Question | Answer |
epilepsy | A disorder chatacterized by seizures. |
coma | Abnormal, deep unconsciousness. |
microephaly | Abnormally small head. |
anorexia nervosa | All-consuming desire to remain thin. |
bulimia nervosa | Binging and purging. |
concussion | Brain injury causing transient loss of consciousness. |
ventricles | Cavity of an organ. |
trephination | Circular opening made in the skull to reliee ICP |
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somatic nervous system | Conveys impulses for voluntary functions. |
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autonomic nervous system | Conveys impulses to glands, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles. |
hypnotics | Depress CNS functions to induce sleep. |
multiple sclerosis | Disease of the myelin sheath. |
myelopathy | Disease of the spinal cord. |
cerebrum | Functions include sensory perception and interpretation, muscular movement and emotional aspects of behavior and memory. |
agnosia | Inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory and other sesations. |
catatonic | Inability to move or talk. |
aphasia | Inability to speak. |
craniotomy | Incision into the skull. |
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peripheral nervous system | Includes all nervous tissue of the body found outside the CNS. |
encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain. |
pia mater | Innermost membrane of the brain and spinal cord. |
tremor | Involuntary tremble or shake. |
tics | Involuntary, spasmodic muscular contractions. |
ataxia | Lack of muscle coordination. |
lethargy | Lack of response; sluggishness. |
psychosis | Major emotional disorder. |
nerve conduction velocity | Measure the speed impulses travel through a nerve. |
arachnoid membrane | Middle layer covering the brain and spinal cord. |
efferent nerves | Moves away from a central structure. |
afferent nerves | Moves toward a central structure. |
lumbar puncture | Needle puncture of the spinal cavity. |
central nervous system | Network of nervous tissue found in the brain and spinal cord. |
neurosis | Nonpsychotic mental illness. |
idiopathic | Occurring without a known cause. |
dura mater | Outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord. |
myelalgia | Pain in the spinal cord. |
herpes Zoster | Painful, acute infectious disease; aka shingles. |
dystrophy | Poor development. |
aura | Premonitory awareness of an approaching physical or mental disorder. |
anestetics | Produce a loss of sensation. |
anxiety | Psychological "worry" disorder. |
electroencephalography | Records electrical activity of brain patterns. |
cerebellum | Refines muscular movement; aids in equilibrium. |
analgesics | Relieves pain. |
convulsion | Sudden and violent contraction of the muscles. |
neuron | The functional cell of the nervous system. |
meninges | Three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. |
neurotransmitters | Transmits impulses across synapses. |
asthenia | Weakness or debility. |
myelin sheath | White fat-like sheath. |