Nervous System 2

Question 1

Burning sensation of pain

Answer 1

Causalgia

Question 2

Inflammation of the three membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Answer 2

Meningitis

Question 3

Lack of strength; sense of weakness and exhaustion

Answer 3

Neurasthenia

Question 4

Paralysis on one side, usually due to stroke/ brain injury

Answer 4

Hemiplegia

Question 5

Metal spider like meningeal membrane

Answer 5

Arachnoid membrane

Question 6

Portion of the brain that controls the Pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature

Answer 6

Hypothalamus

Question 7

Disease of the brain

Answer 7

Encephalopathy

Question 8

A floating clot or mass that travels through the bloodstream and may suddenly block a blood vessel

Answer 8

Embolus

Question 9

Chronic neurologic disorder marked by demyelination of axons in neurons of CNS

Answer 9

Multiple sclerosis

Question 10

Sudden seizures of sleep

Answer 10

Narcolepsy

Question 11

Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling

Answer 11

Paresthesia

Question 12

Paralysis in the lower portion of the body

Answer 12

Paraplegia

Question 13

The first part of the nerve cell to receive the nervous impulse

Answer 13

Dendrite

Question 14

Condition of the nervous sensation

Answer 14

anesthesia

Question 15

Chemical messengers released at the end of the nerve cells to stimulate or inhibit another cell example acetylcholine, serotonin, endorphins, epinephrine

Answer 15

Neurotransmitters

Question 16

Essential cell of an organ

Answer 16

Parenchyma

Question 17

Elevation on the surface of the cerebral cortex

Answer 17

Gyri

Question 18

Nerf cell that carries impulses; parenchyma of the nervous system

Answer 18

Neuron

Question 19

Thick, outer most meninges layer, just below the skull

Answer 19

Dura mater

Question 20

Main relay centre of the brain; located in the central region of the brain

Answer 20

Thalamus

Question 21

Parenchyma ( essential distinguishing tissue) of the nervous system

Answer 21

Nerves and neurons

Question 22

Stroma of the nervous system; astrocytes, microglia, oligodendroglia, and ependymal cells, cells that do not carry nervous impossible

Answer 22

Glial cells

Question 23

Peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms

Answer 23

Aura

Question 24

Revealing symptoms, but not curing

Answer 24

Palliative

Question 25

Pretending to muscle and nerves

Answer 25

Myoneural

Question 26

Withdrawal of cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space between two vertebrae, spinal tap

Answer 26

Lumbar puncture

Question 27

Outer region of the largest parts of the brain; composed of grey matter

Answer 27

Cerebral cortex

Question 28

Chronic brain disorder with seizure activity

Answer 28

Epilepsy

Question 29

Blunt injury to the brain, severe enough to cause loss of consciousness, but usually no structural damage

Answer 29

Cerebral concussion

Question 30

Bruising of brain tissue due to direct trauma to the head

Answer 30

Cerebral contusion

Question 31

Nerves inside the brain and spinal cord

Answer 31

Central nervous system

Question 32

Nerves outside the brain and spinal cord cranial, spinal and autonomic nerve

Answer 32

Peripheral nervous system

Question 33

Inflammation of the brain

Answer 33

Encephalitis

Question 34

Main organ of the nervous system

Answer 34

Brain