Organs
Prefixes & Suffixes
Disease & Disorder
Surgical Terms
Procedural Terms
100
it's a major portion of the Central Nervous system
What is the brain
100
it means four
What is tetra-
100
inflammation of the brain
What is Encephalitis
100
incision to a nerve
What is Neurotomy
100
x-ray filming of the blood vessels in the brain
What is Cerebral Angiography
200
It assists in the coordination of skeletal muscles and to maintain balance
What is the cerebellum
200
treatment, specialty What is –iatry
What is –iatry
200
inflammation of the cerebellum
What is Cerebellitis
200
separating a nerve What is Neurolysis
What is Neurolysis
200
gives information about brain function such as blood flow.
What is Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan)
300
It carries impulses from one part of the body to another
What is the nerve
300
means slight paralysis What is –paresis
What is –paresis
300
pain in a nerve
What is Neuralgia
300
excision of a ganglion What is Ganglionectomy
What is Ganglionectomy
300
record of the electrical impulses of the brain
What is Electroencephalogram (EEG)
400
It controls respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure.
What is the medulla oblongata
400
means half
What is hemi-
400
inflammation of the nerve roots
What is Radiculitis
400
suture of a nerve What is Neurorrhaphy
What is Neurorrhaphy
400
diagnostic tests that measure changes and responses in brain waves
What is Evoked Potential Studies (EP)
500
it's the largest portion of the brain
What is the cerebrum
500
means before What is pre-
What is pre-
500
tumor made up of nerve cells
What is Neuroma
500
surgical repair of a nerve
What is Neuroplasty
500
produces a series of images of the tissues of the brain
What is Compound Tomography (CT scan)
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