Ch. 13 terminology

Question 1

radiculitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve

Question 2

synapse

Answer 2

space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor

Question 3

syncope

Answer 3

fainting

Question 4

plexus

Answer 4

network of intersecting nerves

Question 5

efferent

Answer 5

carries impulses away from CNS and toward the muscles

Question 6

reflex

Answer 6

automatic involuntary response to change

Question 7

anesthesia

Answer 7

absence of sensation

Question 8

analgesia

Answer 8

without pain

Question 9

poliomyelitis

Answer 9

Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Question 10

ataxia

Answer 10

without coordination or stumbling

Question 11

A “depressed” animal is referred to as

Answer 11

obtunded

Question 12

Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Answer 12

meningitis

Question 13

conscious

Answer 13

awake, aware and responsive

Question 14

coma

Answer 14

deep state of unconsciousness

Question 15

lethargy

Answer 15

drowsiness, indifference, and listlessness

Question 16

disorientation

Answer 16

condition in which the animal appears mentally confused

Question 17

stupor

Answer 17

impaired consciousness with unresponsiveness to stimuli

Question 18

stimulus

Answer 18

something that excites or activates

Question 19

impulse

Answer 19

wave of excitation transmitted through nervous tissue

Question 20

neuralgia

Answer 20

nerve pain

Question 21

myoclonus

Answer 21

repetitive, rhythmic contraction of limb of facial muscles