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Terminlogy week 3
Term | Definition |
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Aceylcholinesterase | Enzyme that degrades the neurotransmitter acetylcholine |
Alzheimer's Disease | Neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, behavioral changes, immobility |
Anemia | Condition marked by the presence of an abnormally low number of red blood cells |
ApoE4 Allele | Defective form of apolipoprotein E that is associated with Alzeimer's disease |
Avitaminosis | Any disease caused by vitamins deficiency or deficiency in metabolic conversion of a vitamin |
Basal Ganglia | Subcortical nuclei located in the forebrain and brainstem that initiate, control and modulate movement and posture |
Bradykinesia | Slowness in initiating and carrying out voluntary movements |
Cluster Headache | Intensely painful vascular headache that occurs in groups and produces pain on one side of the head |
Coenzyme | Compound that activates an enzyme |
Cofactor | Non-protein chemical compound that is bound to a protein and is required for the protein's biological activity |
Cognitive Functions | Ability to take in information via the senses, process the details, commit the information to memory, and recall it when necessory |
Dementia | Condition associated with a loss of memory and cognition |
Fat-soluble vitamin | Vitamin that is soluble in fat and stored in body fat |
Hemoglobin | Iron-containing pigment on red blood cells that carries oxygen |
Huntington's disease | Progressive and degenerative disease of neurons that affects muscle movement, cognitive functions and emotions |
Hypervitaminosis | Disorder caused by the intake of too many vitamins |
Intrinsic Factor | Naturally produced protein that is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12 |
Neurodegeneration | Destruction of nerve cells |
Neurodegenerative Disease | Disorder that results in progressive destruction of neurons |
Neuroprotecive | Protects nerve cells from damage |
Nigrostriatal pathways | Pathways located in the substantia nigra that stimulate and inhibit movement |
Parkinson's Disease | Progressive disorder of the nervous system involving degeneration of dopaminergic neurons and causing impaired muscle movement |
Plaques | Sticky, dense substances composed of a protein called beta amyloid that fill the spaces between the neurons and interfere with the transmission of signals between neurons |
Pseudoparkinsonism | Adverse reaction to the administration of neuropletics characterized by symptoms mimicking Parkinson's disease |
Substantia Nigra | Part of the basal ganglia containing clusters of dopamine-producing neurons |
Supplement | Additive intended to compensate for dietary deficiency |
Tangles | Twisted fibers made up of clumps of a protein called tau that interfere with nerve signal transmission |
Trace Elements | Minerals that are required by the body in very small quantities |
Migraine | Vascular headache that is often accompanied by nausea and visual disturbances |