Disorders
Term for inflammation of the meninges
What is meningitis?
Cephal/o
What is head?
Body perceives danger; heart rate increases
What is fight or flight response?
This organ is the central processor for the body
What is the brain?
Term for paralysis on one half of the body
What is hemiplegia?
Term for spontaneous uncontrolled activity of the neurons
What is epilepsy or seizure?
-esthesia
What is sensation or feeling?
Inability of some substances to penetrate the brain tissue
What is the blood-brain barrier?
This is the space between neurons
What is a synapse?
TBI is an abbreviation for this term.
What is traumatic brain injury?
Disorder characterized by motor problems in children.
What is cerebral palsy?
Psych/o
What is mind
Elevated folds on the surface of the cerebrum
What is convolutions or gyri?
The nucleus is contained in what part of the neuron
What is the cell body?
The full name for polio
What is poliomyelitis?
EEG is an abbreviation for this.
What is electroencephalogram?
Myel/o
What is spinal cord or bone marrow
A needle is inserted between two vertebrae to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid.
What is a lumbar puncture?
This creates an impulse.
What is a stimulus?
Grand mal and Petit mal are types of this.
What are seizures?
Parkinson's disease is characterized by the loss of _______ producing neurons.
What is dopamine?
Mening
What are membranes?
Four cavities that within the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
What are the cerebral ventricles?
This is a deep groove that divides the cerebrum into right and left hemispheres.
What is the longitudinal fissure?
Tangles of fibers in the nerve cells is thought to be a cause of this.
What is Alzheimer's disease?