Nervous system
helps to maintain equilibrium and provide support as well as connect CNS to tissues to upper body and limbs
Spinal cord
Cerebrovascular accident
incision into the skull to gain access to the brain
craniotomy
one sided paralysis of the nerves that control the facial muscles
bells palsy
reflex in which the toes curl upward when the plantar surface of the sole of the foot is stimulated
babinski sign
The Central Nervous System (CNS) which consists of the brain and spinal cord, is made up of _________ and __________.
Gray and White matter
HA
Headache
injection of local or regional anesthetics to prevent pain in an area near a nerve
nerve block
a chronic, slow progressing disease of the CNS marked by development of thin, demyelinated patches called plaques
multiple sclerosis
how many vertebrae are in the cervical spine?
7
The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) is made up of nerves that reach into and extend from the _________ and _________.
Brain and Spinal cord
LP
Lumbar puncture
anti anxiety drug
anxiolytic
a mental illness characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania
bipolar disorder
what does the trochlear nerve do?
controls movement of eyeball
Three layers of connective tissue called ______ protect the brain and spinal cord.
Meninges
TBI
traumatic brain injury
surgically implanted device that drains cerebrospinal fluid in a controlled manner from the brain ventricles
cerebrospinal fluid shunt
inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord
poliomyelitis
what connects the cerebellum to the rest of the brain?
pons
The three layers of connective tissue that protect the brain are: _________, ___________, and __________.
Dura matter, Arachnoid mater, and Pia matter
MG
myasthenia gravis
a form of radiation therapy in which a specially constructed frame focuses beams of radiation to precise areas of the brain (used to treat inoperable tumors)
stereotactic radiosurgery
a mass of blood between the dura matter and the arachnoid matter of the brain
subdural hematoma
the spinal cord is divided into how many segments?
31