The Nervous System and Behavioral Disorders

The medical suffix meaning obsession or compulsion is _____.

-mania

Word part that means "compulsion".

-mania

There are _______ pairs of cervucal nerves

8

Facial paralysis caused by damage to the facial nerve is ______.

Bell palsy

Paralysis of facial muscles, often on one side of the face, is _____.

Bell palsy

Neurotransmitters are ______ that cross the synapse to communicate between neurons

Chemicals

Neurotransmitters are _________ that cross the synapse to communicate between neurons.

Chemicals

Difficulty speaking and understanding written language is ____.

Dysphasia

_____ is a progressive autoimmune disease of the central nervous system.

MS

________ is a progressive autoimmune disease of the central nervous system.

MS

_____ is an anxiety disorder characterized by untrusive, unwanted thoughts and irresistible repetitive behaviors.

OCD

True or false: PET scans are used to investigate brain function.

True

Loss of memory is referred to as ____.

amnesia

A tumor that begins in the small, star-shaped cells of the brain or spinal cord.

astrocytoma

Which part of the brain connects to the spinal cord and assists in breathing, heart rhythm, vision and consciousness?

brain stem

The word part meaning "cerebrum".

cerebr-

Bruising of the brain tissue is called ____.

contusion

The combining form that means "entire brain".

encephal/o

A group of neuron cell bodies grouped together in the peripheral nervous system is a(n) ______.

ganglion

Slight paralysis on one side of the body is _____.

hemiparesis

What is the clinical term for "water on the brain"?

hydrocephalus

The _____ nerve carries impulses controlling tongue movement.

hypoglossal

Ataxia refers to ______.

lack of muscle coordination

The _______ is the innermost layer of the meninges that encloses the brain and spinal cord.

pia mater

An interlacing nerve network is called a(n) ____.

plexus

Pain in the lower back and hip that radiates down the back of the thigh into the leg is called ____.

sciatica

The structure that extends from the brain through the skull is the _____.

spinal cord

____ is a groove or fissure on tje surface of the brain.

sulcus

The region in which adjacent neurons communicate with one another is termed the ______

synapse

A _____ is the sudden loss of neurologic function with complete recovery usually within 24 hours results from a brief interruption of blood supply to the brain.

transient ischemic attack

A sudden, brief and temporary cerebal dysfunction usually caused by interruption of blood flow to the brain is called ____.

transient ischemic attack.