17. Nervous System & Endocrine Terminology

Question 1

Cerebell

Answer 1

Cerebellum

Question 2

Cerebr

Answer 2

Cerebrum

Question 3

Encephal

Answer 3

Brain

Question 4

Medull

Answer 4

Medulla oblongata

Question 5

Myel

Answer 5

Spinal cord

Question 6

Neur

Answer 6

Nerve

Question 7

Receptor

Answer 7

sensory structures that detect changes in the internal or external environment

Question 8

Effector

Answer 8

target organs whose activities change in response to neural commands

Question 9

Baroreceptors (BP)

Answer 9

blood vessels, HR, Q (CO)

Question 10

Osmoreceptors

Answer 10

kidneys (renin), adrenal gland (aldosterone), pituitary gland (ADH), brain (thirst sensation)

Question 11

Chemoreceptors

Answer 11

lungs (respiration rate for pH regulation)

Question 12

Thermoreceptors

Answer 12

hair, skin, sweat glands, skeletal muscle, blood vessels

Question 13

afferent

Answer 13

towards

Question 14

efferent

Answer 14

away

Question 15

CNS

Answer 15

central nervous system, brain and spinal cord

Question 16

PNS

Answer 16

peripheral nervous system, body

Question 17

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 17

involuntary responses

Question 18

somatic nervous system

Answer 18

voluntary responses

Question 19

motor

Answer 19

movement

Question 20

sympathetic nervous system

Answer 20

fight or flight

Question 21

parasympathetic

Answer 21

rest and digest

Question 22

TBI

Answer 22

traumatic brain injury

Question 23

soma

Answer 23

cell body

Question 24

aesthesia

Answer 24

sensation

Question 25

neurotransmitter

Answer 25

chemical messenger

Question 26

mening/o

Answer 26

meninges

Question 27

CSF

Answer 27

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 28

hypothalamus

Answer 28

hormones - homeostasis

Question 29

thalamus

Answer 29

sleep

Question 30

ataxia

Answer 30

loss of, no coordination

Question 31

cranial

Answer 31

12 pairs

Question 32

LOC

Answer 32

loss of consciousness

Question 33

STML

Answer 33

short term memory loss

Question 34

TIA

Answer 34

transient ischaemic attack

Question 35

CVA

Answer 35

cerebrovascular accident - stroke

Question 36

Akinesia

Answer 36

Condition of absence of movement

Question 37

Aphasia

Answer 37

condition of inability to communicate

Question 38

Diplopia

Answer 38

condition of double vision

Question 39

Hemianopia

Answer 39

loss of sight in half of your visual field.

Question 40

Hemiparesis

Answer 40

weakness in movement of one side of the body

Question 41

dysarthria

Answer 41

condition of difficulty to speak

Question 42

dysphagia

Answer 42

condition of difficulty swallowing

Question 43

dysphasia

Answer 43

condition of difficulty in communicating

Question 44

hypertonia

Answer 44

condition in which there is too much muscle tone

Question 45

paraesthesia

Answer 45

condition of abnormal sensation eg. pins and needles

Question 46

Endocrine gland

Answer 46

ductless gland that secretes hormone directly into the bloodstream

Question 47

Exocrine gland

Answer 47

release their product through a duct inside the body or to the outer surface (eg sweat glands, salivary glands). Do not secrete hormones

Question 48

pituitary

Answer 48

Pituitary gland

Question 49

hypophys

Answer 49

Pituitary gland

Question 50

Growth hormone

Answer 50

Pituitary gland

Question 51

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Answer 51

Pituitary gland

Question 52

Luteinising hormone (LH)

Answer 52

Pituitary gland

Question 53

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Answer 53

Pituitary gland

Question 54

Prolactin

Answer 54

Pituitary gland

Question 55

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Answer 55

Pituitary gland

Question 56

Melatonin

Answer 56

Pineal gland - sleep/wake cycles

Question 57

Oxytocin

Answer 57

Pituitary gland

Question 58

Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)

Answer 58

produed by Hypothalamus, secreted by pituitary gland

Question 59

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRG)

Answer 59

Hypothalamus

Question 60

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)

Answer 60

Hypothalamus

Question 61

pineal gland

Answer 61

melatonin

Question 62

Thymus gland

Answer 62

Development and maturation of T-lymphocytes, Hormone thymosin stimulates growth of immune cells

Question 63

thyroaden/o

Answer 63

Thyroid gland

Question 64

thyroid/o

Answer 64

Thyroid gland

Question 65

Triiodothyronin (T3)

Answer 65

Thyroid gland

Question 66

Thyroxine (T4)

Answer 66

Thyroid gland

Question 67

Calcitonin

Answer 67

Thyroid gland

Question 68

parathyroid/o

Answer 68

Parathyroid glands

Question 69

Hypercalcemia

Answer 69

condition of excess Ca - calcium

Question 70

Hypernatremia

Answer 70

condition of excessNa - sodium

Question 71

Hyperkalemia

Answer 71

condition of excess K - potassium

Question 72

pancreat

Answer 72

pancreas

Question 73

orchid

Answer 73

testes

Question 74

orchi

Answer 74

testes

Question 75

orch

Answer 75

testes

Question 76

pexy

Answer 76

fixation (surgical)