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Anatomy
Combining Forms
Abbreviations
Disorders
Procedures
100
Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance
What is cerebellum
100
brain
What is encephal/o
100
CNS
What is Central Nervous System
100
Chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
What is epilepsy
100
cerebrospinal fluid is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae
What is lumbar puncture
200
Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels
What is Medulla oblongata
200
nerve root
What is radicul/o
200
CVA
What is cerebrovascular accident
200
Abnormal accumulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain
What is hydrocephalus
200
X-ray imaging of arterial blood vessels in the brain after injection of contrast material
What is cerebral angiography
300
The part of the nervous system that carries impulses from the central nervous system to organs.
What is Autonomic nervous system
300
thin, slender
What is lept/o
300
EEG
What is electroencephalogram
300
Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS; replacement by placques of sclerotic tissue
What is multiple sclerosis
300
Sound waves detect blood flow in the carotid and intracranial arteries
What is Doppler/ultrasound studies
400
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature
What is the hypothalamus
400
feeling, nervous sensation
What is esthesi/o
400
PCA
What is patient-controlled analgesia
400
involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements; uncontrollable vocal sounds
What is Tourette syndrome
400
X-ray technique that produces computerized multiple (especially cross-sectional) images of the brain and spinal cord
What is CT of the brain and spinal cord
500
The collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
What is Cauda equina
500
deep sleep
What is comat/o
500
PET scan
What is positron-emission-tomography
500
viral infection affecting peripheral nerves; marked by eruption of painful blisters
What is herpes zoster (shingles)
500
Magnetic waves and radio wave energy create images (of the brain and spinal cord) in three planes
What is MRI of the brain and spinal cord