contained within the cranium, center for coordinating body actions
What is the brain
100
radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
What is nerve root
100
inflammation of the brain
What is encephalitis
100
excision of a nerve
What is neurectomy
100
pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum
What is craniocerebral
200
literally means bridge, it connects the cerebrum with the cerebellum and brainstem
What is pons
200
dur/o
What is hard, dura matter
200
tumor composed of developing glial tissue, the most malignant and most common primary tumor of the brain
What is glioblastoma
200
incision into a nerve root
What is radicotomy, rhizotomy
200
condition of without speaking, loss or impairment of the ability to speak
What is aphasia
300
delicate middle layer of the meninges, the membrane is loosely attached with the pia matter by weblike fibers that allow for the subarachnoid space
What is arachnoid
300
sensation, sensitivity, feeling
What is esthesi/o
300
disease affecting a single nerve such as carpal tunnel syndrome
What is mononeuropathy
300
instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain
What is electroencephalograph
300
softening of the spinal cord
What is myelomalacia
400
group of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system
What is ganglion
400
poli/o
What is gray matter
400
viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes blisters on the skin that follow the course of the affected nerves, also called herpes zoster
What is shingles
400
radiographic imaging of the blood vessels in the brain
What is cerebral angiography
400
compulsive eating of nonnutritive substances such as clay or ice, results from an iron deficiency
What is pica
500
specialized cells that support and nourish nervous tissue, some assist in the secretion of cerebrospinal fluid and others assist with pahgocytosis, they do not conduct impulses
What is glia
500
seizure, attack
What is -ictal
500
sudden deficiency supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time, symptoms are similar to those of a stroke
What is transient ischemic attack (TIA)
500
insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertabrae
What is lumbar puncture (LP)
500
fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to the cerebrum