Medical Terminology 2 - The Nervous System
paralysis
-plegia
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALS
central nervous system
CNS
cerebral palsy
CP
headache
HA
lumbar puncture
LP
multiple sclerosis
MS
peripheral nervous system
PNS
spinal cord injury
SCI
transient ischemic attack
TIA
cerebrum
The largest portion of the brain is the __________.
motor
The neurons that carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord are called __________ neurons.
sensory
The neurons that carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord are called __________ neurons.
vision
The occipital lobe controls __________.
brain, spinal cord, nerves
The organs of the nervous system are the __________,__________,__________
cerebellum
The second largest portion of the brain is the __________.
neurology
The study of the nervous system is called __________.
hearing, smell
The temporal lobe controls __________, and __________.
sympathetic branch, parasympathetic branch
The two divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the __________ and __________.
central nervous system, peripheral nervous system
The two divisions of the nervous system are the __________, and __________.
encephalopathy
disease of the brain
polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
neuritis
inflammation of the nerve
-taxia
muscle coordination
neuroma
nerve tumor
neuralgia
pain in the nerve
-trophic
pertaining to development
cerebral
pertaining to the cerebrum
cerebrospinal
pertaining to the cerebrum and spinal cord
encephalocele
protrusion of the brain
meningocele
protrusion of the meninges
myelomeningocele
protrusion of the spinal cord and the meninges
neurectomy
removal of a nerve
neurologist
specialist in nerves
-phasia
speech
neuroplasty
surgical repair of a nerve
neurorrhaphy
suture of a nerve
-paresis
weakness
encephalogram
x-ray record of the brain