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TermDefinition
brainmain organ of the nervous system
cranialcavity in which the brain is located in
thalmuspart of the limbic system that deals with emotions
hypothalmusregulates body temperature
brainstemkeeps the mind conscious
cerebellummonitors muscle tone and body position
cranial nervescarry sensory information from the body
trigeminal5th cranial nerve
hypoglossal12th cranial nerve
spinal corda long narrow column of nerve tissue within the spinal cavity
reflexinvoluntary muscle reaction
neuronsfunctional units of the nervous system
epinephrinereleased in times of stress
amnesiapartial or total loss of memory
anencephalycongenital condition in which some or all of the cranium and cerebrum are missing in a newborn
aphasialoss of the ability to communicate verbaly or in writing
arteriovenous malformationabnormality in which arteries in the brain connect directly to veins
brain tumorbenign or malignant tumor of any area of the brain
cephalagiapain in the head or headache
cerebrovascular accidentdisruption or blockage of blood flow to the brain
comadeep state of unconsciousness and unresponsiveness
concussioninjury to the brain that results in the immediate loss of consciousness for a brief time
dementiaprogressive deterioration in mental function
down syndromecongenital genetic defect, 3 of chromosome 21
dyslexiadifficulty reading and writing words
encephalitisinflammation of the brain caused by a virus
epilepsyuncontrolled, abnormal electrical impulses in the brain
hematomalocalized collection of blood that forms in the tissue because of the rupture of an artery or vein
huntingtons choreaprogressive, inherited degenerative disease of the brain
hydrocephalusexcessive amount of cerebrospinal fluid in produced or blocked
meningitisinflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord
migraine headachesudden severe headache with throbbing pain
narcolepsybrief, involuntary episodes of falling asleep during the daytime
parkinson's diseasechronic, degenerative disease due to an imbalance in the levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain
syncopetemporary loss of conciousness
anesthesiacondition in which sensation is completely lost
bell's palsyweakness, drooping of one side of the face because of inflammation of the facial nerve
carpal tunnel syndromechronic condition with tingling in the hand
guillain-barre's syndromeautoimmune disorder in which the body makes antibodies against myelin
hyperesthesiacondition in which there is an abnormally heightened awareness and sensitivity to touch and increase response to painful stimuli
multiple sclerosischronic, progressive degenerative autoimmune disease in which the body makes antibodies against myelin
neurolgiapain along the path of a nerve caused by an injury to the nerve
neuritisinflammation or infection of a nerve
neurofibromatorsishereditary disease with multiple benign tumors
neuromabenign tumor of a nerve
neuropathygeneral category for any type of disease or injury to a nerve
paresthesiaabnormal sensations like tingling, burning or pinpricks are felt on the skin
computed axial tomographyCT, procedure that uses x-rays to create many individual, closely spaced images
magnetic resonance imagingMRI, uses a magnetic field and radiowaves to align the protons in the body and cause them to emit signals
positron emission tomographyPET scan, nuclear medicine procedure that uses a radioactive substance combine with glucose molecules and injected intravenously to reflect the amount of metabolism in an area
electroencephalographyEEG, procedure to record the electrical activity of the brain
evoked potentialprocedure in which an EEG is used to record changes in brain waves that occur followng various stimuli
babinski's signneurologic test where the outside of the foot from the heel to the toes is stroked with an instrument to check for injury to the parietal lobe or spinal nerves
lumbar punctureprocedure to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for testing
Glasgow coma scorenumerical scale that measures the depth of a coma
biopsyprocedure to remove a tumor or mass from the brain or orther part of the body
craniotomysurgical incision of the skull to expose the brain tissue
ventriculoperitoneal shuntprocedure to insert a plastic tube to connect the ventricles of the brain to the peritoneal cavity
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationTENS, unit-procedure that uses an electrial device to control chronic pain
parasympatheticpart of the autonomic nervous system that stimulates the salivary glands
sympatheticpart of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for "fight or flight"
fournumber of ventricles in the brain
threenumber of layer of membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord
cerebrumlargest part of the brain
meningesprotects and covers the brain and spinal cord

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Terms 65
Creator bzbbush
Created May 7, 2009
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Subject nervous system
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