Chapter 9 Vocab

Question 0

Astro-

Answer 0

Star

Question 1

Af-

Answer 1

Toward

Question 2

Dendr-

Answer 2

Tree

Question 3

Ef-

Answer 3

Away from

Question 4

-ferent

Answer 4

Carried

Question 5

-glia

Answer 5

Glue

Question 6

Lemm-

Answer 6

Sheath

Question 7

Neuro-

Answer 7

Nerve

Question 8

Olig-

Answer 8

Few

Question 9

Saltat-

Answer 9

Leaping

Question 10

-soma-

Answer 10

Body

Question 11

Syn-

Answer 11

Together

Question 12

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 12

a disease that causes progressive destruction of myelin sheaths of neurons in the CNS

Question 13

Epilepsy

Answer 13

disorder characterized by short, recurrent, periodic attacks of motor, sensory, or psychological malfunction, although it almost never affects intelligence

Question 14

Demyelination

Answer 14

loss or destruction of myelin sheaths around axons in the CNS or PNS

Question 15

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Answer 15

demyelinating disorder in which macrophages remove myelin from PNS axons

Question 16

Neuropathy

Answer 16

any disorder that affects the nervous system, but particularly a disorder of a cranial or spinal nerve