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Chp.4

Nervous System and Psychiatry

TermDefinition
Crani/o skull
Esthesi/o sensation
Gangli/o ganglion (knot)
Kinesi/o movement
Meningi/o meninges (membrane)
Narc/o stupor or sleep
Neur/o nerve
cata- down
-asthenia weakness
-lepsy seizure
-mania condition of abnormal impulse toward
Central Nervous System (CNS) brain and spinal cord
brain portion of the central nervous system contained within the cranium
Frontal lobe anterior section of each cerebral hemisphere; responsible for voluntary muscle movement and personality
parietal lobe portion posterior to the frontal lobe; responsible for sensations such as pain, temperature, and touch
temporal lobe portion that lies below the frontal lobe; responsible for hearing, taste and smell
occipital lobe portion posterior to the parietal and temporal lobes; responsible for vision
gyri convulsions (mounds) of the cerebral hemispheres
fissures deep grooves in the brain
cranial nerves 12 pairs of nerves arising from the brain
spinal nerves 31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord
sensory nerves nerves that conduct impulses from body parts and carry sensory information to the brain; also called afferent nerves
motor nerves nerves that conduct motor impulses from the brain to muscles and glands; also called efferent nerves
behavioral therapy treatment to decrease or stop unwanted behavior
cognitive therapy treatment to change unwanted patterns of thinking
psychotropic drugs medications used to treat mental illnesses (trop/o = a turning)
ADHD attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
ANS autonomic nervous system
BD bipolar disorder
EEG electroencephalogram
Created by: kdavis0318
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