NERVOUS SYSTEM VOCAB LIST

Question 1

relieves fever and mild pain but is not an anti-inflammatory drug.

Answer 1

Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

Question 2

Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells.

Answer 2

Acetylcholine

Question 3

condition of loss of sensation

Answer 3

Anesthesia

Question 4

difficulty with speech

Answer 4

Aphasia

Question 5

Anacin, Ascriptin, Bufferin (B)

Answer 5

Aspirin - NSAID

Question 6

are star-like in appearance and transport water and salts between capillaries and neurons.

Answer 6

Astrocytes

Question 7

Peculiar symptom or sensation occurring before the onset (prodromal) of an attack of migraine or an epileptic seizure.

Answer 7

Aura

Question 8

protective barrier between the blood and brain

Answer 8

Blood brain barrier

Question 9

“horse’s tail”
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord

Answer 9

Cauda equina

Question 10

Intense burning pain following injury to a sensory nerve

Answer 10

Causalgia

Question 11

Coordination of voluntary movements and balance

Answer 11

Cerebellum

Question 12

Disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke.

Answer 12

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Question 13

Mental decline and deterioration.

Answer 13

Dementia

Question 14

Demerol(B) - Narcotic Analgesic

Answer 14

meperidine(G) - Narcotic Analgesic

Question 15

Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell (neuron) that is the first part to receive the nervous impulse.

Answer 15

Dendrite

Question 16

Voltaren(B) - Anti-inflammatory Analgesics

Answer 16

Diclofenac(G) - Anti-inflammatory Analgesics

Question 17

a developmental reading disorder occurring when the brain does not properly recognize, process, and interpret language.

Answer 17

Dyslexia

Question 18

Clot of material that travels through the bloodstream and suddenly blocks a vessel.

Answer 18

Embolus

Question 19

Manner of walking.

Answer 19

Gait

Question 20

Collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system

Answer 20

Ganglion ( plural : ganglia)

Question 21

malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells

Answer 21

Glioblastoma multiforme

Question 22

Sheet of nerve cells that produces a rounded ridge on the surface of the cerebral cortex; convolution.

Answer 22

gyrus ( plural : gyri)

Question 23

Halcion(B) - Sedative / Hypnotic Medications

Answer 23

triazolam(G) - Sedative / Hypnotic Medications

Question 24

Vicodin(B) - Narcotic Analgesics

Answer 24

Hydrocodone(G) - Narcotic Analgesics

Question 25

pertaining to within a sheath through the meninges and into the subarachnoid space

Answer 25

Intrathecal

Question 26

a birth defect that occurs when the spinal cord and backbone don't close properly during pregnancy

Answer 26

Meningomyelocele

Question 27

Pertaining to muscle and nerve.

Answer 27

Myoneural

Question 28

Used to treat moderate to severe pain caused by trauma, terminal illnesses, postoperative and pain associated with MI.

Answer 28

Narcotic analgesics

Question 29

nervous exhaustion (lack of strength) and fatigue 

Answer 29

Neurasthenia

Question 30

Blockage.

Answer 30

Occlusion

Question 31

Percodan(B)

Answer 31

Oxycodone & ASA(G) - Combination Narcotic Analgesics

Question 32

Relieving symptoms but not curing them.

Answer 32

Palliative

Question 33

 Functional, essential tissue of an organ.

Answer 33

Parenchymal

Question 34

Abnormal nervous sensation occurring without apparent cause.

Answer 34

Paresthesia

Question 35

Thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges

Answer 35

Pia mater

Question 36

is a large network of nerves in the peripheral nervous system.

Answer 36

Plexus

Question 37

It is a bridge connecting various parts of the brain

Answer 37

Pons

Question 38

Carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord from a receptor; afferent nerve.

Answer 38

Sensory nerve

Question 39

is a space for fluid between the fibers and the third membrane

Answer 39

Subarachnoid space

Question 40

Sublinox(B) - Sedative / Hypnotic Medications

Answer 40

zolpidem(G) - Sedative / Hypnotic Medications

Question 41

Depression or groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex; fissure.

Answer 41

Sulcus ( plural : sulci)

Question 42

Space through which a nervous impulse travels between nerve cells or between nerve and muscle or glandular cells.

Answer 42

Synapse

Question 43

Fainting; temporary loss of consciousness.

Answer 43

Syncope

Question 44

TIA

Answer 44

Transient ischemic attack

Question 45

can occur with all three types of strokes: thrombolytic, embolic, and even hemorrhagic (if minor.)

Answer 45

TIA

Question 46

 Major seizure affecting the brain in epilepsy; grand-mal seizure.

Answer 46

Tonic-clonic seizure

Question 47

Valtrex(B) - Antiviral Medications

Answer 47

valacyclovir(G) - Antiviral Medications