NSE103 – VOCAB TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Paraesthesia - Answer- Abnormal sensory sensations such as numbness (loss of
feeling), tingling (pins and needles), burning, or prickling.
Dysphagia - Answer- Impairment in swallowing (i.e., difficulty or trouble swallowing).
Dysphasia - Answer- Impairment of the power to speak or to understand speech, as a
result of brain injury, stroke, or disease.
Dysarthria - Answer- A neuromotor impairment in speaking; difficulty saying or forming
words due to reduced strength and speed of speech muscles.
Nociceptors - Answer- Sensory neurons that mediate pain.
Auras - Answer- Visual disturbances (e.g., seeing spots, starts), sensory changes
(tingling, numbness), and speech problems.
Chronic headaches - Answer- Often categorized as 15 or more days per month lasting
three months or longer.
Urinary stasis - Answer- When the bladder doesn't empty completely (also referred to as
urinary retention).
Syncope - Answer- A temporary loss of consciousness commonly described as fainting.
Vertigo - Answer- Described as dizziness, but vertigo is actually a different neurological
symptom in which the client feels like they are spinning or the environment around them
is spinning.
Tremors - Answer- Involuntary rhythmic twitching-like movements.
Fasciculations - Answer- Involuntary and random twitching-like movements that aren't
rhythmic.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration pattern - Answer- Fast, shallow breathing followed by slow,
deep breathing with periods of apnea.
Patent - Answer- Open or unobstructed.
,Standing orders - Answer- Written protocols that authorize designated members of the
health care team (e.g., nurses) to complete certain tasks (e.g., apply oxygen) without a
physician order.
Critical Care Response Team (CCRT) - Answer- An interdisciplinary group of
practitioners trained in critical care and have expertise in assessing and intervening
during code or pre-code situations when a client is deteriorating.
Bag-mask ventilation - Answer- Refers to a mask that fits over the mouth/nose during
an emergency situation and is attached to a self-inflating bag with 100% oxygen that is
squeezed to ventilate the lungs.
Hyposmia - Answer- Partial loss of the sense of smell - damage to CN I Olfactory
Anosmia - Answer- Complete loss of the sense of smell - damage to CN I Olfactory
Esthesia - Answer- Perception of touch sensation (The ability to feel touch)
Hypoesthesia - Answer- Decreased sensitivity to touch sensation
Anesthesia - Answer- Loss of sensitivity to touch sensation or inability to feel touch
sensation
Hyperesthesia - Answer- Increased sensitivity to touch sensation
Algesia - Answer- Sensation of pain
Hypoalgesia - Answer- Decreased sensitivity to pain sensation
Analgesia - Answer- Loss of pain sensations or inability to feel pain sensation
Hyperalgesia - Answer- Increased sensitivity to pain sensation
Flaccid - Answer- Muscles that have no resistance and no tone (atonic)
Rigid - Answer- Increased muscle resistance that is consistent at rest and with
movement
Spasticity - Answer- Increased muscle resistance that decreases with continuous
movement and worsens at extreme ROM
Flat affect - Answer- Refers to no emotional expression
Labile affect - Answer- Refers to rapid and exaggerated changes in mood
, Language discordance - Answer- Language barrier (Different language)
Demyelination - Answer- Is a process when the myelin sheath surrounding nerves
becomes damaged and is destroyed
Hoarseness - Answer- A change in the quality of your voice
Afferent - Answer- Arrives at the brain (Brings information to the brain)
Efferent - Answer- Exits the brain (Information from the brain)
Dermatomes - Answer- Are areas of skin innervated by specific nerves
Corneal reflex - Answer- Refers to bilateral blinking (corneal reflex) when a stimulus is
applied to the edge of the cornea
Fixed pupils - Answer- Refers to pupils that are non reactive to light
Occlude - Answer- Block or close off
Equidistant - Answer- Midway
Retinal detachment - Answer- Is an emergency situation when the retinal tissue pulls
away from the back of the eye (without immediate treatment it can result in permanent
loss of vision)
Palpebral fissures - Answer- The space between the upper and lower eyelids
Pupillary constriction - Answer- Is when the pupil becomes smaller in response to
certain stimuli
Accommodation (in vision) - Answer- The eye's ability to change focus from far to near
objects by adjusting the shape of the lens and the size of the pupil
PERRLA - Answer- Pupils equal round reactive to light and accommodation
Conjugate - Answer- Refers to eyes moving together (in unison)
Nystagmus - Answer- Is repetitive, involuntary eye movement in which the eye looks
like it is quivering and can move up-down, side-to-side or in a circular motion
Anisocoria - Answer- Unequal pupil size
Cerebellum - Answer- Is a structure located at the back of the brain underneath the
occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex and is responsible for actions such
as balance, posture, and coordination of voluntary movements
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Paraesthesia - Answer- Abnormal sensory sensations such as numbness (loss of
feeling), tingling (pins and needles), burning, or prickling.
Dysphagia - Answer- Impairment in swallowing (i.e., difficulty or trouble swallowing).
Dysphasia - Answer- Impairment of the power to speak or to understand speech, as a
result of brain injury, stroke, or disease.
Dysarthria - Answer- A neuromotor impairment in speaking; difficulty saying or forming
words due to reduced strength and speed of speech muscles.
Nociceptors - Answer- Sensory neurons that mediate pain.
Auras - Answer- Visual disturbances (e.g., seeing spots, starts), sensory changes
(tingling, numbness), and speech problems.
Chronic headaches - Answer- Often categorized as 15 or more days per month lasting
three months or longer.
Urinary stasis - Answer- When the bladder doesn't empty completely (also referred to as
urinary retention).
Syncope - Answer- A temporary loss of consciousness commonly described as fainting.
Vertigo - Answer- Described as dizziness, but vertigo is actually a different neurological
symptom in which the client feels like they are spinning or the environment around them
is spinning.
Tremors - Answer- Involuntary rhythmic twitching-like movements.
Fasciculations - Answer- Involuntary and random twitching-like movements that aren't
rhythmic.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration pattern - Answer- Fast, shallow breathing followed by slow,
deep breathing with periods of apnea.
Patent - Answer- Open or unobstructed.
,Standing orders - Answer- Written protocols that authorize designated members of the
health care team (e.g., nurses) to complete certain tasks (e.g., apply oxygen) without a
physician order.
Critical Care Response Team (CCRT) - Answer- An interdisciplinary group of
practitioners trained in critical care and have expertise in assessing and intervening
during code or pre-code situations when a client is deteriorating.
Bag-mask ventilation - Answer- Refers to a mask that fits over the mouth/nose during
an emergency situation and is attached to a self-inflating bag with 100% oxygen that is
squeezed to ventilate the lungs.
Hyposmia - Answer- Partial loss of the sense of smell - damage to CN I Olfactory
Anosmia - Answer- Complete loss of the sense of smell - damage to CN I Olfactory
Esthesia - Answer- Perception of touch sensation (The ability to feel touch)
Hypoesthesia - Answer- Decreased sensitivity to touch sensation
Anesthesia - Answer- Loss of sensitivity to touch sensation or inability to feel touch
sensation
Hyperesthesia - Answer- Increased sensitivity to touch sensation
Algesia - Answer- Sensation of pain
Hypoalgesia - Answer- Decreased sensitivity to pain sensation
Analgesia - Answer- Loss of pain sensations or inability to feel pain sensation
Hyperalgesia - Answer- Increased sensitivity to pain sensation
Flaccid - Answer- Muscles that have no resistance and no tone (atonic)
Rigid - Answer- Increased muscle resistance that is consistent at rest and with
movement
Spasticity - Answer- Increased muscle resistance that decreases with continuous
movement and worsens at extreme ROM
Flat affect - Answer- Refers to no emotional expression
Labile affect - Answer- Refers to rapid and exaggerated changes in mood
, Language discordance - Answer- Language barrier (Different language)
Demyelination - Answer- Is a process when the myelin sheath surrounding nerves
becomes damaged and is destroyed
Hoarseness - Answer- A change in the quality of your voice
Afferent - Answer- Arrives at the brain (Brings information to the brain)
Efferent - Answer- Exits the brain (Information from the brain)
Dermatomes - Answer- Are areas of skin innervated by specific nerves
Corneal reflex - Answer- Refers to bilateral blinking (corneal reflex) when a stimulus is
applied to the edge of the cornea
Fixed pupils - Answer- Refers to pupils that are non reactive to light
Occlude - Answer- Block or close off
Equidistant - Answer- Midway
Retinal detachment - Answer- Is an emergency situation when the retinal tissue pulls
away from the back of the eye (without immediate treatment it can result in permanent
loss of vision)
Palpebral fissures - Answer- The space between the upper and lower eyelids
Pupillary constriction - Answer- Is when the pupil becomes smaller in response to
certain stimuli
Accommodation (in vision) - Answer- The eye's ability to change focus from far to near
objects by adjusting the shape of the lens and the size of the pupil
PERRLA - Answer- Pupils equal round reactive to light and accommodation
Conjugate - Answer- Refers to eyes moving together (in unison)
Nystagmus - Answer- Is repetitive, involuntary eye movement in which the eye looks
like it is quivering and can move up-down, side-to-side or in a circular motion
Anisocoria - Answer- Unequal pupil size
Cerebellum - Answer- Is a structure located at the back of the brain underneath the
occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex and is responsible for actions such
as balance, posture, and coordination of voluntary movements
