Chapter 6- Nervous System

Question 1

basal ganglia

Answer 1

nerve cells bodies linked to thalamus, coordination and movement

Question 2

midbrain

Answer 2

reflex centers, eye + head movements

Question 3

medulla oblongata

Answer 3

reflex center- heart, blood vessels, breathbreathing

Question 4

meaning/o, meningi/o

Answer 4

meninges

Question 5

-ictal

Answer 5

relating to or caused by stroke or seizure

Question 6

-plegia

Answer 6

paralysis

Question 7

-lepsis, lepsy

Answer 7

seizure

Question 8

gli/o

Answer 8

glue, neuroglia

Question 9

phas/o

Answer 9

speech

Question 10

aphasia

Answer 10

impaired speech due to damage

Question 11

ataxia

Answer 11

lack of muscle coordination

Question 12

Bell palsy

Answer 12

paralysis of facial muscles

Question 13

embolus

Answer 13

blood clot, air bubble, fat deposit in a blood vessel.

Question 14

clonus

Answer 14

repeated muscular spasms

Question 15

-paresis

Answer 15

partial or incomplete paralysis

Question 16

-cele

Answer 16

protrusion

Question 17

evoked potential studies

Answer 17

tests using EEG to record changes in brain waves during various stimuli

Question 18

analgesic

Answer 18

drug that relieves pain

Question 19

neuroleptic

Answer 19

class of drugs used to treat psychosis