PT116Unit4Assignment-MedicalTerminologyNervousSystem2.docx

PT116Unit4Assignment-MedicalTerminologyNervousSystem2.docx

Medical Terminology: Nervous System

PT116 Unit 4 Assignment

The study of the nervous system is called _______________________.

Answer:

The 2 divisions of the nervous system are the _______________________ and the __________________.

Answer:

Matching

Match the following:

Match/Answer

Choice

olfactory

a. carries facial sensory impulses

b. turns eye to side

c. controls tongue muscles

d. controls eye muscles and pupils

e. swallowing

f. controls facial muscles

g. controls oblique eye muscles

h. smell

i. controls neck and shoulder muscles

j. hearing and equilibrium

k. vision

l. organs in lower body cavities

optic

oculomotor

trochlear

trigeminal

abducens

facial

vestibulocochlear

glossopharyngeal

vagus

accessory

hypoglossal

The combining form neur/o refers to the nerve. Use it to write a term that means:

pain in the nerve

specialist in nerves

inflammation of the nerve

inflammation of many nerves

removal of a nerve

surgical repair of a nerve

nerve tumor

suture of a nerve

The combining form mening/o refers to the meninges or membranes. Use it to write a term that means:

inflammation of the meninges

protrusion of the meninges

protrusion of the spinal cord and the meninges

The combining form encephala/o refers to the brain. Use it to write a term that means:

X-ray recored of the brain

disease of the brain

inflammation of the brain

protrusion of the brain

The combining form cerebr/o refers to the cerebrum. Use it to write a term that means:

pertaining to the cerebrum and spinal cord

pertaining to the cerebrum

What do the following abbreviations stand for?

TIA

MS

SCI

CNS

PNS

CP

ALS

Combining Forms

Meaning

mening/o

encephal/o

cerebell/o

myel/o

cephal/o

thalam/o

neur/o

radicul/o

cerebr/o

pont/o

Suffixes

Meaning

-plegia

-taxia

-trophic

-paresis

-phasia

Define the following by choosing from the definitions below (write the correct choice next to the provided term):

Choices:

Sudden attack

loss of intellectual ability

stroke

mild traumatic brain injury

a type of severe headache

Physician who treats nervous problem

Loss of ability to speak

congenital anomaly

state of being unaware

lack of muscle coordination

Term

Definition

neurologist

cerebrovascular accident

concussion

aphasia

migraine

seizure

dementia

ataxia

spina bifida

unconscious

Choose the Brand Name drug that corresponds to the given drug description:

Brand Name Drug

produces loss of sensation

a. L-Dopa

b. Amytal

c. OxyContin

d. Seconal

e. Xylocaine

f. Tegretol

g. Motrin

treats Parkinson’s disease

promotes sleep

medication for mild pain

produces a calming effect

treats severe pain

treats seizures

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