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Unit 8 Seminar
Agenda
1. Seminar Discussion
2. Unit 8 Review
3. Questions
Unit 8 Review
NERVOUS SYSTEM &
COMMON BEHAVIORAL
TERMS
Chapter 15 Combining Forms & Suffixes
 Cerebr/o =
 Cerebell/o =
 Encephal/o =
 Meningi/o, mening/o =
 Myel/0 =
 Neur/o =
 Radic/0, radicul/o, rhiz/o =
Chapter 15 Combining Forms & Suffixes
 Esthesi/o =
 Ment/o, psych/o =
 Mon/o =
 Phas/o =
 Poli/0 =
 Gangli/0, ganglion/o =
Chapter 15 Combining Forms & Suffixes
 -iatrist
=
 -iatry =
 -ictal =
 -paresis=
CH 15: Medical Terms Built from Word Parts
 Radiculitis
 Rhizomeningomyelitis
 Mononeuropathy
 Glioma
 Duritis
CH 15: Medical Terms Built from Word Parts
 Polyneuritis
 Subdural Hematoma
 Neuralgia
 Neurasthenia
 Encephalomalacia
True or False
The term coma means fainting.
False
The term coma means profound
unconsciousness. OR
The term syncope means fainting.
True or False
A manner of walking is called ataxia.
False
A manner of walking is called gait. OR
Lack of muscle coordination is called ataxia.
True or False
4. The body’s “chemical” messengers are
the nerve impulses.
False
The body’s “chemical” messengers are the
neurotransmitters.
Multiple Choice
The most superior portion of the brainstem is called
the:
A.
Midbrain
B.
Pons
C.
Medulla oblongata
D.
Cerebrum
Answer
A.
Midbrain
Multiple Choice
The meaning of the suffix -paresis is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
mind
treatment, specialty
seizure, attack
slight paralysis
Answer
D.
slight paralysis
Multiple Choice
The medical term that means protrusion of the
meninges (through a defect in the skull or vertebral
column) is:
A.
meningitis
B.
meningocele
C.
Meningomyelocele
D.
poliomyelitis
Answer
B.
meningocele
Multiple Choice
The medical term dysphasia refers to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
condition of difficult speaking
without (loss of) feeling or sensation
condition of without speaking (loss of the
ability to speak)
paralysis of half (right or left side of the
body)
Answer
A.
condition of difficult speaking
Multiple Choice
The medical term schizophrenia refers to a(n):
A. emotional disorder characterized by feelings of
apprehension, tension, or uneasiness
B. disorder characterized by an acute emotional
response to a traumatic event
C. disorder typified by a disturbance in mood, manic
and depressive in nature
D. large group of psychotic disorders characterized by
gross distortions of reality
Answer
D. large group of psychotic disorders characterized by
gross distortions of reality
Ch 15: Disease and Disorder Terms
 Degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic
patches along the brain and spinal cord. Breakdown
in Myelin sheath that covers nerve cells.
 Chronic degenerative disease of CNS. Symptoms
include tremors of hands and feet, shuffling gait, lack
of coordination. Affects dopaminergic center of the
brain.
Ch 15: Behavioral Health Terms
 An episode of acute anxiety:
 Disorder that occurs following a traumatic event
such as military combat:
 Psychological disorder characterized by manic and
depressive shifts in mood
Ch 15: Behavioral Health Terms
 Compulsive eating of substances such as clay, mud,
or ice (non-nutritive). Caused by _____ deficiency
during pregnancy.
 Learning disorder characterized by inability to
concentrate:
 Disorder characterized by fierce tendency to want
perform repetitive acts or rituals
CH 15: Complementary Terms
 Cephalagia
 Encephalosclerosis
 Myelomalacia
 Quadriplegia
 Parasthenia
CH 15: Complementary Terms
 Preictal
 Monoplegia
 Heliparesis
 Craniocerebral
CH 15 Behavioral Health
 Psychology
 Psychogenic
 Psychiatrist
 Psychogenic
 Psychopathy
 Psychosis
 Psychosomatic
Terms Not Built From Word Parts
 Ataxia
 Afferent
 Incoherent
 Syncope
 Shunt
 Dysarthria
Abbreviations
 MS
 OCD
 PD
 PTSD
 TIA
 AD
 ADHD
 ALS
Diseases and Conditions
 Paralysis of muscles on one side of the face:
 Disorder characterized by reoccurring seizures:
 Viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves
causing blisters on the skin.
 Occurs when there is interruption of blood supply
to the brain.
Dementia
 Cognitive impairment caused by loss of brain
function. Affects reasoning, learning, memory,
orientation and behavior
 Alzheimer’s disease: Most common, caused by
plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.
 PD dementia
Dementia
 CNS infection dementia: caused by herpes zoster
encephalitis or AIDS.
 Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome dementia:
caused by chronic alcoholism.
 Vascular or Multiple Infarct Dementia:
Affects 10-20% of pts with dementia. Caused by
cerebral vascular disease
Behavioral Health
 Name 5 conditions that may require the use
of psychotropic or psychoactive medications.
Final Project Due Unit 8
 Part I –
Read the provided Medical
Scenarios



Review the chart provided
Select at least 15 terms the patient would not understand
Provide a technical (card/i/o/graphy + the meaning) AND
layman's (you have a problem with your heart muscle....etc.)
definition for each of these terms.
 Part 2 – Explain the "how's' and "why's" of
identified medical procedures

Prepare > 500 word "script" for a health professional to use
when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed
procedures.
HS111 Medical Terminology
Project 9
Section I:
Identify Word Parts
Card/i/ology
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Singular/Plural Form Technical/Consumer
Definitions
Cardiology (s)
1. The study of
Cardiologies (pl)
cardiac system
including the
cardiovascular
system.
2. Having problems
with the heart
muscle and would
like to perform
tests to find out
exactly what is
going on.
Build Related Word
Root Terms
Cardiac
Pericardial
Cardiography
Cardiopulmonary
Section II:
Prepare a 500 word or more "script" for a health care professional to use
when explaining to the patient his condition and the proposed procedures.
(Begin your script below and include any references using APA format) Use
Kaplan University APA 101 document for examples.
EXAMPLE:
Mr. Jones, after careful review of your C-spine films and soft-tissue films and still
feeling something stuck in your throat. You still seem to have trouble swallowing….
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