Pathologies
Anatomy
Test Questions
Functions
Medical Terminology
100
a condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles
What is hydrocephalus?
100
dendrites, cell bodies, and axons
What is the 3 parts of a neuron?
100
the most common type of brain tumor
What is glioma
100
controls sensory perception and interpretation
What is the cerebrum?
100
a medical word meaning inflammation of the meninges
What is meningitis?
200
a loss of blood to the brain, often called a stroke
What is cerebrovascular accident?
200
largest, uppermost portion of the brain
What is the cerebrum?
200
A chronic, slowly progressive disease of the CNS characterized by the demyelination of the nerve sheath, affecting individuals from 20 to 40 years old
What is multiple sclerosis
200
integrates autonomic impulses and regulates the endocrine system
What is the diencephalon?
200
a medical word meaning an incision or to cut into the cranium
What is a craniotomy?
300
a usually benign tumor on the pituitary gland
What is a pituitary adenoma?
300
the pathway for impulse conduction between the brain and the spinal cord
What is the brain stem?
300
A congenital anomaly resulting in the premature closure of cranial sutures
What is craniosynostoses
300
1. controls body functions 2. senses and interprets internal and external changes 3. coordinates appropriate responses to change
What are the 3 functions of the nervous system
300
a medical term meaning softening of the cerebrum
What is cerebromalacia?
400
a slow growing, generally benign tumor that originates in the arachnoid tissue
What is a meningioma?
400
3 layers of connective tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord
What is the meninges?
400
Imaging of the spinal cord after the injection of contrast media into the subarachnoid space
What is myelography
400
responsible for memory, emotion, thought, and judgement
What is the brain?
400
a medical term meaning nerve pain
What is neuralgia?
500
an encapsulation of pus in the cranium resulting from infection, penetrating head wound, or systemic infection
What is a brain abscess?
500
clear, colorless fluid that circulates the brain via the ventricles and circulates outside the brain via the subarachnoid space
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
500
it's characterized by the incomplete closure of the spinal canal
What is spina bifida
500
controls respiration, blood pressure, and heart rate
What is the brain stem?
500
a medical term meaning the surgical removal of the thalamus gland
What is thalamectomy?
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