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LOM Ch 10 Nervous System Set 6
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner Nervous System
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05/17/2010

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Term
paresthesia
Definition
"pins and "needles" feeling when extremity "falls asleep"
Term
f
Definition

Which means movement?

a) kines/o

b)kinesi/o

c)-kinesia

d) -kinesis

e) -kinetic

f) all of the above

g) all but c

h) all but b and c

Term
bradykinesia
Definition
condition of slow movement
Term
hyperkinesis
Definition
excessive movement
Term
amphetamines
Definition
What are used to treat hyperkinesia in children?
Term
dyskinesia
Definition
condition marked by involuntary, spasmodic movements
Term
tardive dyskinesia
Definition
condition of involuntary spasmodic movements that develops in people who take antipsychotic drugs for extended periods
Term
tardive
Definition
Word meaning occurring late
Term
akinetic
Definition
without movement
Term
-lepsy
Definition
suffix meaning seizure
Term
narcolepsy
Definition
sudden, uncontrollable compulsion to sleep
Term
amphetamines
Definition
What are prescribed to treat narcolepsy?
Term
narc/o
Definition
combined form meaning stupor
Term
lex/o
Definition
combined form meaning word or phrase
Term
dyslexia
Definition
reading, writing, and learning disorder
Term
-paresis
Definition
suffix meaning weakness
Term
hemiparesis
Definition
weakness in one half of the body (right or left)
Term
paresis
Definition
partial paralysis or weakness of muscles
Term
-phasia
Definition
suffix meaning speech
Term
aphasia
Definition
without speech
Term
motor aphasia
Definition
condition when a patient knows what they want to say but cannot say it
Term
Broca aphasia
Definition
another name for motor aphasia--starts with a "b"
Term
expressive aphasia
Definition
another name for motor aphasia--starts with an "e"
Term
sensory aphasia
Definition
able to say words but uses them inappropriately
Term
True
Definition
T or F: A patient with sensory aphasia can understand written and verbal commands
Term
-plegia
Definition
suffix meaning paralysis
Term
paralysis
Definition
loss or impairment of the ability tomove parts of the body
Term
hemiplegia
Definition
paralysis of one side of the body (right or left), usually due to an injury or stroke
Term

right

 

Motor nerve fibers cross over in the medulla oblongata

Definition
A patient who has hemiparalysis of the left side has an injury to the _____ side of the brain?  Explain why.
Term
paraplegia
Definition
paralysis of the lower portion of the body due to spinal cord injury or disease
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