ischemic attack ) | "mini-stroke" -- caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which usually resolves itself within 24 hours |
cerebrovascular disease | a disease of the blood vessels of the brain |
cerebral aneurysm | the widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the brain |
cerebral embolism | the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object such as fa or bacteria |
aphasia | inability to speak |
hemiparesis | partial paralysis on half of the body |
hemiplegia | paralysis on half of the body |
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