This document discusses types of paralysis and pain conditions in the nervous system. It defines paraplegia as paralysis of the lower body and both legs, hemiplegia as paralysis on one side of the body, and mentions that monoplegia and quadriplegia refer to paralysis of one or four limbs respectively. It also notes that suffixes like -algia and -plegia indicate types of pain or paralysis, with -algia specifically referring to pain or sensitivity conditions like neuralgia which is nerve pain.

1. Nervous System
By: Leslie Kitchen

2. -plegia
O Suffix
O Paralysis- Temporary or permanent loss of
function or voluntary movement.

3. -algesia
O Suffix
O Pain
O Sensitivity

4. -plegia in the Nervous System
Monoplegia- paralysis of one
Quadriplegia- paralysis of four
Paraplegia- paralysis of the lower portion of
the body and both legs.
Hemiplegia- paralysis on only one side of
the body.

6. -algesia in the Nervous System
Neuralgia- nerve pain