Definitions H - Neurological System

Question 1

Blindness

Answer 1

Loss of sight

Question 2

Brain

Answer 2

Located in skull. Made of three parts:
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brainstem

Question 3

Brainstem

Answer 3

Part of brain controlling breathing, gagging, swallowing, coughing, heart rate, and opening and closing of blood vessels

Question 4

CVA (Cerebro Vascular Accident, stroke)

Answer 4

Danae to part of brain due to clot or hemorrhage cutting off blood supply

Question 5

Cataract

Answer 5

When lens in eye becomes cloudy

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

Part of brain located beneath cerebrum. Controls balance and regulates movement

Question 7

Cerebrum

Answer 7

Center of brain where thought and intelligence occur

Question 8

Deafness

Answer 8

Hearing loss

Question 9

Dementia

Answer 9

Progressive loss of mental abilities (e.g. thinking, remembering)

Question 10

Glaucoma

Answer 10

Damage to optic nerve caused by pressure

Question 11

Hearing loss

Answer 11

Not being able to hear normal range of sounds heard with normal hearing

Question 12

Nerves

Answer 12

Structures made of nerve cells (neurons), which carry messages to and from the brain and body

Question 13

Neurological system

Answer 13

Control and message center of body

Question 14

Neurons

Answer 14

Nerve cells

Question 15

Otitis media

Answer 15

Infection of the middle ear

Question 16

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 16

Progressive nervous disease due to the destruction of brain cells

Question 17

Sensory organs

Answer 17

Receive impulses from the environment and relay information to brain. Includes skin, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue

Question 18

Spinal cord

Answer 18

Located within the spine. Connects to brain. Carries messages between brain and body via nerve pathways