Organs of the Central Nervous System
Combining Forms
Prefixes& Suffixes
Disease & Disorder Terms
Behavioral Health & Abbreviations
100
The largest portion of the brain, split into left and right halves.
What is the cerebrum?
100
Encephal/o
What is the brain
100
-iatrist
What is specialst,physican
100
encephalomalacia
What is softening of the brain?
100
AD
What is Alzheimer disease?
200
SPaces within the Brain that contain a fluid called cerebrospinal fluid.
What is venticales
200
gangli/o
What is the ganglion
200
eu-
What is normal or good?
200
meningioma
What is tumor of the meninges?
200
a major psychological disorder that typefied by it's disturbance in mood. Manifested by Manic and depressive episodes.
What is bipolar disorder?
300
Stemlike portion of the brain
What is brainstem
300
Myel/o
What is the spinal cord
300
endo-
What is within?
300
a disease characterized by recurring seizures
What is epilepsy?
300
A disorder of learning and behavioral problems characterized by marked inattention, distract ability, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity.
What is ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
400
Passes through the Vertebral canal extending from the medulla oblangota.
What is the spinal cord?
400
neur/o
What is nerve?
400
-ictal
What is a seizure, or attack
400
Chronic degenerative diseaseof the central neverous system. Symptoms include resting tremors, expressionless face and shuffling gait.
What is PD or Parkinson disease?
400
OCD
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
500
Three layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord
What is the meninges?
500
rhiz/o
What is nerve root??
500
-paresis
What is slight paralysis??
500
rhizomeningomyelitis
What is inflamation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord.
500
TIA
What is Transient ischemic attack??
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