Common Disorders of the Nervous System

Names

100

Epilepsy

Nerve cells being disturbed and causing seizures.

200

Concussion

Unconsciousness caused by a head injury.

300

Paraplegia

The paralysis of the lower extremities.

400

Parkinson's Disease

A progressive disorder which causes tremors and instability.

500

Quadriplegia

The paralysis of all extremities lower than the neck.

Descriptions

100

Unconsciousness caused by a hit to the head

Concussion

200

A brain disorder that causes recurring and unprovoked seizures

Epilepsy

300

When blood supply to the brain is cut off by a clot or a blood vessel

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or stroke

400

The immune system eating away at the protective covering of the nerves

Multiple Sclerosis

500

Paralysis of the lower extremities

Paraplegia

Pronounciations

100

Cerebellum

seh·ruh·beh·luhm

200

Brainstem

brayn·stem

300

Autonomic Nervous System

aa·tuh·naa·muhk nur·vuhs si·stm

400

Occipital Lobe

aak·si·puh·tl lowb

500

Basal Ganglia

bay·zuhl gang·glee·uh

Representations

100

Character from X-Men with paraplegia

Charles Xavier

200

Famous boxer who developed Parkinson's Disease

Muhammad Ali

300

DC superhero who is paraplegic

Batgirl/Oracle

400

Former president who, due to polio, lost the use of his lower extremities

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

500

Character on the West Wing that has Multiple Sclerosis

President Bartlet

Random/Misc.

100

Who's the main character of Grey's Anatomy

Meredith Grey

200

What room number is the Nursing Suite?

202.1?

300

Wrong answers only: what are HeLa's school colors?

Not blue and grey.

400

Who killed JFK?

The CIA

500

Who's the best nursing teacher?

No one.  If you pick one, what is wrong with?