KA 2
Term for brain and spinal chord?
Cerebrosprinal
Sensory neurons are?
Afferent
Acetylcholine, Serotonin, and dopamine are
Neurotransmitters
Junction between 2 nerves
synapse
Term for groce on surface of the cerebal hemisphere
Sulcus plural Sulci
Reason patient gets paralysis on left side if stroke is on the right side?
The sensory + motor fibers descussate in thalmus
Pertaining to skull
Cranial
Word element meanjng cobweb or spider
Arachnoid Mater
Alzheimer Disease
Form of dementia is chronic, progressive, wnd irreversible
What does seizure mean?
an event due to eletrical activity in the brain
Slow, involuntary movements
Athetosis
Bruising Tissue if the brain
Contusion
Disorder of multiple vocal tics is
Tourettes syndrome
Tonic-Clonic seizure another name?
Grand Mal
Term meaning sensory experience preceeding epileptuc seizure
Aura
Prions are linked to which of the following diseases?
CJD + BSE
Collection of blood located outside the dura mater is called
Epidural Hematoma
If you are hit just above the ear what nerve is it?
Vestibulochlear
Wasting or diminished volume of an organ or tissue is called
atrophy
Disease from a tick bite
Lyme Disease
plural of Paresthesia
Paresthesia's
Root term of Neurotoxin means?
Poison
Disease of the peripheral nerves that make antibodies against Myelin
Gullian-Barre Syndrome
Pregnancy abnormalities can be prevented by?
Folic Acid
Congential condition in which the spine and meninges protrude through a defect in the vetrabal arch
Meningomyelocete
Electroencephalogram abbr.
EEG
Electroenceohalography is
Recording electrical activity in the brain
Root & Meaning in term anedthesia
Esthes, feeling & sensation
What means pertaining to wirhin the subsrachoid or subdural space?
Intrathecal
Term derived from greek meaning dance
Chorea
Medical term for fainting
Synscope
Medical term for surgical repair of the skull?
Cranioplasty
Root term for endarterectomy is
artery
Medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system is
Neurologist
Short abbr for mini stroke
TIA
Selective mechanism that protects brain from diseases + infections
bbb- Blood Brain Barrier
What does LOC stand for?
Level of consciousness
medication to treat a stroke within 4 1/2 hours
tPA