MODULE 600 -CHAPTER 9 TODAY'S MEDICAL
ASSISTANT - NERVOUS SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
-graphy correct answer the process of producing a picture or
record
-mania correct answer obsessive preoccupation
-phobia correct answer abnormal fear
-tropic correct answer having an affinity for
acrophobia correct answer excessive fear of being in high places
anesthetic correct answer Medication that produces the
temporary loss of feeling or sensation
autism correct answer a group of conditions in which a young
child cannot develop normal social relationships, compulsively
follows repetitive routines, and frequently has poor
communication skills
caus/o correct answer burning, burn
cerebral contusion correct answer the bruising of brain tissue as
the result of a head injury that causes the brain to bounce against
the rigid bone of the skull
coma correct answer a state of deep and often prolonged
unconsciousness
concuss/o correct answer shaken together, violently agitated
contus/o correct answer bruise
dementia correct answer slowly progressive decline in mental
abilities
encephal/o correct answer brain
ASSISTANT - NERVOUS SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
-graphy correct answer the process of producing a picture or
record
-mania correct answer obsessive preoccupation
-phobia correct answer abnormal fear
-tropic correct answer having an affinity for
acrophobia correct answer excessive fear of being in high places
anesthetic correct answer Medication that produces the
temporary loss of feeling or sensation
autism correct answer a group of conditions in which a young
child cannot develop normal social relationships, compulsively
follows repetitive routines, and frequently has poor
communication skills
caus/o correct answer burning, burn
cerebral contusion correct answer the bruising of brain tissue as
the result of a head injury that causes the brain to bounce against
the rigid bone of the skull
coma correct answer a state of deep and often prolonged
unconsciousness
concuss/o correct answer shaken together, violently agitated
contus/o correct answer bruise
dementia correct answer slowly progressive decline in mental
abilities
encephal/o correct answer brain
