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Chapter 15 Reverse Defs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epilepsy | a disorder characterized by seizures |
| coma | abnormal, deep unconsciousness |
| microcephaly | abnormally small head |
| anorexia nervosa | all-consuming desire to remain thin |
| bulimia nervosa | binging and purging |
| concussion | brain injury causing transient loss of consciousness |
| ventricle | cavity of an organ |
| trephination | circular opening made in the skull to relieve ICP |
| somatic nervous system | conveys impulses for voluntary functions |
| autonomic nervous system | conveys impulses to glands, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles |
| hypnotics | depress CNS function 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 behaviour and memory |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory, and other sensations |
| catatonic | inability to move or talk |
| aphasia | inability to speak |
| craniotomy | incision of the skull |
| 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; sluggish |
| psychosis | major mental disorder |
| nerve conduction velocity | measures the speed impulses travel through a nerve |
| arachnoid membrane | middle layer covering the brain and spinal cord |
| efferent | moves away from the central structure |
| afferent | moves towards a central structure |
| lumbar puncture | needle puncture of the spinal cavity |
| CNS-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 |
| myelangia | 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 |
| anesthetics | produce a loss of sensation |
| anxiety | psychological "worry" disorder |
| EEG-electroencephalography | records electrical activity of brain patterns |
| cerebellum | refines muscular movement; aids in equilibrium |
| analgesics | relieve pain |
| convulsions | sudden and violent contraction of the muscles |
| neurons | the functional cell of the nervous system |
| meninges | three membranes that cover and protect the spinal cord and brain |
| neurotransmitter | transmits impulses across synapses |
| asthenia | weakness or debility |
| myelin sheath | what fat-like sheath |
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