Root Words
Suffix Words
True or False
Definitions
Bonus
100
Example: Glial
Definition of Example: Pertaining to neuroglia.
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Root Word: gli/o
Meaning: Neuroglia.
100
Example: Hemiparesis
Definition of Example: Partial paralysis of one side of the body.
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Suffix: -paresis
Meaning: Partial paralysis, weakness.
Patient with 6 months of life presenting bilateral paresis.
100
Hyperlexia refers to increase skills in reading.
Answer: True
100
Word: Cerebrospinal
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Definition: Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord.
100
What is number 2?
Hint: (External surface of the brain). The lobes and surface features of the ___________
Answer: Cerebellum
The cerebellum is the largest part of the brain. It is composed largely of white matter with a thin outer layer of gray matter, the cerebral cortex.
200
Example: Neurotrophin
Definition of Example: Factor that promotes nerve growth.
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Root Word: neur/o
Meaning: Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve.
200
Example: Tetraplegia
Definition of Example: Paralysis of all four limbs.
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Suffix: -plegia
Meaning: Paralysis
200
The fiber that carries impulses toward the neuron cell body is the axon.
Answer: False
The fiber that carriers impulses toward the neuron cell body is the dendrite.
Cells that carry electrical signals or impulses are known as neurons, and the specialized branches on neurons that do the work of receiving and sending these signals are dendrites.
200
Word: Encephalopathy
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Definition: Any disease of the brain.
Encephalopathy in children
200
Somnambulism means walking during_______.
Fill in the blank
Answer: Sleep
A condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night or during day. The nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended.
300
Root Word: encephal/o
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Meaning: Brain
300
Suffix:-lepsy
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Meaning: Seizure
300
The cervical nerves are in the region of the neck.
Answer: True
Cervical nerves provide functional control and sensation to different parts of the body based on the spinal level where they branch out from the spinal cord.
300
Definition: Lack of sleep, inability to sleep.
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Word: Insomnia
300
The hypothalamus is below the ________.
Fill in the blank
Answer: Thalamus
The part of the brain that receives all sensory impulses, except those for the sense of smell, and directs them to the proper portion of the cerebral cortex. (Root: thalam/o)
400
Meaning: Spinal cord (bone marrow).
Definition of Example: Hemorrhage into the spinal cord.
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Root Word: myel/o
Example: Hematomylia
400
Meaning: Excided state, obsession.
Definition of Example: Exaggerated, self-importance, "delusions of grandeur".
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Suffix: -mania
Example: Megalomania
400
Myelinated neurons make up the gray matter of the CNS.
Answer: False
Myelinated neurons make up the white matter of the CNS.
White matter refers to areas of the central nervous system (CNS) that are mainly made up of myelinated axons, also called tracts.
400
Definition: Inflammation of many spinal nerve roots.
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Word: Polyradiculitis
Polyradiculitis in autoimmune encephalitis
400
An instrument used to study the electric activity of the brain is the ______.
A. CT Scanner
B. Electrocardiography
C. Sonography
D. Electroencephalograph
Answer: D. Electroencephalograph
500
Root Word: mening/o
Meaning: Meninges
Example: ???
Definition of Example: Hernia of the meninges.
Example: Meningocele
500
Suffix: -phasia
Meaning: Speech
Example:???
Definition of Example: Uttering words that are different from those intended.
Example: Heterophasia
500
The spinal nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.
Answer: True
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the division of the nervous system containing all the nerves that lie outside of the central nervous system (CNS)
500
Definition: Outside the medulla.
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Word: Extramedullary
500
Fill in the blanks in order
A motor neuron: The break in the axon denotes length.
Words: Axon Terminals, Node, Cell Body, Dendrite, Myelin, Nucleus
1. Dendrite
2. Nucleus
3. Cell Body
4. Myelin
5. Node
6. Axon Terminals