Unit 8 Seminar

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NERVOUS SYSTEM & COMMON BEHAVIORAL

TERMS

Unit 8 Review

Chapter 15 Combining Forms

Cerebr/o = cerebrum, brain

Cerebell/o = cerebellum

Encephal/o = brainMeningi/o, mening/o =

meningesMyel/0 = spinal cordNeur/o = nerve

Radic/0, radicul/o, rhiz/o = nerve root

Esthesi/o = sensation, feeling

Ment/o, psych/o = mind

Mon/o = one, singlePhas/o = speechPoli/0 = gray matterGangli/0, ganglion/o =

ganglion

Chapter 15 Suffixes

-iatrist = specialist, physician

-iatry = treatment, specialty

-ictal = seizure, attack

-paresis = slight paralysis

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True or False

Phrenic means pertaining to the cerebrum.

False

Phrenic means pertaining to the mind.

Cerebral means pertaining to the cerebrum.

True or False

The term coma means fainting.

False

The term coma means profound unconsciousness.

The term syncope means fainting.

True or False

A manner of walking is called ataxia.

False

A manner of walking is called gait.

Lack of muscle coordination is called ataxia.

True or False

4. The body’s “chemical” messengers are the nerve impulses.

False

The body’s “chemical” messengers are the hormones.

Multiple Choice

The most superior portion of the brainstem is called the:  

A. Midbrain    B. Pons      C. Medulla oblongata      D. Cerebrum

Answer

A. Midbrain   

Multiple Choice

The meaning of the suffix -paresis is:  

A. mind      B. treatment, specialty      C. seizure, attack      D. slight paralysis

Answer

D. slight paralysis

Multiple Choice

The medical term that means protrusion of the meninges (through a defect in the skull or vertebral column) is:  

A. meningitis      B. meningocele      C. Meningomyelocele    D. poliomyelitis

Answer

C. Meningomyelocele

Multiple Choice

The medical term dysphasia refers to:  

A. condition of difficult speaking B. without (loss of) feeling or

sensation      C. condition of without speaking (loss

of the ability to speak)      D. paralysis of half (right or left side

of the body)

Answer

A. condition of difficult speaking

Multiple Choice

The medical term schizophrenia refers to a(n):  

A. emotional disorder characterized by feelings of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness     

B. disorder characterized by an acute emotional response to a traumatic event     

C. disorder typified by a disturbance in mood, manic and depressive in nature     

D. large group of psychotic disorders characterized by gross distortions of reality

Answer

D. large group of psychotic disorders characterized by gross distortions of reality

Multiple Choice

The meaning of the medical term tetany is a condition:  

A. affecting nerves causing muscle spasms as a result of low

amounts of calcium B. resulting from a deficiency of the

thyroid hormone thyroxine      C. caused by excessive thyroid hormones

     D. brought about by overproduction of

growth hormone

Answer

A. affecting nerves causing muscle spasms as a result of low amounts

of calcium

Final Project Due Unit 8

Part I – Read the provided Medical Scenarios Review the chart provided Select at least 15 terms the patient would not

understand Provide a technical (card/i/o/graphy + the meaning)

AND layman's (you have a problem with your heart muscle....etc.) definition for each of these terms.

Part 2 – Explain the "how's' and "why's" of identified medical procedures Prepare > 500 word "script" for a health professional to

use when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures.

Identify Word Parts Singular/Plural Form Technical/Consumer Definitions

Build Related Word Root Terms

Card/i/ology Cardiology (s)Cardiologies (pl)

1. The study of cardiac system including the cardiovascular system.

2. Having problems with the heart muscle and would like to perform tests to find out exactly what is going on.

CardiacPericardialCardiographyCardiopulmonary

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.

HS111 Medical TerminologyProject 9Section I:

Section II:Prepare a 500 word or more "script" for a health care professional to use when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures. (Begin your script below and include any references using APA format) Use Kaplan University APA 101 document for examples.

Mr. Jones, after careful review of your C-spine films and soft-tissue films and stillfeeling something stuck in your throat. You still seem to have trouble swallowing….

EXAMPLE:

Questions

Reference

Brooks, M. L. (1985). Exploring medical language: A student-directed approach. (7 ed.) Elsevier.