Quiz 7 Flashcards
A highly malignant brain tumor
glioblastoma
relieving, but not curing
a. pailiative
b. palliative
c. paliative
b. palliative
Inflammation of a spinal nerve root?
Radiculitits
Lower portion of the brain connecting the cerebrum with the spinal cord
brainstem
Capillaries that let certain substances enter the brain and keep other substances out of the brain
blood-brain barrier
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
cauda equina
Elevation in the surface of the cerebral cortex
gyrus
Canals in the interior of the brain containing cerebrospinal fluid
ventricles of the brain
Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it on to nerves within the body; ear and eye are examples
receptor
Essential cells of an organ:
a. parenchymal
b. parencyhmal
c. parenchymel
a. parenchymal
Neurasthenia
lack of strength in nerves; sense of weakness and exhaustion
Acetylcholine
substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse
Glial
pertaining to supporting cells of nervous system
Embolism
obstruction by a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance
Synapse
space between nerve cells
Plexus
network of nerve fibers
Axon
part of a nerve cell
Meninges
three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
Thalamus
a part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses
Cauda Equina
tail end of the spinal cord
Sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures
epilepsy
Deterioration of mental capacity (dementia) beginning in middle age; cerebral cortex atrophy, microscopic neurofibrillary tangles
Alzheimer Disease
Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plaques of hard scar tissue
multiple sclerosis
Degeneration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness (mask-like facial expression); dopamine is deficient in the brain
parkinson disease
Loss of muscle strength; breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter
myasthenia gravis
Unilateral facial paralysis
bell palsy
Space between nerves cells is called
synapse
x ray record of the spinal cord
myelogram
Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of:
cerebrovascular accident
Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling:
paresthesia
Three layers of meninges in order from skull to brain
dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
Peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms:
a. aura
b. aurra
c. hora
a. aura
Pertaining to fainting:
a. sincopal
b. syncopal
c. sinkaple
b. syncopal
Fainting:
e. Palsy
b. Hypesthesia
d. Syncope
a. Shingles
c. Ataxia
d. syncope
interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum
transient ischemic attack
major compulsive epileptic seizure
tonic clonic seizure
minor form of epileptic seizure
absence seizure
blockage
occlusion
malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells
Glioblastoma multiforme
inability to speak
aphasia
Within the meninges:
a. intrathecal
b. interthecal
c. intrathekal
a. intrathecal
