Chapter 12 Medical Terminology Nervous System Study Guide

Front 1

transmit impulses

Back 1

neurons

Front 2

towards, to brain

Back 2

sensory neurons (afferent nerves)

Front 3

away from the brain

Back 3

motor neurons (efferent nerves)

Front 4

recieve impulses & send to rest of body

Back 4

dendrites

Front 5

covering of the nerve

Back 5

myelin sheath

Front 6

space between the neurons

Back 6

synapse

Front 7

brain & spinal cord

Back 7

central nervous system

Front 8

cranial & spinal nerves

Back 8

peripheral nerves

Front 9

largest part of the brain/memory & thinking

Back 9

cerebrum

Front 10

motor functions

Back 10

frontal

Front 11

recieves messages & interperts

Back 11

parietal

Front 12

eyesight

Back 12

occipital

Front 13

hearing & sense of smell

Back 13

temporal

Front 14

coordination

Back 14

cerebellum

Front 15

recieving messages from eyes, ears & skin & then sends messages on to cerebrum

Back 15

thalamus

Front 16

vital body functions

Back 16

hypothalamus

Front 17

connects brain to spinal cord

Back 17

midbrain

Front 18

bridge, connects the cerebellum to the rest of the brain

Back 18

pons

Front 19

vital life functions

Back 19

medulla oblongata

Front 20

covering on the brain & spinal cord

Back 20

meninges

Front 21

outer

Back 21

dura mater

Front 22

middle

Back 22

arachnoid

Front 23

inner

Back 23

pia mater

Front 24

carry cerebral spinal fluid

Back 24

ventricles

Front 25

without strenght/weakness

Back 25

asthenia

Front 26

without coordination/balance

Back 26

ataxia

Front 27

feeling that something is going to happen

Back 27

aura

Front 28

don't respond in their own world

Back 28

autism

Front 29

brain injury at birth

Back 29

cerebral palsy

Front 30

deep unconsciouness

Back 30

coma

Front 31

blow to the head

Back 31

concussion

Front 32

trouble w/memory, thinking process not good

Back 32

dementia

Front 33

shingles

Back 33

herpes zoster

Front 34

kids version of shingles, chicken pox

Back 34

varicella zoster

Front 35

hereditary mental & body

Back 35

hutnington's chorea

Front 36

too much cerbral spinal fluid

Back 36

hydrocephalus

Front 37

person does not respond well

Back 37

lethargy

Front 38

children w/high temp. in apsirin

Back 38

Reye's Syndrome

Front 39

sciatic nerve, inflammed, hip nerve leg & back

Back 39

sciatica

Front 40

fainting

Back 40

syncope

Front 41

unilateral, paralysis of the face

Back 41

Bell's Palsy

Front 42

stroke

Back 42

CVA

Front 43

What is a stroke? 3

Back 43

1. Bloodclot
2. Embolus
3. Bleeding

Front 44

ministroke, temporary loss of blood to the brain

Back 44

TIA

Front 45

seizures

Back 45

epilepsies

Front 46

uncontrolable jerking, muscle coordination

Back 46

convulsions

Front 47

most severe jerking

Back 47

grand mal

Front 48

hands shake, trembling

Back 48

parkinson's disease

Front 49

parkison's disease shuffling walk

Back 49

gait

Front 50

mylin sheath deteorating

Back 50

multiple sclerosis

Front 51

memory loss, serious mental detoration

Back 51

Alzheimer's Disease

Front 52

central nervous system

Back 52

CNS

Front 53

cerebral palsy

Back 53

CP

Front 54

cerebospinal fluid

Back 54

CSF

Front 55

cerebrovascular accident

Back 55

CVA

Front 56

electroencephalogram

Back 56

EEG brain wave

Front 57

lumbar puncture

Back 57

LP

Front 58

multiple sclerosis

Back 58

MS

Front 59

transient ischemic attack

Back 59

TIA

Front 60

Lou Gehrig's Disease

Back 60

ALS

Front 61

involuntary reaction

Back 61

reflex

Front 62

paralysis, no movement

Back 62

-plegia

Front 63

weakness, some movement

Back 63

-paresis

Front 64

paralysis of half (right or left)

Back 64

hemiplegia

Front 65

accidents, paralysis of both legs

Back 65

paraplegia

Front 66

accidents paralysis of all extremities

Back 66

quadriplegia