Lesson 11 Quiz: Nervous System and Behavioral Health

The combining form referring to the three layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord is:

In the medical term encephal/itis, the word root means:

The word part that completes the medical term ______/o/logy, meaning the study of the mind, is:

After a head injury, Gracie Bloume begins speech therapy to assist with the condition of difficulty with speech. This condition is called:

The medical term meaning pain in the head or headache is:

After surgical treatment for a brain tumor, Quentin Chalmers experiences _____, or the condition of without speaking or the loss of the ability to speak.

The medical term meningitis indicates

The medical term meaning radiographic imaging of the spinal cord is:

The medical term meaning abnormal condition of the mind is:

Match each abbreviation with its description using drag and drop.

The physician ordered an LP, or _____, for Mr. Garcia as part of his evaluation. This diagnostic procedure is performed by inserting a needle into the subarachnoid space, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae, for the removal of cerebrospinal fluid.

Roberta Hilton seeks treatment for tremors of her hands and feet. She is diagnosed with a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by symptoms including resting tremors of the hands and feet, rigidity, expressionless face, and shuffling gait, and eventually dementia called:

The medical term meaning a sudden abnormal surge of electrical activity in the brain, resulting in involuntary body movements or behaviors is:

After falling from a rooftop, a spinal cord injury to the lower level of the spinal cord left Franklin Catlett with _____, or paralysis from the waist down.

The medical term referring to a congenital or acquired disorder literally translated as water in the head and caused by increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain

According to her case history, Ursula Browning experienced multiple episodes of dysphasia and loss of coordination before her stroke last year. The abbreviation that refers to the sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time is:

A radiographic image of the spinal cord, or _____, is ordered for the patient with neuralgia and neurasthenia.

Following an uncomplicated spinal injury, the patient was referred for a(n) _____ to help relieve pain. This medical term refers to the procedure performed by injection of anesthetic agent into the epidural space.

As a result of the development of life-saving vaccines, _____, or inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord, has been eradicated from most of the countries of the world.

Match each medical term with the category that best describes it by sorting elements using drag and drop.