Nervous System Flashcards
Disorder of reading, writing, and learning:
- Epilepsy
- Apraxia
- Bradykinesis
- Neurasthenia
- Dyslexia
Dyslexia
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord:
Select one:
- Gyrus
- Dendrites
- Cauda equina
- Microglia
- Oligodendroglia
Cauda equina
Abnormal sensation:
- paresthesia
- parasthesia
- parasthezia
Paresthesia
A highly malignant brain tumor:
- Meningioma
- Epidural hematoma
- Glioblastoma
- Subdural hematoma
- Teratoma
Glioblastoma
Collection of blood within the meningeal layers:
- Leptomeningitis
- Cerebromalacia
- Subdural hematoma
- Hydrocephalus
- Hemiparesis
Subdural hematoma
Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nerve impulse is the:
- Axon
- Cell body
- Neurilemma
- Convolution
- Dendrite
Dendrite
Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex:
- Sulci
- Plexuses
- Gyri
- Ventricles
- Glial cells
Gyri
Within the meninges:
- intrathecal
- interthecal
- intrathekal
Intrathecal
Relieving, but not curing:
- pailiative
- paliative
- palliative
Palliative
Manner of walking:
- gate
- gaite
- gait
Gait
Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels:
- Cerebellum
- Pons
- Cauda equina
- Medulla oblongata
- Thalamus
Medulla oblangata
Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.
“Canals in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid”
- sciatic nerve
- sensory nerve
- stimulus
- stroma
- ventricles of the brain
- sympathetic nerves
- synapse
- thalamus
Ventricles of the brain
Peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms:
- aura
- aurra
- hora
Aura
Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings.
“Middle layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord”
- acetylcholine
- afferent nerve
- arachnoid membrane
- astrocyte
- autonomic nervous system
- axon
- blood-brain barrier
Arachnoid membrane
Glial cells:
- Neurons
- Astrocytes
- Meninges
- Parenchymal cells
- Nerve cells that conduct impulses
Astrocytes
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Essential cell of the nervous system; a neuron”
- gyri
- neurotransmitter
- parenchymal cell
- pia mater
- sensory nerve
- subarachnoid space
Parenchymal cell
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Main relay center of the brain”
- arachnoid membrane
- cerebrum
- medulla oblongata
- neurotransmitter
- cerebellum
- thalamus
- pons
- hypothalamus
Thalamus
Essential cells of an organ:
- parenchymal
- parenchymel
- parencyhmal
Parenchymal
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“Sheet of nerve cells that produces a rounded fold on the surface of the brain”
- ganglion
- glial cell
- gyrus
- hypothalamus
- medulla oblongata
- meninges
- motor nerve
- myelin sheath
Gyrus
Inflammation of a spinal nerve root:
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Blepharitis
- Radiculitis
- Polyneuritis
Radiculitis
Pertaining to muscles and nerves:
- Myoneural
- Neuroanastomosis
- Myelogram
- Meningomyelocele
- Polyneuritis
Myoneural
Neurotransmitter
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Myelin
- Acetylcholine
- Lymph
- Sulcus
Acetylcholine
X-ray record (image) of the spinal cord:
- Electroencephalogram
- Electromyogram
- Cerebral angiogram
- Pneumoencephalogram
- Myelogram
Myelogram
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
Posterior part of the brain; responsible for maintaining balance
- acetylcholine
- anencephaly
- apraxia
- astrocyte
- ataxia
- bradykinesia
- cerebellum
- cerebrum
Cerebellum
Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings.
Outer region of the largest part of the brain; composed of gray matter
- axon
- cauda equina
- dendrite
- cerebral cortex
- myelin sheath
- meninges
- oligodendroglial cell
- plexus
Cerebral cortex
Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the:
- Axon
- Cell body
- Neurilemma
- Convolution
- Dendrite
Dendrite
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature:
- Medulla oblongata
- Cauda equina
- Cerebellum
- Thalamus
- Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
myel/o
- muscle
- nerve
- spinal cord
- membrane
spinal cord
