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Anatomy I
Anatomy II
Pathology I
Pathology II
Tests and Patholgy
100
Part of the nerve that first receives the nervous impulse
What is the dendrite?
100
Space between nerve cells
What is the synapse?
100
Burning sensation of pain
What is causalgia?
100
Paralysis of four extremities
What is quadriplegia?
100
Fainting
What is syncope?
200
Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance.
What is the cerebellum?
200
part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels
What is the medulla oblongata?
200
Inability to speak
What is aphasia?
200
Congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column
What is spina bifida?
200
Shuffling gait is a symptom of this disease
What is Parkinson's disease?
300
A network of interlacing nerve fibres in the PNS
What is a plexus?
300
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
What is the cauda equina?
300
Collection of blood within the meningeal layers
What is a subdural hematoma?
300
Condition of no nervous sensation
What is anesthesia?
300
Disorder of reading, writing and learning
What is dyslexia?
400
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance and body temperature
What is the hypothalamus?
400
Thick outermost layer of the the meninges
What is dura mater?
400
Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling
What is parasthesia?
400
Spina bifida is associated with this
What is meningomyelocele?
400
X-ray image of the spinal cord
What is a myelogram?
500
Glial cells
What are astrocytes?
500
Carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord
What are efferent nerves?
500
Inflammation of a spinal nerve root
What is radiculitis?
500
Highly malignant brain tumor
What is a glioblastoma?
500
Neurasthenia
Nervous exhaustion and fatigue