HS111-Medical Terminology Seminar Mar.21 th – 27 th, 2012.

HS111-Medical Terminology

SeminarMar.21th – 27th, 2012

1. Complete Reading – Ch. 15 only2. Participate in Discussion – more on SOAP

notes3. Participate in Seminar – Opt. 1 or Opt. 24. Take Unit 8 Quiz5. Final Project due Mar.27th by midnight EST

– please email with any questions (use the template in Doc Sharing for everything)

Chapter 15

Nervous and endocrine system cooperate in regulating and controlling activities of the other body systems

Nervous system – divided into 2 parts:1. Central nervous system (CNS) – brain and spinal

cord2. Peripheral nervous system (PNS) –

a. Cranial nerves – carry impulses between the brain and neck and head

b. Spinal nerves – carry messages between spinal cord and abdomen, limbs, and chest

Organs involved – brain, cerebellum, cerebrum, spinal cord, meninges, nerves

Cerebell/o....................................................cerebellumCerebr/o..............................................cerebrum, brainDur/o.................................................hard, dura materEncephal/o............................................................brainGangli/o, ganglion/o......................................ganglionGli/o.............................................glia, gluey substanceMeningi/o, mening/o...................................meningesMyel/o..........................................................spinal cordNeur/o...................................................................nerveRadic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o............................nerve root

Esthesi/o.............sensation, sensitivity, feeling

Ment/o, psych/o.........mindMon/o................one, singlePhas/o......................speechPoli/o................gray matterQuadr/i.........................four

-iatrist.......specialist, physician

-iatry..........treatment, specialty

-ictal...................seizure, attack

-paresis..............slight paralysis

(no prefixes in this chapter)

Give the definitions:

1.Ment/o or psych/o

2.-iatrist

3.Neur/o

How do you breakdown the following terms:

1.Encephalitis

2.Neuroma

3.Radicotomy

Encephal/itis – inflammation of the brainMening/itis – inflammation of the meningesNeur/algia – pain in the nerveNeur/o/pathy – disease of the nerves

(peripheral)Neur/o/arthr/o/pathy – disease of the nerves

and jointsNeur/asthenia – nerve weaknessNeur/oma – tumor make up of nerve cells

Alzheimer disease (AD) – disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, restlessness, and impaired memory

Cerebral palsy (CP) – condition characterized by lack of muscle control and partial paralysis

Epilepsy – disorder in which main symptom is recurring seizures

Stroke – occurs when there is an interruption of blood supply to region of the brain; this deprives nerve cells in the affected area of oxygen/nutrients

Neur/ectomy – excision of nerve

Neur/o/lysis – separating a nerve (from adhesions)

CT scan – process that includes use of a computer to produce a series of brain tissue images at any desired depth

MRI scan – non-invasive technique that produces sectional images of soft tissue of the brain or spine through a strong magnetic field

• An/esthesi/a – w/out feeling or sensation• Dys/phasia – condition of difficulty speaking• Intra/cerebr/al – pertaining to w/in the cerebrum• Neur/o/logist – MD who studies and treats

diseases of nervous system• Quadr/i/plegia – paralysis of 4 limbs• Coma – state of profound unconsciousness• Conscious – awake, alert, aware of one’s

surroundings• Gait – manner or style of walking• Syncope – fainting or sudden loss of

consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to cerebrum

Psychiatry – specialty of the mind (branch of medicine that deals w/the treatment of mental disorders)

Psychology – study of the mind (profession that involves dealing w/the mind and mental processes in relation to human behavior)

Psychosomatic – pertaining to the mind and bodyAutism – mental disorder; the features of which

include onset during infancy/childhood, preoccupation w/subjective mental activity, inability to interact socially, impaired communication, and repetitive body movements

Other common terms – anorexia nervosa, ADHD, bipolar disorder, major depression, panic attack, PTSD, etc.

(abbreviations are on p.721)