Chapter 10-2: Nervous System—Part 2
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
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Give the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis =
no, endocrine = en).
1. Angiography: __________
2. Encephalopathy: __________
3. Occlusion: __________
4. Meningomyelocele: __________
5. Syncope: __________
6. Dendrite: __________
7. Hyperesthesia: __________
8. Narcolepsy: __________
9. A. hypothalamus
B. hypothalmus
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
10. A. neurorrhapy
B. neurorrhaphy
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
11. A. motor nerve
B. moter nerve
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
12. A. myelin sheath
B. mylein sheath
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
13. A. acetylcholene
B. acetylcholine
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
14. A. meningoma
B. meningioma
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
15. A. hyperkinesis
B. hyperkenesis
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
16. A. neurasthenia
B. neurastenea
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
17. A. pareasis
B. paresis
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
18. A. demyleination
B. demyelination
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
Give meanings for the following terms.
19. Dura mater: __________
20. Synapse: __________
21. Medulla oblongata: __________
22. Hypothalamus: __________
23. Intrathecal: __________
24. Glioma: __________
25. Myelogram: __________
26. Subdural hematoma: __________
27. Paresthesias: __________
28. Meningioma: __________
Give meanings for the following abnormal conditions.
29. Pyogenic meningitis: __________
30. Tourette syndrome: __________
31. Shingles: __________
32. Cerebral embolus: __________