The Nervous System

Question 1

The process of producing a recording of electrical activity in the body

Answer 1

electrography

Question 2

An immature glial cell

Answer 2

glioblast

Question 3

Study of the mind

Answer 3

psychology

Question 4

What is inflammation of the brain and meninges

Answer 4

encephalomeningitis

Question 5

sleeves of a fatty substance that wrap around and insulate nerve fibers (axons) in the brain and spinal cord, much like the insulation around electrical wires.

Answer 5

myelin sheaths

Question 6

Conduct electrical impulses

Answer 6

neurons

Question 7

How many protective membranes comprise the meninges?

Answer 7

three

Question 8

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

Answer 8

31

Question 9

What is the medical term for fainting

Answer 9

syncope

Question 10

inflammation and destruction of the myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves ..

Answer 10

Multiple Sclerosis

Question 11

Most common type of stroke?

Answer 11

ischemic

Question 12

concuss/o

Answer 12

Shaken together; violently agitated

Question 13

contus/o

Answer 13

bruise

Question 14

poli/o

Answer 14

gray matter of brain and spinal cord

Question 15

radical/o

Answer 15

nerve root

Question 16

suffix blast

Answer 16

immature

Question 17

suffix esthesia

Answer 17

feeling; sensation

Question 18

graphy

Answer 18

process of recording

Question 19

suffix lepsy

Answer 19

seizure

Question 20

phobia

Answer 20

irrational fear

Question 21

plegia

Answer 21

paralysis

Question 22

suffix tropic

Answer 22

having an affinity for

Question 23

AD

Answer 23

Alzheimers Disease

Question 24

ADHD

Answer 24

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 25

ALS

Answer 25

Amyotrophophic lateral sclerosis

Question 26

CP

Answer 26

celebral palsy

Question 27

CSF

Answer 27

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 28

CVA

Answer 28

cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Question 29

GAD

Answer 29

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 30

LOC

Answer 30

loss of consciousness

Question 31

LP

Answer 31

lumber puncture

Question 32

PD

Answer 32

parkinsons disease

Question 33

RLS

Answer 33

restless leg syndrome

Question 34

Sz

Answer 34

seizure

Question 35

TBI

Answer 35

traumatic brain injury

Question 36

TENS

Answer 36

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Question 37

The largest and uppermost portion of the brain

Answer 37

cerebrum

Question 38

Gait

Answer 38

manner of walking

Question 39

somatic

Answer 39

pertaining to the physical body and not the mind

Question 40

spasticity

Answer 40

condition characterized by tight or stiff muscles

Question 41

syncope

Answer 41

fainting

Question 42

anticonvulsant

Answer 42

prevents seizures

Question 43

seizure?

Answer 43

lepsy

Question 44

throbbing pain on one side of the head

Answer 44

migraine

Question 45

what chronic brain disorder includes seizure activity?

Answer 45

epilepsy

Question 46

Most common type of dementia?

Answer 46

Alzheimer's