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Medical Term chpt 10
The Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What Coordinates all body activities by recieving and transmitting messages throughout the body | Brain |
| what is one or more bundles of neurons that connect the brain and spinal cord with other parts of the body. | Nerve |
| what is the system of membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord fo the central nervous. | Meninges |
| what resembles a spider web | arachnoid membrane |
| what is the largest and uppermost part fo the brain, consists of 4 lobes | cerebrum |
| located below the cerebrum | thalmus |
| what forms a connection between the brain ans spinal cord? | Brain stem |
| a physician who specializws in surgery of the nervous system. | neurosurgeon |
| means Nerve | Neur/o |
| Violent shaking up or jarring of the brain | Concussion |
| acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking. | Delirium |
| abnormal growth located inside the skull | Brain tumor |