Structure and Function
Disorders
Procedures and Practitioners
Medical Word Roots
Common Abbreviations
100
The two divisions of the Nervous System
What is the Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System
100
Dizziness, nausea, and headache resulting from a blow to the head
What is a concussion
100
Health care professional who treats mental and behavioral disorders
What is a psychologist
100
neur/o
What is nerve
100
ADHD
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
200
The body's control center
What is the Central Nervous System
200
Also known as a stroke,results from lack of oxygen caused by a ruptured blood vessel
What is a Cerebrovascular accident
200
Health care professionals who treat disorders of the neuromuscular system
What are neurologists
200
phob/o
What is exaggerated fear
200
ICP
What is Intacranial Pressure
300
The three principal parts of a neuron cell
What are the cell body, dendrites, and axon?
300
Characterized by feelings of apprehension or uneasiness. Often associated with anticipation of danger.
What are anxiety disorders
300
Radiologic test that produces cross-sectional images of the soft tissue structures of the brain and spinal cord
What is computerized tomography
300
cerebr/o
What is brain
300
LOC
What is Level of consciousness
400
The four lobes of the brain
What are the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal
400
Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
What are degenerative diseases
400
Insertion of a needle into subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid
What is Lumbar Puncture
400
meningi/o
What is membrane
400
TIA
What is transient ischemic attack
500
Connects CNS to organs and limbs, fight or flight response, sensory reactions
What is the Peripheral Nervous System
500
Grand mal, Petit mal, and Epilepsy
What are seizure disorders
500
Written record of the brain's electrical activity
What is Electroencephalography
500
cortic
What is outer layer or covering
500
TENS
What is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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