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Medical Terminology for Pain and Movement Disorders Quiz

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Which term refers to the excessive growth of body hair in women in areas where hair is normally absent or minimal?

Hirsutism

Explanation

Excessive body hair growth in women, typically in areas with minimal or no hair.

What does the term 'dyskinesia' refer to in medical terminology?

Involuntary muscle movements

Explanation

Involuntary and abnormal muscle movements.

What is the medical term for the loss of muscle mass due to aging, illness, or lack of physical activity?

Atrophy

Explanation

Loss of muscle mass due to aging, illness, or inactivity.

Which of the following is a condition characterized by severe pain along the course of the trigeminal nerve?

Neuralgia

Explanation

Severe pain along the trigeminal nerve.

Which term refers to the condition characterized by pain in the area of the body that the nerve supplies?

Neuralgia

Explanation

Pain in the area supplied by a nerve.

What is the medical term for the inflammation of a tendon?

Tendinitis

Explanation

Inflammation of a tendon.

Which of the following is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremors and impaired movement?

Parkinson's disease

Explanation

Degenerative disorder causing tremors and impaired movement.

What term describes a type of pain that originates in the nerves themselves?

Neuralgia

Explanation

Pain originating directly from the nerves.

What is the term for the inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements?

Ataxia

Explanation

Lack of coordination in voluntary muscle movements.

#10

Which of the following is a surgical procedure to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix?

Hysterectomy

Explanation

Surgical removal of the uterus and cervix.

#11

Which of the following is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown of the joint's cartilage?

Osteoarthritis

Explanation

Degenerative joint disease with cartilage breakdown.

#12

What term describes the partial or complete loss of the ability to use language?

Aphasia

Explanation

Partial or complete loss of language ability.

#13

Which term refers to the surgical procedure to fuse together two or more vertebrae in the spine?

Spinal fusion

Explanation

Surgical fusion of vertebrae in the spine.

#14

What term describes the sensation of numbness, tingling, or burning in the hands and fingers, often due to compression of the median nerve?

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Explanation

Numbness, tingling, or burning in hands and fingers due to median nerve compression.

#15

Which term refers to the surgical removal of a portion of a bone?

Ostectomy

Explanation

Surgical removal of a portion of a bone.

#16

What term describes the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces, causing swelling?

Edema

Explanation

Abnormal fluid accumulation causing swelling.

#17

What term describes the abnormal bending forward of the thoracic spine, resulting in a rounded or hunched back?

Kyphosis

Explanation

Abnormal forward bending of the thoracic spine, causing a rounded or hunched back.

Medical Terminology for Pain and Movement Disorders Quiz

Which term refers to the excessive growth of body hair in women in areas where hair is normally absent or minimal?

What does the term 'dyskinesia' refer to in medical terminology?

What is the medical term for the loss of muscle mass due to aging, illness, or lack of physical activity?

Which of the following is a condition characterized by severe pain along the course of the trigeminal nerve?

Which term refers to the condition characterized by pain in the area of the body that the nerve supplies?

What is the medical term for the inflammation of a tendon?

Which of the following is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremors and impaired movement?

What term describes a type of pain that originates in the nerves themselves?

What is the term for the inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements?

Which of the following is a surgical procedure to remove the entire uterus, including the cervix?

Which of the following is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown of the joint's cartilage?

What term describes the partial or complete loss of the ability to use language?

Which term refers to the surgical procedure to fuse together two or more vertebrae in the spine?

What term describes the sensation of numbness, tingling, or burning in the hands and fingers, often due to compression of the median nerve?

Which term refers to the surgical removal of a portion of a bone?

What term describes the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces, causing swelling?

What term describes the abnormal bending forward of the thoracic spine, resulting in a rounded or hunched back?

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