Chatper 12 test Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| The combining form for cephal/o | Head |
| The combining form for encephal/o | Brain |
| The combining form for neur/o | nerve |
| The suffix -plegia | paralysis |
| The suffix -phasia | speech |
| What is the nervous system responsible for? | Coordinating all the activity of the body |
| What are the two basic types of cells in the nervous tissue consists of? | Neurons and neuroglial cells |
| Define the following: Gray matter and White Matter? | Gray matter is comprised of unsheathed or uncovered bodies and dendrites. White matter is myelinated nerve fibers |
| The largest section of the brain is? | Cerebrum |
| The cerebrum is subdivided into left and right halves called? | Cerebral Hermispheres |
| The final portion of the brain is the? | Brain Stem |
| The brain, and the spinal cord is also protected by? | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| Dura mater also means | Tough mother |
| This is where either type of nerve is attached to the nervous system? | Nerve Root |
| What is the name of the cranial nerves that controls facsial muscles for expression, salivation, and taste on two thirds of tongue (anterior) | Facaial |
| The medical term "cephalagia" means | Head pain |
| Whats is the medical term for nerve tumor? | Neuroma |
| The medical term "dysphasia" mean | Difficult speech |
| The medical term "palsy" means? | tempory or permanit loss of ability to control movement |
| The medical term syncope mean | fainting |
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