click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Med term
Medical
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance | Cerebellum |
Pertaining to muscle and nerves | Myoneural |
Neurotransmitter | Acetylcholine |
Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the | Dendrite |
Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex are called | Gyri |
Burning sensation of pain | Dysesthesia |
A network of interlacing nerve fibers in peripheral nervous system | Plexus |
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature | Hypothalamus |
Glial cells | Astrocytes |
Space between nerve cells is called the | Stimulus |
Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels | Medulla oblongata |
Inability to speak | Aphasia |
Connection of spinal nerves below the end of the cord | Cauda equina |
Disease of the spinal cord | Myelopathy |
Collection of blood within the meningeal layers | Hydrocephalus |
Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling | Paresthesia |
Inflammation of the spinal nerve root | Polyneuritis |
A highly malignant brain tumor | Glioblastoma |
Paralysis of four extremities | Quadriplegia |
Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of | Cerebrovascular accident |
Fainting | Syncope |
Spina bifida is associated with | Myleomeningocele |
Parkinson disease is characterized by | Shuffling gait |
Disorder of reading, writing, and learning | Dyslexia |
Condition of no nervous sensation | Anesthesia |
Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter brain tissue and keep others out | Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) |
Type of glial (neuroglial) cell that transport water and salts from capillaries | Astrocyte |
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord | Cauda equina |
Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells | Acetylcholine |
Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell | Brainstem |
Carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord from receptors | Axon |
Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord | Afferent nerve |
Part of nerve cell that contains nucleus | Cell body |
Middle layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord | Arachnoid membrane |
Contains nerves that control involuntary body functions or muscles, glands, and internal organs | Automatic nervous system |
Motor nerve that carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord | Efferent nerve |
Largest part of the brain | Cerebrum |
Includes the brain and spinal cord | Central nervous system |
Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell that is first to receive a nervous impulse | Dendrite |
Posterior part of the brain; coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance | Cerebellum |
Glial (neuroglial) cell that lines membranes within the brain and spinal cord; helps form cerebrospinal fluid | Ependymall cell |
Outer region of the cerebrum; contains sheets of nerves | Cerebral cortex |
Circulates throughout the brain and spinal cord | Cerebrospinal fluid |
Thick, outermost lawyer of the meninges | Dura mater |
Twelve pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain | Cranial nerves |
Portion of the brain that controls sleep, appetite, body temperature, and secretions from the pituitary gland | Hypothalamus |
White, fatty tissue that surrounds and insulates the axon of a nerve cell | Myelin sheath |
Supportive and connective type of nerve cell; does not carry nervous impulses | Glial cell |
Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord | Meninges |
Sheet of nerve cells that produces a round fold on the surface of the brain | Gyrus |
Collection of nerve cell bodies in the PNS | Ganglion |
Portion of the brain just above the spinal cord; controls breathing, heartbeat, and size of blood vessels | Medulla oblongata |
Carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord; efferent nerve | Motor nerve |
Microscopic cord-like collection of fibers that carry electrical impulses | Nerve |
Part of the brain anterior to the cerebellum and between the medulla and rest of the midbrain | Pons |