Roots/Suffixes
What is the word root for nerve or brain?
neur/o or nerv/o
Nerve inflammation
neuritis
what does the abbreviation SCI mean?
spinal cord injury
What brain lobe is responsible for memory and emotions
frontal
What cranial nerve is responsible for smell
olfactory
word root for hearing or ear?
audit/o or ot/o
nerve disease
neuropathy
Definition of Hematoma
blood pooling under the skin
What brain lobe is responsible for sensation
parietal
What cranial nerve is responsible for facial expressions
facial
suffix for pain?
-algia
nerve pain
neuralgia
Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease
uncontrollable shaking
What brain lobe controls this:
" Listening to music and singing the lyrics"
temporal
What cranial nerve is responsible for gag reflex
Vagus
suffix for disease or dying
-pathy
What happens to the brain if a stroke is present?
Thrombus in the brain that results in lack of o2
Medical term for fainting
syncope
What connects the cerebellum to the brain?
Spinal cord
List the 5th cranial nerve
Trochlear
suffix for enlargement
-megaly
Term for paralyzed from the neck down
quadriplegia
medical term for loss of speech
Aphasia
If someone has a stroke and loses their speech, what brain lobe is affected?
frontal
List the 9th cranial nerve
Abducens