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Mod A Lab Final
Mod A Lab Final Vocab
Question | Answer |
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CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
-edema | swelling |
LP | lumbar puncture |
-oma | tumor |
-otmoy | incision |
neuro- | nerve |
MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
psycho | mind |
TIA | transient ischemic attack (mini stroke) |
-tripsy | crushing |
abnormal fear of high places | acrophobia |
controls involuntary bodily functions such as sweating and arterial blood pressure | autonomic nerves |
portion of nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord | CNS - central nervous system |
Outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord. | dura mater |
Nerve cells in the CNS that acts as links between sensory & motor neurons. | interneurons |
Conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands; control most of the body's functions. Also described as efferent processes. | motor nerves |
Nerves that transmit impulses to the CNS | sensory neurons |
Structural and functional units of the nervous system. Specialized conductors of impulses that enable the body to interact with its internal and external environments. | neurons |
Part of the brain stem that connects the pons and the rest of the brain to the spinal cord. Regulates & controls breathing, swallowing, coughing, sneezing, vomiting & arterial blood pressure. | oblongata |
Nerves throughout the body carrying information to and from the spinal cord. 12 pair of cranial nerves & 31 pairs of spinal nerves. | peripheral nerves |
Innermost meningeal layer, attached directly to the underlying tissue layer. | pia mater |
Carry impulses from the peripheral to the brain. They do not have true dendrites. | sensory nerves |
Where the brain's major motor are is located | cerebrum |
Located in the thoracic & lumbar of the spinal cord; part of anatomical nervous system with fibers that are distributed to heart, smooth muscles & glands of entire body. "Fight or flight." | sympathetic |
Condition of loss or lack of memory. | amnesia |
Loss or lack of ability to eat or swallow. | aphagia |
Second meningeal layer; layer that separates the dura mater from the subarachnoid space. Name refers to the spidery web appearance. | arachnoid |
Imperfect development of spinal cord | atelomyelia |
Headache; head pain. | cephalalgia |
Surgical incision of the skull. | craniotomy |
Individual who has difficulty in comprehending written language. | dyslexia |
Paralysis on one side of the body. | hemiplegia |
Artificially induced condition of sleep | hypnosis |
Thin membraneous sheath that envelopes a nerve fiber; Sheath of Schwann. | neurilemma |