13 Flashcards
Cerebell/o
Little brain, cerebellum
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Brain, cerebrum
Crani/o
Skull, cranium
Encephal/o
Brain
Gangli/o
Ganglion/o
Swelling, knot
Mening/i, mening/o
Membrane
Myel/o
Spinal cord, medulla, myelin
Neur/o
Nerve
Phren/o
Psych/o
Ment/o
Mind
Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
Nerve root
Vag/o
Vagus nerve
Ventricul/o
Little belly, ventricle
The system is a complex part of the body that has been studied extensively is composed of the brain spinal cord and nerves
The nervous system
The brain and spinal cord form the
Central nervous system or CNS
The nerves and ganglia form the
Peripheral nervous system or PNS
The nervous system maintains body stability or… by monitoring changes in the body initiating responses to those changes
Homeostasis
Neurons are supported by other cells of nervous tissue known as…. which make up most of the brain and spinal cord
Neuroglia
The tissue making up the brain spinal cord and nerves is called
Nervous tissue
Protection from pathogens circulating in the bloodstream is further assisted by a barrier between brain fluids and the blood known as ….the which keeps most bacteria harmful cells and many toxins from entering the nervous system
Blood brain barrier
The most common affliction of the nervous system is stroke also known as cerebrovascular accident CVA it is a disruption of the normal flow blood to the brain resulting in the loss of what function that often proves fatal
Brain function
According to the CDC over 150,000 lives were lost to stroke 2010 making it the third most common cause of death behind heart disease and cancer
Strokes
The treatment of disorders affecting the nervous system is a relatively young branch of medicine known as
Neurology
Specialist within the broad field of neurology include
Neurosurgeons who practice focuses on brain or spinal cord surgery Psychiatrist who’s medical practice addresses mental illness and
Clinical psychologists who are mental health professionals trained in the treatment of behavioral disorders