Anatomy 1
Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex
What is Gyri
Part of the brain anterior to the cerebellum, between the medulla and mid brain
What is the Pons
Fainting
What is syncope
Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) stroke
Essential, distinguishing tissue in an organ or system
Parenchyma
Unilateral facial paralysis
What is Bells palsy
Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell
What is the axon
Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance
What is the Cerebellum
Large interlacing network of Nerves
What is a plexus
Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling
What is Paresthesia
Collection of blood between the meningeal layers
Subdural hematoma
Involuntary, autonomic nerves that regulate normal body functions such as heart rate, breathing and gastrointestinal muscles
What are the Parasympathetic nerves
Deterioration of mental capacity (dementia) beginning in middle age; cerebral cortex atrophy, microscopic neurofibrillary tangles
What is Alzheimer disease
Middle layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
What is the Arachnoid membrane
Part of the brain that controls heartbeat, breathing, and vessel size
What is the Medulla Oblongata
Phagocytic glial cell
What is a Microglial cell
Highly malignant brain tumor
What is Glioblastoma
Condition of no nervous sensation
What is Anesthesia
A glial cell that forms the myelin sheath
What is a Oligodendroglia cell
Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plaques of hard scar tissue
What is multiple sclerosis
Contains nerves that control involuntary body functions or muscles, glands, and internal organs
What is the autonomic nervous system
Space between nerve cells
What is Synapse
Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it onto afferent nerves
What is a receptor
Burning sensation of pain
What is Causalgia
Inability to speak
Aphasia
Thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges
What is the Pia Mater
Degeneration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness (mask-like facial expression); dopamine is deficient in the brain
What is Parkinson disease
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
What is the cauda equina
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature
What is the hypothalamus
Pertaining to muscles and nerves
What is Myoneural
Spina Bifida is associated with
What is Meningomyelocele
Inflammation of a spinal nerve
Radiculitis
Chemical messenger released at the end of a nerve cell
What is a neurotransmitter
Sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures
What is Epilepsy
Carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord from receptors
What is a afferent nerve
Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter brain tissue and keep others out
What is the blood brain barrier
Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord
What is the brain stem
Aura
Peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite ones
Glioblastoma multiforme
Malignant bran tumor of immature glial cells
Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells
What is acetylcholine
Transient ischemic attack
Interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum
Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord
What is the brain stem