chapter 10 Flashcards
cerebrum
thinking, personality, sensations, movements, memory
thalamus
relay station for sensory impulses; control of awareness and conciousness
hypothalamus
body temp, sleep, appetite, emotions, control of pituitary gland
cerebellum
voluntary movements and balance
pons and midbrain
connection of nerve and nerve fiber pathways
medulla oblongata
nerve fibers cross over, contains center to regulate heart, blood vessels, resp system
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
dur/o
dura mater
encephal/o
brain
gli/o
glial cells
lept/o
thin, slender
mening/o, meningi/o
membranes, meninges
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
neur/o
nerve
pont/o
pons
radicul/o
nerve root (spinal nerves)
thalam/o
thalamus
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
vag/o
vagus never (X)
alges/o, -algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
caus/o
burning
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
esthesi/o, -esthesia
feeling, nervous sensation
kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
movement
-lepsy
seizure
lex/o
word, phrase
-paresis
weakness
-phasia
speech
-plegia
paralysis
-praxia
action
-sthenia
strength
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short
tax/o
order, coordination
hydrocephalus
abnormal accumulation of csf in brain
spina bifida
congenital defects in lumbar spinal column due to neural tube defect
alzheimers (ad)
gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality change, impairment of daily functioning
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)
degenerative disorder of motor neurons in spinal cord and brainstem
epilepsy
chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
huntington’s
hereditary, degenerative changes in cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration
multiple sclerosis (ms)
destruction of myelin sheath in cns and replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue
myasthenia gravis (mg)
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles
palsy
paralysis
parkinson’s
degen of neurons in basal ganglia, occuring later in life and leads to tremors, weakness of muscles, slowness of movement
tourette’s
involuntary spasmodic, twitching movements, uncontrollable vocal sounds, inappropriate words
herpes zoster (shingles)
viral infection affecting peripheral nerves
meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) encephalopathy
brain disease and dementia occurring with aids
brain tumor
abnormal growth of brain tissue and meninges
cerebral concussion
traumatic brain injury caused by blow to head
cerebral contusion
bruising of brain tissue from direct trauma to head
cerebrovascular accident (cva)
disruption of normal blood supply to brain; stroke
migraine
severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache
cerebrospinal fluid analysis
csf samples examined
cerebral angiography
xray of arterial blood vessels in brain after injection of contrast material
computer tomography (ct) of brain
computerized xray technique that generates multiple images of the brain and spinal cord
magnetic resonance imaging (mri)
magnetic field and pulses of radiowave energy create images of brain and spinal cord
positron emission tomography (pet) scan
radioactive glucose is injected and detected in brain to image metabolic activity of cells
doppler ultrasound studies
sound waves detect blood flow in carotid and intracranial arteries
eletroencephalography (eeg)
recording of electrical acitivity of brain
lumbar puncture (lp)
csf is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae for analysis
stereotactic radiosurgery
use of specialized instrument to locate and treat targets in brain
