Medical Terminology
Which combining form means burning?
What is caus/o?
Which structure regulates body temperature?
What is the hypothalamus?
What is a temporary loss of awareness caused by a violent jarring of the brain?
What is a concussion?
Which system transmits signals to and from the central nervous system?
What is the peripheral nervous system?
What does the abbreviation ICP stand for?
What is intracranial pressure?
Which suffix means pain?
What is -algia?
Which part of the brain is necessary for smooth and coordinated movements?
What is the cerebellum?
Which condition is characterized by a slow, shuffling gait and fine muscle tremors?
What is Parkinson’s disease?
Which nerves are activated in the "fight or flight" response?
What are sympathetic nerves?
Which type of medication is used to induce sleep?
What is a hypnotic?
Which word part means head?
What is cephal?
What is the tough, outermost membrane of the meninges?
What is the dura mater?
Which congenital condition involves a herniation of brain tissue?
What is encephalocele?
What does the pia in pia mater mean?
What is tender or delicate?
What type of surgery uses radiation without an incision to treat brain tumors?
What is gamma knife surgery?
Which combining form means root?
What is radical/o?
Which part of a neuron receives and conducts impulses?
What are dendrites?
Which condition is an unresponsive state where a person appears awake but is unconscious?
What is a persistent vegetative state?
What is the function of the central nervous system?
What is processing information and coordinating responses?
Which treatment is used for dystonia, tremors, and Parkinson’s disease?
What is deep brain stimulation?
Which term means the supply of nerves to a specific body part?
What is innervation?
Which part of the brain controls critical survival functions like breathing and heart rate?
What is the brainstem?
Which condition involves chronic, severe, lightning-like facial pain?
What is trigeminal neuralgia?
What is the function of the peripheral nervous system?
What is transmitting signals between the CNS and the rest of the body?
Which term refers to a physician specializing in nervous system disorders?
What is a neurologist?