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NS 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 conciousness |
| ventricle | Cavity of an organ |
| trephination | Circular opening made in the skull to relieve ICP |
| somatic nervous system | Conveys impulses for voluntary function |
| autonomic nervous system | Coveys impulses to glands, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles |
| hypnotics | Depress CNS functions to induce sleep |
| multiple sclerosis | Disease of 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 |
| craniotomy | Incision into 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 responses; sluggishness |
| 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 a central structure |
| afferent | Moves toward a central structure |
| lumbar puncture | Needle puncture of the spinal cavity |
| neurosis | Nonpsychotic mental illness |
| idiopathic | Occuring without a known cause |
| dura matter | Outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord |
| myelagia | 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 |
| anesthetic | Produces a loss of sensation |
| anxiety | Psychological "worry" disorder |
| electroencephalography | Records electrical activity of brain patterns |
| cerebellum | Refines muscular movement; aids in equilibrium |
| analgesic | Relieve 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 |
| neurotransmitter | Transmits impulses across synapses |
| asthenia | Weakness or debility |
| myelin | White fat-like sheath |
Created by:
Jessica Longboat
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