Exam 13: The Nervous System and Mental Health

Select the combining form that means "mind."

The medical term for a reading handicap where some letters and numbers are reversed by the brain is ________.

The medical term for a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system is a(n)________.

Hardening of the arteries of the brain is known as cerebral embolism.

This test uses magnetism to image the brain and other soft tissues in the body.

The prefix a- means "absence of or ________."

The medical term for a physician specializing in mental health is a(n)________.

A stroke victim is unable to speak.The health care provider would chart this as ________.

This disease is caused by deterioration of the myelin sheath covering the axons within the brain.

Bell palsy occurs when the facial muscles are paralyzed on one side.

The meaning of syncope is ________.

A patient suffers from a disease that literally means "condition of split mind." The name of this disease that causes delusions and hallucinations is ________.

The correct meaning of the word root in the term neuroma is:

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Study of the mind

An injury to the soft tissue of the brain resulting from a blow or violent shaking that results in altered mental function is called a:

The correct meaning of the root in the term cephalalgia is:

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Process of recording the electrical activity of the brain

A patient presents to the Emergency Department complaining of numbness and weakness on his left side.The doctor believes this patient is experiencing a stroke (irreversible death of brain cells due to cut-off blood supply to the brain).The correct abbreviation for this medical condition is:

The definition of encephalitis is:

A(n)________ is a series of involuntary muscular spasms caused by uncoordinated excitation of neurons that triggers muscle contraction.