Diseases
Diseases
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Health Careers
100

What is A nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impacts physical function. Also known as Lou Gehrig disease or ALS

Lateral Sclerosis
100

A reactivation of the chickenpox virus in the body, causing a painful rash.

Singles
100
Where is the Central Nervous System located
Brain and spine
100

the three membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord.

Meninges
200

A congenital disorder of movement, muscle tone, or posture.

Cerebral Palsy
200
Hydrocephalus 

A build-up of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain.

200
What does PNS stand for
Peripheral Nervous System
200

A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise blood pressure.

Sympathetic 
200

a surgeon specializing in surgery on the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord.


Neurosurgeon 
300


What is A disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves.

Multiple Sclerosis 
300

Inflammation of the brain, often due to infection.


Encephalitis 
300
What can your Nervous system not function without?
Potassium and Sodium Ions
300

paralysis of all four limbs

Quadriplegia
300

someone who studies the mind and emotions and their relationship to behavior

Psychologist
400

A numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist.

Carpal Tunnel
400

A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors.

Parkinson’s disease
400
How many neurons are in the brain alone?

( All teams guess and closest answering team will be awarded points.)

100 Billion
400

the part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Somatic Nervous System
400

a specialist in the anatomy, functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system.

Neurologist 
500

Inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes, typically caused by an infection.

Meningitis
500

Damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.


Cerebrovascular accident
500
Is it possible to lfunction without a nervous system.
No, don’t be stupid.
500

the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull, forming the lowest part of the brainstem and containing control centers for the heart and lungs.

Medulla oblongata
500

a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.

Psychiatrist 
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