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

2. 1. Complete Reading – Ch. 15 only 2. Participate in Discussion – more on SOAP notes 3. Participate in Seminar – Opt. 1 or Opt. 2 4. Take Unit 8 Quiz 5. Final Project due Mar.27 th by midnight EST – please email with any questions (use the template in Doc Sharing for everything)

3. Chapter 15

4. 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 cord 2. 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

6. Cerebell/o....................................................cerebellum Cerebr/o..............................................cerebrum, brain Dur/o.................................................hard, dura mater Encephal/o............................................................brain Gangli/o, ganglion/o......................................ganglion Gli/o.............................................glia, gluey substance Meningi/o, mening/o...................................meninges Myel/o..........................................................spinal cord Neur/o...................................................................nerve Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o............................nerve root

7. Esthesi/o.............sensation, sensitivity, feeling Ment/o, psych/o.........mind Mon/o................one, single Phas/o......................speech Poli/o................gray matter Quadr/i.........................four

8. -iatrist.......specialist, physician -iatry..........treatment, specialty -ictal...................seizure, attack -paresis..............slight paralysis (no prefixes in this chapter)

9. Give the definitions: 1. Ment/o or psych/o 2. -iatrist 3. Neur/o

10. How do you breakdown the following terms: 1. Encephalitis 2. Neuroma 3. Radicotomy

11.  Encephal/itis – inflammation of the brain  Mening/itis – inflammation of the meninges  Neur/algia – pain in the nerve  Neur/o/pathy – disease of the nerves (peripheral)  Neur/o/arthr/o/pathy – disease of the nerves and joints  Neur/asthenia – nerve weakness  Neur/oma – tumor make up of nerve cells

12.  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

13.  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

14. 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

15. 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 body Autism – 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)