nervous system

Worksheet

New Combining Form and Suffix Handout

Directions: For each combining form below, write out its meaning and then locate a new term from the chapter that uses the combining form or suffix.

Combining Forms Meaning

1. alges/o sense of pain

2. astr/o

3. centr/o

4. cerebell/o

5. cerebr/o

6. clon/o

7. concuss/o _______________ _______________ _______________

8. dur/o

9. encephal/o

10. esthesi/o

11. gli/o

12. medull/o

13. mening/o

14. meningi/o _______________

15. ment/o

16. myel/o

17. neur/o

18. peripher/o _______________ _______________ _______________

19. poli/o

20. pont/o

21. radicul/o

22. thalam/o

23. thec/o

24. tom/o

25. ton/o

26. ventricul/o

Suffixes

27. -paresis

Meaning

28. -phasia

29. -taxia

Worksheet

Medical Term Analysis

Directions: Below are terms built from word parts used in this chapter. Many are built from word parts you have learned in previous chapters. Analyze each term presented below and list and define the word parts used to build each term.

Medical Term Word Part Analysis

1. cranial crani/o = skull; -al = pertaining to

2. neuroglial

3. somatic

4. anesthesiology

5. hemiparesis

6. hemiplegia

7. neurology

8. amyotrophic

9. meningocele

10. myelomeningocele

11. poliomyelitis

Medical Term Word Part Analysis

12. myasthenia

13. angiography

14. electroencephalography

15. analgesic

Matching

_____ 1. absence seizure

_____ 2. aura

_____ 3. coma

_____ 4. delirium

_____ 5. focal seizure

_____ 6. dementia

_____ 7. paresthesia

_____ 8. syncope

_____ 9. tremor

_____ 10. unconscious

_____ 11. astrocytoma

_____ 12. cerebral aneurysm

_____ 13. cerebral contusion

_____ 14. CVA

_____ 15. Reye syndrome

_____ 16. epilepsy

_____ 17. ALS

_____ 18. spina bifida

_____ 19. MS

_____ 20. myasthenia gravis

_____ 21. brain scan

_____ 22. lumbar puncture

_____ 23. laminectomy

_____ 24. anticonvulsant

_____ 25. hypnotic

a. Uncontrolled electrical activity of the brain

b. Confusion, disorientation, agitation

c. Procedure removes pressure on spinal nerve

d. Repetitive, alternating movements

e. Controls seizures

f. Unaware of surroundings

g. Insufficient neurotransmitter

h. Petit mal

i. Associated with children taking aspirin

j. Bruising of the brain

k. A stroke

l. Profound unconsciousness

m. Progressive spinal cord degeneration

n. Fainting

o. Impaired intellectual functioning

p. Nerves lose myelin sheath

q. Brain image made using radioactive isotopes

r. Unusual sensation before a seizure

s. Spinal tap

t. Burning or tingling sensations

u. Promotes sleep

v. May cause a hemorrhagic stroke

w. Affects only one limb

x. Congenital defect

y. Tumor of a neuroglial cell

PART II: Matching

Directions: Match the term with its definition.

_____ 1. cerebrospinal fluid shunt

_____ 2. nerve block

_____ 3. nerve conduction velocity

_____ 4. subdural hematoma

_____ 5. shingles

_____ 6. Alzheimer’s disease

_____ 7. conscious

_____ 8. axon

_____ 9. cerebellum

_____ 10. narcotic analgesic

a. Can pinpoint nerve damage

b. Progressive dementia

c. Conducts electrical impulse on nerve

d. Injection of regional anesthetic to stop pain

e. Awake and aware of surroundings

f. Coordinates voluntary body movements

g. Painful blisters along nerve path h. Blood accumulating in meninges

i. Treats severe pain

j. Treats hydrocephalus

PART III: Abbreviations

Directions: Write the full meaning of the following abbreviations.

1. ANS

2. CP

3. SCI

4. CVA

5. MS