Disorders
paralysis on one side of the body
hemiplegia
hydro
water
Controls eyesight
Occipital
largest part of the brain
cerebrum
Patient laying on their stomach
Prone
gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
Alzheimer's disease
neur
nerve
•Emotions; Personality; Morality; Intellect; Speech; Smell
Frontal
surrounds the brain stem
limbic system
This system activates an immune response when you are sick
Lymphatic
seizures
Epilepsy
psych
mind
Receives and interprets nerve impulses
Parietal Lobe
neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
sensory neurons
Lateral means______
side
Permanent set of motor problems diagnosed in infants and young children—thought to be due to damage to the motor cortex
cerebral palsy
graph
instrument used to measure
Hearing and facial recognition
Temporal
covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses
myelin sheath
Also known as water intoxication or poisoning (too much water in a short amount of time
Drowning
A chronic disease of the central nervous system marked by damage to the myelin sheath
multiple sclerosis
-us
pertaining to/of
Controls conscious thought, judgment, memory, reasoning and willpower
Cerebral Cortex
neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
interneruons
The system regulates all functions related to feeling, hearing, seeing, and touching
Sensory