Nervous System and Mental Health Flashcards
neur/o
nervous system
gli/o
neruoglia
gangli/o
ganglion
mening/o
meninges
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
radicul/o
spinal nerve root
-phasia
speech
-lalis
speech
-lexia
reading
-plegia
paralysis
- paresis
partial paralysis
-lepsy
serizure
-phobia
persistent, irrational fear
-mania
excited state
encephal/o
brain
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerebell/o
cerebral cortex
thalam/o
thalmaus
vertricul/o
ventricle
medull/o
medulla oblongata
pysch/o
mind
narc/o
stupor, unconsciousness
somn/o
sleep
The nervous system is organized structurally into
central and peripheral divisions
an axon carries impulses
away from the body
white matter is covered with
myelin
a motor neuron transmits impulses
away from the central nervous system
a gangilion contains
cell bodies
a chemicals used to communicate between nerve cells is a
neurotransmitter
a contact between neurons is a
synapse
the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata compromise
brainstem
CSF is formed in
ventricles
the meninges are the
membrance around the CNS
innermost layer of the meninges is the
pia mater
the section of the brain that is located below the cerebrum and dorsal to the pons and medulla
cerebellum
the number of pairs of cranial nerves is
12
the number of pairs of spinal nerves is
31
a simple, rapid, automatic response to stimulus os
reflex
the autonomic nervous system is sepertated into
sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
the support cells of the nervous system are
neurglia
hernia of the meninges
meningocele
atelencephalia is incomplete development of the
brain
hypersomnolent person is
excessively sleepy
a narcotic drug
induces unconsciousness
a drug that acts on the mind
physchotic
a coertical neruon is
outer portion of the brain
epilespsy is characterized by
seizure
another word for stroke
cerebrovascular accident
a network as of nerves is a
plexus
a condition involving multiple tumors of peripheral nerves
neruofibromatosis
ictus is
sudden attack
the glasgow scale is used to asses
level of consciousness
