Parts of the Brain
The posterior portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord?
What is brain stem?
-algia (suffix)
What is pain?
inflammation of the meninges
What is meningitis?
samples of CSF are examined
What is cerebrospinal fluid analysis?
microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell
What is axon?
The canals in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid
What is the ventricles of the brain?
feeling, nervous sensation (root word)
What is esthesi/o, -esthesia?
involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements; uncontrollable vocal sounds; and inappropriate words
What is tourette syndrome?
x-ray imaging of the arterial blood vessels in the brain after injection of contrast material
What is cerebral angiography?
carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord
What is afferent nerve?
The part part of the brain just above the spinal cord; controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels; nerve fibers cross over here
What is the medulla oblongata?
action (root word)
What is -praxia?
paralysis (partial or complete loss of motor function)
What is palsy?
CSF is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae for analysis
What is lumbar puncture (LP)
neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells
What is acetylcholine?
The portion of the brain beneath the thalamus; controls sleep, appetite, body temperature, and secretions from the pituitary gland
What is the hypothalamus?
coordination, order (root word)
What is tax/o?
hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration
What is Huntington's disease?
use of a specialized instrument to locate and treat targets in the brain
What is stereotactic radiosurgery?
microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell that is the first part to receive the nervous impulse
What is dendrite?
The largest part of the brain; responsible for voluntary muscular activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory
What is the cerebrum?
-lepsy (combining form)
What is seizure?
degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, occurring in later life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscles, and slowness of movement
computerized x-ray technique that generates multiple images of the brain and spinal cord
What is CT of the brain?
12 pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain
What is cranial nerves?