Structure and Function
What is the central nervous system?
a/phasia
What is without speech?
C6 injury that results in paralysis of all 4 extremities and trunk
What is quadriplegia?
Surgery to remove a brain tumor
What is the brain?
What are sensory (afferent) neurons?
mening/itis
What is inflammation of the meninges?
Abbreviation for cerebral vascular accident
What is CVA?
Detects abnormalities in the electrical activity of the brain
What is an electroencephalography (ECG)?
Long narrow column of neural tissue withing the spinal cavity
What is the spinal cord?
What are afferent nerves?
Temporary loss or consciousness; also called fainting
What is syncope?
Disorder that has sudden changes of behavior or consciousness caused by uncontrolled electrical activity
What is epllepsy?
Uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce highly detailed images of organs and tissues of the body
What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
Three layers of protective membrane that cover the brain and the spinal cord
What are the meninges?
Make up the peripheral nervous system
dys/tonia
What is impaired functioning/muscle tension?
Difficulty eating or swallowing
What is dysphagia?
Insertion of a needle into the lumbar area of the spine
What is lumbar puncture?
Cells that transmit impulses
What are neurons?
Protective coverings of brain and spinal cord
What are myelin sheaths?
Study of movement (muscles and body)
kinesi/o/logy
Most common form of dementia
What is Alzheimer's disease?
What is Electromyography (EMG)?
CF for stupor; numbness; sleep
What is narc/o