Glossary, Chapter 10

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Table 10.4 Anatomy and Physiology Terms Relating to the Nervous System

afferent neurons (n)   arachnoid (n)   astrocyte (n)   autonomic nervous system (n)   axon (n)   brain (n)   brainstem (n)   catecholamine (n)   cell body (n)   central nervous system (n)   cerebral cortex (n); cerebral cortices (pl); cerebral cortical (adj)   cerebrospinal fluid (n)   cerebrum (n); cerebra (pl); cerebral (adj)   dendrite (n)   diencephalon (n)   dorsal root (n)   dura mater (n)   efferent neurons (n)   frontal lobe (n)   ganglion (n); ganglia, ganglions (pl)   glia (n); glial (adj)   gyrus (n); gyri (pl)   hemisphere (n)   hypothalamus (n)   innervate (v); innervation (n)   interneurons (n)   medulla oblongata (n)   meninges (pl); meninx (n); meningis (n)   microglia (n)   midbrain (n)   myelin (n); myelination (n); myelinic (adj)   neuroglia (n)    neurology (n); neurologist (n); neurologic (adj); neurological (adj)    neuron (n)   neurotransmitter (n)   node of Ranvier (n)   occipital lobe (n); occiput (n)   oligodendroglia (n)   parasympathetic nervous system (n)   parietal lobes (n)   peripheral nervous system (n)   pia mater (n)   pons (n); pontes (pl)   reflex arc (n)   Schwann cells (n)   somatic nervous system (n)   sulci (pl); sulcus (n)   sympathetic nervous system (n)   synapse (n)   temporal lobe (n)   thalamus (n)   ventricle (n)

Table 10.9 Wellness and Illness Terms Relating to the Nervous System

Alzheimer's disease (n)   amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (n); amyotrophia (n)   anencephaly (n); anencephalic (adj); anencephalia (n); anencephalous (adj)   aphasia (n); aphasic (adj)   ataxia (n)   aura (n); aurae (pl)   Bell's palsy (n)   cerebral palsy   cerebrovascular accident   decerebrate (adj)   decorticate (v)   dementia (n)   dermatome (n)   dysphagia (n)   dysphasia (n)   extrapyramidal tract   hydrocephalus (n)   ictal (adj)   infantile automatisms (n)   intention tremor (n)   meningomyelocele (n)   microcephaly (n)   multiple sclerosis (n)   muscular dystrophy (n)   opisthotonos (n)   paralysis (n)   paresis (n)   paresthesia (n); paresthetic (adj)   Parkinsonís disease (n)   poliomyelitis (n)   seizure (n)   spina bifida (n)   Tourette syndrome (n)   transient ischemic attack (n)

Table 10.13 Tests and Procedures Relating to the Nervous System

brain scan (n)   chordotomy   craniotomy   electroencephalogram   lobectomy (n)   lumbar puncture   magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)   neuroplasty   positron emission tomography (PET)   radicotomy   rhizotomy   Romberg test   single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)   spinal tap   ventriculotomy