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Chp.4
Nervous System and Psychiatry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crani/o | skull |
| Esthesi/o | sensation |
| Gangli/o | ganglion (knot) |
| Kinesi/o | movement |
| Meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
| Narc/o | stupor or sleep |
| Neur/o | nerve |
| cata- | down |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -mania | condition of abnormal impulse toward |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) | brain and spinal cord |
| brain | portion of the central nervous system contained within the cranium |
| Frontal lobe | anterior section of each cerebral hemisphere; responsible for voluntary muscle movement and personality |
| parietal lobe | portion posterior to the frontal lobe; responsible for sensations such as pain, temperature, and touch |
| temporal lobe | portion that lies below the frontal lobe; responsible for hearing, taste and smell |
| occipital lobe | portion posterior to the parietal and temporal lobes; responsible for vision |
| gyri | convulsions (mounds) of the cerebral hemispheres |
| fissures | deep grooves in the brain |
| cranial nerves | 12 pairs of nerves arising from the brain |
| spinal nerves | 31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord |
| sensory nerves | nerves that conduct impulses from body parts and carry sensory information to the brain; also called afferent nerves |
| motor nerves | nerves that conduct motor impulses from the brain to muscles and glands; also called efferent nerves |
| behavioral therapy | treatment to decrease or stop unwanted behavior |
| cognitive therapy | treatment to change unwanted patterns of thinking |
| psychotropic drugs | medications used to treat mental illnesses (trop/o = a turning) |
| ADHD | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| BD | bipolar disorder |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |