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Nervous system

Nervous

QuestionAnswer
GABA - Ac Gamma Aminobutyric Acid- Neurotransmitter in CNS that blocks impulses btw nerve cells in the brain
TENS - Ac Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation- therapy using low volt electrical current delivered with electrodes for pain relief
REM - Ac Rapid Eye Movement; during a dream in a sleep cycle
CAT - Ac Computerized Axial Tomography- used for cross sectional images of the brain and spinal cord
SAD - Ac Seasonal Affective Disorder- depression affected by seasons (primarily Winter)
CNS - Ab/Ac Central nervous system - controls activities of brain and spinal cord
PNS - Ab/Ac Peripheral nervous system - controls outside of brain and spinal cord
CSF - Ab Cerebrospinal fluid - clear fluid that cushions brain and spinal cord
EEG - Ab electroencephalogram - test electrical activity in the brain
CVA - Ab cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Alzheimer's disease - Ep Alois Alzheimer - causes brain to shrink and brain cells to die
Parkinson's disease - Ep James Parkinson - affects movement (tremors, stiffness and slowing)
Bell's palsy - Ep Sir Charles Bell - idiopathic episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis due to dmg or trauma
Down syndrome - Ep John Langdon Down - caused by trisomy 21 (an extra copy of chromosome 21), which alters how the brain and central nervous system develop from birth
Huntington's disease - Ep George Huntington - fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain
Neuron specialized cell transmitting nerve cells
Synapse junction between nerve cells
Meninges 3 membranes that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain/spinal cord
Cephalagia headache
Neuropathy disease/dysfunction of peripheral nerves
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