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Medical Terminology
HS 145 Chapter 10 & 22
Term | Definition |
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Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance | Cerebellum |
Pertaining to muscles and nerves | Myoneural |
Neurotransmitter | Acetylcholine |
Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the | Dendrite |
Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex are called | Gyri |
Burning sensation of pain | Dysesthesia |
A network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system | Plexus |
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature | Hypothalamus |
Glial cells | Astrocytes |
Spaces between nerve cells is called the | Stimulus |
Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels | Medulla oblongata |
Inability to speak | Aphasia |
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord | Cauda equina |
Disease of the spinal cord | Myelopathy |
Collection of blood within the meningeal layers | Hydrocephalus |
Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling | Paresthesia |
Inflammation of a spinal nerve root | Polyneuritis |
A highly malignant brain tumor | Glioblastoma |
Paralysis of four extremities | Quadriplegia |
Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of | Cerebrovascular accident |
Fainting | Syncope |
Spina bifida is associated with | Myelomeningocele |
Parkinson disease is characterized by | Shuffling gait |
Disorder of reading, writing and learning is | Dyslexia |
Condition of no nervous sensation | Anesthesia |
A forensic psychiatrist specializes in | Legal aspects of psychiatry |
Which of the following best describes one of the roles of a clinical psychologist | Uses tests to measure mental health and intelligence |
Which of the following is a depressive disorder | |
A term that describes an exaggerated felling of well-being is | Euphoria |
An uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly is a(an) | Compulsion |
Preoccupation with one's self and lack of responsiveness to others is a characteristic of | Autism |
False or unreal sensory perceptions are called | Hallucinations |
What best describes repression | Defense mechanism in which unacceptable thoughts are pushed into the unconscious |
Fear of leaving one's home is | Agoraphobia |
Which of the following psychotherapies uses free association and transference | Psychoanalysis |
Alternating moods of exalted feelings and excitement with moods of extreme sadness and decreased activity | Bipolar disorder |
Short depressive periods and moods with no psychotic features | Hypomania |
Numerous periods of mania and depression, but not of long durations; no psychotic features | Cyclothymic disorder |
A mood resembling mania, but of lesser intensity | Hypomania |
Severe dysphoric mood with psychotic features | Major depressive disorder |
Grandiose sense of self-importance and preoccupation with fantasies of success and power | Narcissistic |
Continually suspicious and mistrustful of other people | Paranoid |
No loyalty or concern for others; without moral standards | Antisocial |
Emotionally cold and aloof; indifferent to the feelings of others | Schizoid |
Emotional, immature, and dependent; irrational outbursts and flamboyant behavior | Histrionic |
Characterized by a breakdown in memory, identity, or perception to escape reality | Dissociative disorder |
Presence of physical symptoms that cannot be explained by an actual physical disorder | Somatic symptom disorder |
Psychological factors such as anxiety, anger, and fear produce unrealistic body image and reluctance to eat | Anorexia nervosa |
Fear of obesity in which binge eating is followed by induced vomiting | Bulimia nervosa |