2020 Flashcards
Facilitate
Enable, make something easy
Enclose
Surround
Insulate
To shield, to protect (myelin sheath insulate the neurons)
Trigger
Initiate
Volition
Ability to make conscious choices and decisions
Projection
Something that sticks out, bulges or protrudes
Interpret
Decode, make clear, figure out
Transmit
Conduct
The brain
Encephalon
Medulla
Breathing, blood pressure, heartbeat, digestive secretion, transpiration
Grey matter
Neural cell bodies, cerebral cortex
White matter
Axons
Nerves
Axon containing structures covered by connective tissue
Ganglion
Collection of neuronal cell bodies outside the CNS
Meninges
Enclose, protect CNS
Junction
Synapse
Synaptic cleft
Synaptic space, gap, fissure, crevice
Impulse
Action potential
Epileptic seizure
Uncontrolled, chaotic electrical activity in the brain
Parkinson’s disease
Degenerative condition of the brain causing weakness and stiffness of the muscles
Dementia
Loss memory of recent events
Bedridden patients
Przykuci do łóżka
Incontinent
Nietrzymajacy moczu lub stolca
Deafness
Buzzing, ringing in the ear (tinnitus)
Blindness
Double vision (diplopia), blurring (loss of visual acuity, clarity of vision)
Numbness
Anaesthesia, tingling or pins and needles
Unsteadiness
Ataxia, dizziness (vertigo), light headness
Weakness
Loss of power
Paralysis
Complete loss of power
Tremor
Involuntary rhythmic movement
Abnormal gait
Unusual manner of walking
Hoarseness
Rough, deep voice, verbal cord paralysis
Slurred speech
Poor articulation as in cerebral disease
Syncope
Sudden loss of consciousness due to temporary failure of the cerebral circulation
Urinary incontinence
Loss of control of the bladder
Muscle bulk
Amount of muscle tissue
Wasting
Muscle atrophy, muscle reduced in bulk
Muscle tone
Amount of tension in a muscle when it is relaxed
Spasticity
Increased
Flaccidity
Decreased
Muscle power
Strength
Gait
Manner of walking
Reflex
Immediate response of the body to a stimulus
Knee jerks
Odruch kolanowy
Tendon hammer
Reflex hammer
Absent
None
Diminished
Less than normal
Brisk
Stronger than normal
Coma
Patient is comatose
The Glasgow coma scale
Eye opening, verbal response, motor response
Pinna
Auricle, built up of cartilage