Question

chapter 9 practice test
using the word parts on pages 237-239 and 418-426 of your textbook, identify the medical term that corresponds to each of the following definitions.

1. inflammation of the brain:
2. inflammation of the brain and spinal cord:
3. inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord:
4. paralysis of all four extremities:
5. disease of a nerve:

break down each medical term listed below by rewriting the term, and then placing a slash between each word part (prefix, root word, combining vowel, and suffix if used). then define each term.

1. encephalomyelopathy

breakdown:
define:

1. anesthesiologist

breakdown:
define:

1. radiculopathy

breakdown:
define:

1. hydrocephalus

breakdown:
define:

1. causalgia

breakdown:
define:

1. aphasia

breakdown:
define:

1. anencephaly

breakdown:
define:

Explanation:

1. Matched each definition to the standard medical term using common neuroanatomical word parts.
2. Broke down each medical term into its core word components (prefix, root, combining vowel, suffix) and provided the standard clinical definition for each term.

Answer:

1. inflammation of the brain: Encephalitis
2. inflammation of the brain and spinal cord: Encephalomyelitis
3. inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord: Meningitis
4. paralysis of all four extremities: Quadriplegia (or Tetraplegia)
5. disease of a nerve: Neuropathy
6. encephalomyelopathy

Breakdown: encephal/o/myel/o/pathy
Define: Disease affecting the brain and spinal cord

1. anesthesiologist

Breakdown: an/esthesi/o/logist
Define: A physician who specializes in administering anesthesia

1. radiculopathy

Breakdown: radicul/o/pathy
Define: Disease or damage to a spinal nerve root

1. hydrocephalus

Breakdown: hydro/cephal/us
Define: A condition characterized by abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, causing increased intracranial pressure and enlarged head in infants

1. causalgia

Breakdown: caus/algia
Define: A severe, burning pain usually resulting from damage to a peripheral nerve

1. aphasia

Breakdown: a/phasia
Define: Impairment of language ability (speaking, understanding, reading, writing) due to brain damage

1. anencephaly

Breakdown: an/encephal/y
Define: A congenital defect where a fetus is born without most of the brain and skull