Exam 13: The Nervous System and Mental Health

MS is the abbreviation for ________.(two words)

The medical term for headache is cephalalgia.

A combining form that means "brain" is ________ or cerebr/o.

The medical term for being paralyzed from the neck down is:

The combining form phasi/o means "to speak," and the prefix a- means "without or absence of."

The medical term for temporary loss of consciousness (fainting)is:

This is a chronic disease characterized by uncontrollable tremors.

________ disease is a chronic degenerative disease of the brain characterized by tremors.

Increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles of a child before the cranial sutures have sealed,causing enlargement of the cranium,is known as meningomyelocele.

This disease is characterized by short attention span,poor attention,and hyperactivity.

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Pertaining to a lack of sensation

The patient has paralysis on one side of the body.The chart would show that the patient has:

The physician has prescribed a medication to relieve the patient's pain.The nurse should prepare to give a(n):