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