CH10 STUDY GUIDE
Which term has two prefixes? - ✅✅-parasympathetic
What triggers a febrile seizure? - ✅✅-high fever
Partial paralysis is called: - ✅✅-paresis
✅✅
Febrile is associated with a certain type of seizure. Who is most prone to a febrile
seizure? - -infants and toddlers
how to pronounce syncope: - ✅✅-SIN - koh - pee
What other term can be associated with high fever? - ✅✅-pyrexia
What is the definition of a spasm? - ✅✅-sudden involuntary contraction of a
muscle group
What would you take for pain relief? - ✅✅-Analgesic and NSAID
✅✅
Intense throbbing, pulsating pain in one area of the head, often with nausea and
vomiting, can be symptomatic of: - -migraine
What is bipolar disorder? -✅✅-manic depressive disorder
Which disease needs treatment by a psychiatrist? - ✅✅-schizophrenia
Which term is a surgical procedure? - ✅✅-endarterectomy
Where does loss of function occur in a spinal cord injury? - ✅✅-below the injury
site
What is lost in paralysis? - ✅✅-voluntary movement
If you are in a postictal state, you have had a: - ✅✅-seizure
how to pronounce meningococcal: - ✅✅-meh-nin-goh- KOK -al
What makes a procedure invasive? - ✅✅-Invasive procedures are those that have
an incision, puncture, or introduction of a catheter or other device.
Which prefixes mean opposite directions? - ✅✅-epi and sub
Which two terms are opposites? - ✅✅-exacerbation and remission
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