Special Senses

appears because of cell debris in the vitreous humor

floaters

part of diencephalon which produced hormones and transported them to the pituitary gland

hypothalamus

misshapen cornea

astigmatism

anterior transparent portion of the eyeball

cornea

eyelids swelling

blepharitis

changes due to withdrawal of the alcohol

delirium tremens

abducens nerve is

motor

-otia

ear condition

-ptosis

droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

-opia

vision condition

-osmia

smell

-cusis

hearing

ungu/o

nail

vestibul/o

vestibule

scler/o

hardening

retin/o

retina

phac/o

lens of the eye

phak/o

lens of the eye

optic/o

eye; vision

presby/o

old age

phot/o

light

ot/o

ear

ocul/o

eye

olfact/o

smell

ir/o

iris

ophthalm/o

eye

myring/o

tympanic membrane; eardrum

gustat/o

taste

glauc/o

gray

irid/o

iris

kerat/o

hard, horn-shaped tissue; cornea

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

bi/o

life

audi/o

hearing

dacry/o

tear

dipl/o

double

cochle/o

cochlea

blephar/o

eyelid

audit/o

hearing

acoust/o

hearing; sound

compulsions

repeatedly feelings

plexus

network of spinal nerves

This nerve motor part of this cranial nerve controls the muscles of mastication

trigeminal

demyelination disease

multiple sclerosis

A patient loss of normal taste sensation in the anterior part of their tongue. You assess olfactory nerve and find this to be functional. A deficit in which one of the following nerves would account for that?

facial

The ________ nerve provides sensory input for hearing and equilibrium.

vestibulocochlear

The ________ cranial nerve controls voice production, slowing of heartbeat, and acceleration of peristalsis.

vagus

In the term narcolepsy, the suffix means:

seizure

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is sometimes referred to as a:

ministroke

In the term anesthesiologist, the combining form means

feeling

A loss of the ability to speak

aphasia

The gray matter in the CNS consists of myelinated nerve fibers. true or false?

false

Patient has unilateral right-sided reduced strength when asked to both turn head and lift shoulders against resistance. Which one of the following cranial nerves is likely damaged?

accessory

barbiturates act as

depress CNS

Affinity for

tropic

dyslexia

reading disorder

neurorrhaphy

suturing ends of a severed nerve

involuntary tics

tourette

this nerve has strictly sensory fibers

optic

A patient presents complaining of an area of numbness which affects their left cheek. A lesion affecting which one of the following nerves would account for this?

trigeminal

sternocleidomastoid muscle innervated by

accessory

Insult to which one of the following cranial nerves would result in the eye taking on a downward and outward gaze?

occulomotor

A person who lacks the ability to stick the tongue out in a straight line, may have an insult to which one of the following cranial nerves?

hypoglossal

Encephal/o

brain

Myel/o

spinal cord

Cranial nerve- sense of smell

olfactory

Burning

caus/o

Bruise

contus/o

Mind

psych/o

Affinity for

-tropic

Cranial nerve for balance

vestibulocochlear

Fainting

syncope

Congenital herniation of meninges

meningocele

Inflammation of the brain

encephalitis

Blood trapped in tissues of brain

cranial hematoma

Sleep walking

somnambulism

Inflammation of nerve root

radiculitis

Excessive sensitivity to touch

hyperesthesia

Root or nerve root

radicul/o

Severe burning pain

causalgia

Fear of heights

acrophobia

Sensation, feeling

-esthesia

Concuss/o

violently agitated

Bruising of brain tissue

cerebral contusion

Violent shaking of the brain

concussion

Radiographic study of the spinal cord

myelography

Benign tumor of the meninges

meningioma

Headache

cephalalgia

CSF accumulates in the brain

hydrocephalus

Surgical repair of a nerve

neuroplasty