Med Term Ch 10 Exercises

Front 1

axon

Back 1

Microscopic fiber carries the nervous impulse along nerve cell

Front 2

Plexus

Back 2

large, interlacing network of nerves

Front 3

Meninges

Back 3

Three protective membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord

Front 4

Dendrite

Back 4

Microscopic branching fiber first part to receive impulse

Front 5

Astrocyte

Back 5

Glial cell that transports water and salt

Front 6

oligodendroglial cell

Back 6

glial cell that produces myelin

Front 7

neuron

Back 7

nerve cell transmit nerve impulse

Front 8

cauda equina

Back 8

collection spinal nerves at end of spinal cord

Front 9

Myelin Sheath

Back 9

Fatty tissue that surrounds the axon of a nerve cell

Front 10

dura mater

Back 10

outermost meningeal layer

Front 11

Central Nervous system

Back 11

brain and spinal cord

Front 12

peripheral nervous system

Back 12

nerves outside of brain an spinal cord, cranial, spinal, autonomic nerves

Front 13

arachnoid membrane

Back 13

middle meningeal membrane

Front 14

hypothalamus

Back 14

controls sleep and appetites

Front 15

synapse

Back 15

space between nerve cells

Front 16

medulla oblongata

Back 16

just above spinal cord; controls breathing and heartbeat

Front 17

pons

Back 17

connects medulla and upper part of brain

Front 18

cerebellum

Back 18

coordinates voluntary muscle

Front 19

Thalamus

Back 19

relay center

Front 20

Ventricles of the brain

Back 20

Canals filled with CSF

Front 21

Brainstem

Back 21

connect cerebrum with spinal cord

Front 22

cerebrum controls

Back 22

vision and speech..

Front 23

ganglion

Back 23

nerve cells outside of brain and spinal cord

Front 24

pia mater

Back 24

innermost meningeal membrane

Front 25

sensory nerves

Back 25

carry messages toward the brain and spinal column

Front 26

sulci

Back 26

grooves in cerebral cotex

Front 27

Subarachnoid space

Back 27

contains cerebrospinal fluid

Front 28

gyri

Back 28

elevations in the cerebral cortex

Front 29

neurotransmitter

Back 29

chemical release at end of a nerve cell

Front 30

glia (stromal)

Back 30

connective and supportive tissue

Front 31

ataxia

Back 31

condition of no coordination

Front 32

motor apraxia

Back 32

inability to perform a task

Front 33

paraplegia

Back 33

paralysis in the lower part of body

Front 34

Syncope

Back 34

fainting

Front 35

neurasthenia

Back 35

nerve exhaustion (lack of strength) and fatigue

Front 36

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Back 36

Atrophy of muscles and paralysis from damage to motor neurons in spinal cord and brainstem

Front 37

Huntington disease

Back 37

Bizarre, abrupt, involuntary dance-like movements, decline in mental functions

Front 38

myasthenia gravis

Back 38

loss of muscle strength due to inability of neurotransmitter

Front 39

parkinson

Back 39

degeneration of nerves in the basal ganglia leading to tremors....

Front 40

Bell Palsy

Back 40

unilateral facial paralysis

Front 41

paresthesias

Back 41

abnormal tingling sensation

Front 42

paresis

Back 42

slight paralysis

Front 43

radiculitis

Back 43

inflammation of a spinal nerve root

Front 44

apraxia

Back 44

movement not purposeful

Front 45

neurasthenia

Back 45

nervous exhaustion and fatigue

Front 46

aura

Back 46

sensaiton experienced before onset of seizure

Front 47

tonic-clonic seizure

Back 47

Major epileptic seizure; ictal event

Front 48

herpes zoster

Back 48

virus causes chickenpox and shingles

Front 49

palliative

Back 49

relieving, but not curing

Front 50

dopamine

Back 50

neurotransmitter

Front 51

absence seizure

Back 51

minor epileptic seizure

Front 52

glioblastoma multiforme

Back 52

malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells