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chapter 10
nerve system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebellum | part of brain that coordinates balance |
| axon | microscopic fiber that carries impulses AWAY from CELL BODY |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -algia | pain |
| caus/o | burning |
| -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
| kenis/o -kinesia | movement |
| anesthesia | no nervous sensation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -paresis (hemi) | slight paralysis (weakness) |
| -phasia | speech(difficulty) |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plaxia | action |
| syncop/o | cut off |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| syncope | faint |
| nerve cells | neurons |
| dendrite | first to receive nerve impulse |
| narcolepsy | seizure in sleep |
| medulla oblongata | controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels |
| paresthesia | tingling, burning, "pins and needles" sensation |
| acetylcholine | Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells |
| cauda equina | collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord |
| blood-brain barrier(bbb) | protective separation between the blood and brain cells |
| astrocyte | type of glial cell that transports water and salts |
| cell body | part of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus |
| afferent nerve | carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord ( |
| brainstem | portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord |
| arachnoid membrane | middle layer of the 3 membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord |
| ependymal cell | glial cell that lines membranes within the brain and spinal cord and helps form cerebrospinal fluid |
| cerebrum | largest part of the brain |
| dura mater | thick, outermost layer of the meninges |
| central nervous system | the brain and spinal cord |
| cranial nerves | 12 pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain |
| efferent nerve | motor nerve that carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord |
| hyperesthesia | increased nervous sensation |
| causalgia | burning pain |
| bradykinesia | slow movement |
| ataxia | zero or no coordination |
| Myasthenia gravis (MG) | |
| multiple sclerosis | |
| unilateral | one side paralysis |
| bell palsy | paralysis on one side of the face |
| Parkinson disease | degeneration of neurons in brain leading to tremors. deficiency in brain |
| Alzheimer Disease (AD) | deterioration of mental capacity form of dementia. |
| thyroid | involuntary spasmodic twitching movements |
| shingles | horphysaster with blisters and band like in body |
| cerebral embolism | blood clot that enters in the blood vessel in the brain |
| Quadriplegia | paralysis in all 4 remedies |
| subdural hematoma | collection of blood in memungual layer |
| myelogram | x ray image of spinal cord |
| synapse | space between nerve cells |
| gyri | elevated portions of the cerebral cortex |
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