Word Parts
caus/o
burning, burn
neurons
basic cells of the nervous system that allows different part of the body to communicate with each other
cerebrum
largest and uppermost portion of the brain; responsible for thought, judgment, memory, and emotion, as well as controlling and integrating motor and sensory functions
anesthesiologist
physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents before and after surgery
dementia
slowly, progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, judgement, etc.
mania
madness
dendrite
root-like proccesses that recieve impulses and conduct them to the cell bod
thalamus
located below the cerebrum, produces sensation by relaying impulses to and from the cerebrum and the sense organs of the body
neurologist
physciian who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the nervous system
cranial hematoma
collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain
radicul/o
root, or nerve root
axon
process that conducts impulses away from the nerve cells
cerebellum
prdfuce smooth and coordinated movements, to maintain equilibrium, and to sustain normal postures
neurosurgeon
physcian who specializes in surgery of the nervous system
transient ischemic attack
mini-stroke, temportary interruption of blood supply to the brain
tropic
having an affinity for
terminal end fibers
branching fibers at the end of the axon that lead the nerve impulse from the axon to the synapse
brainstem
stalk like portion of the brain that connects the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord
psychiatrist
physcian who specilaizes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependiecies, emotional problems, and mental illnesss
narcolepsy
sleep disorder consisting of sudden and uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day
esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
synapse
space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor organ
spinal cord
long, fragile, tube-like structure that begins at the end of the brainstem and continues down almost to the bottom of the spinal column
psychologist
has doctoral degree but not medical doctor. evaluates and treats emotional problems and mental illness
febrile seizure
tonic-clonic seizure that occurs in infants and young children in response to a fever