chapter10
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- ct
- computed tomography
- dur/o
- dura matter
- hydrocephalus
- abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain
- thalam/o
- thalamus
- -sthenia
- srength
- cerebellum
- the posterior part of the brain; responsble for voluntary muscle movement
- tonic clonic seizure
- major seizre
- parenchyma
- distinguishing cell of an organ
- electroencephalography
- recording electrical activity in the brain
- neur/o
- nerve
- cva
- cerebrovascular accident
- cerebell/o
- cerebellum
- gait
- walk
- arachnoid membrane
- middle layer ot 3 membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
- absence seizures
- petit mal
- cerebrospinal fluid
- Liquid that circulates throught the brain and spinal cord
- absence seizure
- minor seizure
- glio/o
- glue; parts of the nervous system that support & connect
- thrombotic
- blood clot in rteries leading to brain and blocking
- motor nerves
- nerves that carry messages away from the brain and spinal cords to muscles and organs
- epilepsy
- chronic brain disorder; marked by recurrent seizure
- gli/o
- glue; parts of the nervous system that support & connect
- huntington disease
- hereditary nervous disorder due to degenerative changes in the cerebrum involving sudden movements
- meninges
- 3 protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
- alzheimer disease
- brain disorder; marked by deterioration of mental capacity beginning in middle age
- oligodendroglial cell
- neuroglial cell that form sheath covering axons
- embolus
- mass of material travels through the bloodstream and blocks blood vescles
- central nervous system
- CNS - The brain and spinal cord
- palsy
- complete or partial loss of motor function
-
ganglion
ganglia - A collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
- cerebral contusion
- bruising of the brain tissue as a result of trauma presisting longer that 24 hours
- thalamus
- main relay center of the brain; cunducts impulses between spinal cord & cerebrum
- dementia
- metal decline and deterioration
-
kines/o
-kinesia - movement
- mri
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cerebr/o
- cerebrum
- tpa
- tissue plasminogen activator
-
kinesi/o
-kinesis - movement
- parkinsons disease
- degeneration of nerves in the brain; occuring later in life; leads to tumors
- cerebrum
- largest part of the brain; voluntar muscle activity
- multiple sclerosis
- destruction of neurons in the cns and replaceing with hard tissue
- myel/o
- spinal cord
- cns
- central nervous system
- parasympathetic nerves
- invouluntary autonomic nerves that regulate body functions
- embolic
- sudden blood clot travels to cerebral arteries and bloods a small vescle
- encepahl/o
- brain
-
syncop/o
- to cut off, to cut short
- pia mater
- thin delicate inner membrane of the meninges
- csf
- cerebrospinal fluid
- synapse
- space through which nerve impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another; like a muscle or a gland
- herpes zoster
- causes shingles; blisters around body
- neuron
- a nerve cell; carries impulses through the body
- ms
- multiple sclerosis
- lept/o
- thin / slender
- tax/o
- order, cordination
- cerebral cortex
- Outer region of the cerebrum; gray matter of the brain
- aura
- sensation appearing before symptoms
- efferent nerves
- nerves that carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles
- hemorrhagic
- bursting forth of blood from a artery
- nerve
- macroscopic stucture consisting of axons and dendrites in bundles like strands of rope
- als
- amytrophic lateral sclerosis
- my/o
- muscle
- tia
- transient ischemic attact
- afferent nerves
- Nerves that carry impulses toward the brain and spinal cord
- tonic clonic seizures
- grand mal seizures
- dura matter
- outer most layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
- stroma
- connective and framework tissue of an organ
- spina bifida
- congenital defect in the spinal column due to imperfect union of vertebral parts
- pons
- bridge; part of the brain anterior to the cerebellum & between the medulla
- ad
- alzheimer disease
- radicul/o
- nerve root ( of spinal nerves)
- myasthenia gravis
- neuromuscular disorder marked by replapsing weekness of skeletal muscles
- peripheral nervous system
- nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- progressive disordercharacterized by degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem
- sensory nerves
- nerves that carry messages to the brain and spinal cord from a receptor
- cerebral concussion
- temporary brain dysfunction after an injury clearing within 24 hours
-
alges/o
-algesia - excessive sensitivity to pain
- eeg
- electroencephalogram
- -algia
- pain
- myelography
- contarast injected, x-rays of spinal cord obtained`
- -plegia
- paralysis
- shingles
-
viral disease affecting peripheral nerves
- -paresis
- slight paralysis
- palliative
- relieving symptoms but not curing
- -phasia
- speech
- lumbar puncture
- csf is withdrawn between vertebrae
- -praxia
- action
- lp
- lumbar puncture
-
esthesi/o
-esthesia - feeling, nervous sensation
- aneurysm
- abnormal widening of blood vescles