Neurons
Carries information towards neurons cellular body
Dendrite
The basic working unit of the nervous system
Neuron
controls the balance and movement
Cerebellum
M.D. that diagnoses and treats nervous system disorders
Neurologist
Transient Ischemic Attack
Mini stroke that lasts longer than a few minutes
Carries away nerve impulses from the cellular body of the neuron
Axon
The control center of the nervous system
Central nervous sytem
controls body temperature and other automatic organ functions
Medulla
Neuroanatomist
studies the structure of the nervous system
Collection of pus and germs between the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord
Epidural Abscess
Interneuron
Carries information from one neuron to another
In charge of voluntary actions
Somatic nervous system
Synapse
Place where messages transmit from nerve cell to nerve cell
This uses imaging methods and angiography to diagnose diseases of the nervous system
Neuroradiologist
Temporary facial paralysis resulting from damage or trauma to the facial nerves
Bell's Palsy
Sends nerve impulses to muscle or gland
Motor Neuron
Autonomic Nervous system
In charge of involuntary actions
The Frontal lobes
Controls the skeletal muscles
Studies the neural basis of behavior
Psychobiologist
Epilepsy
Disturbance of nerve cell activity in the brain that causes seizures
Picks up stimuli from the external and internal environment
Sensory Neuron
Has a network of nerves that branch out of the nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
The hypothalamus regulates this gland
Pituitary gland
Electroneurodiagnostic Technician
Records electrical activity from the brain
Immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves is called
Multiple Sclerosis