Combining Forms of the Nervous System
What is the definition for the combining form Cerebell/o ?
What disease/disorder is characterized by a tumor composed of developing glia? (the most malignant primary tumor of the brain)
Glioblastoma
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What do you call a physician who studies and treats disorders of the mind?
Psychiatrist
What does MS stand for?
Multiple Sclerosis
What is the definition for the combining form Myel/o?
What is the inflammation of the meninges?
Meningitis
What is also known as a spinal tap?
Lumbar Puncture (LP)
An eating disorder characterized by a disturbed perception of body image resulting in failure to maintain body weight, intensive fear or gaining weight, pronounced desire for thinness, and, in females, amenorrhea is called…
What is the abbreviation for Parkinson’s Disease?
What is the definition for the combining form Esthesi/o?
Sensation, Sensitivity, Feeling
What is the inflammation of a nerve?
What is a record of electrical activity of the brain?
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
What term means originating in the mind?
Psychogenic
What does OCD stand for?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
What is the definition for the combining form Phas/o?
What is the inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord?
Poliomyelitis AKA Polio
What term is defined as a computerized radiographic process producing a series of sectional images (slices) of tissue?
Computed Tomography (CT)
What is defined as the study of the mind?
Psychology
What is the abbreviation for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
What is the definition for the combining form Poli/o?
Gray Matter
What is inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord?
Rhizomeningomyelitis
What instrument is used to record electrical activity of the brain?
Electroencephalograph
An eating disorder characterized by uncontrolled binge eating followed by purging (induced vomiting) is called…
Bulimia Nervosa
What is the abbreviation for Evoked Potential Studies?