86. Type of neurotransmitter
87. Peculiar sensation appearing before more definite symptoms
88. Involuntary, spasmodic twitching movements; uncontrollable utterances
Match the neurologic structures with their correct meanings.
a.
axon
b.
cauda equina
c.
dendrite
d.
cerebral cortex
e.
myelin sheath
f.
meninges
g.
oligodendroglial cell
h.
plexus
89. Three protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
90. Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell
91. A large interlacing network of nerves
92. Branching fiber that is the first part of a neuron to receive a nervous impulse
93. Protective fatty tissue that surrounds the axon of a nerve cell
94. Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
95. Glial cell that produces myelin
96. Outer region of the largest part of the brain; composed of gray matter
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
a.
gyri
b.
neurotransmitter
c.
parenchymal cell
d.
pia mater
e.
sensory nerve
f.
subarachnoid space
97. Carries messages toward the brain from receptors
98. Essential cell of the nervous system; a neuron
99. Innermost meningeal membrane
100. Elevations in the cerebral cortex
101. A brain chemical released into a synapse; acetylcholine is an example
102. Contains cerebrospinal fluid
Match the neurologic symptoms with their meanings.
a.
apraxia
b.
ataxia
c.
bradykinesia
d.
causalgia
e.
hemiparesis
f.
hyperesthesia
g.
narcolepsy
h.
syncope
103. Slow movement
104. Increased nervous sensation
105. Seizure of sleep
106. Movements and behavior are not purposeful
107. Fainting
108. Burning pain
109. No coordination
110. Slight paralysis in half the body
Match the terms with their descriptions.
a.
Alzheimer disease
b.
Bell palsy
c.
epilepsy
d.
multiple sclerosis
e.
myasthenia gravis
f.
Parkinson disease
111. Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plaques of hard scar tissue
112. Sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures
113. Loss of muscle strength; breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter
114. Degeneration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness
(mask-like facial expression); dopamine is deficient in the brain
115. Deterioration of mental capacity (dementia) beginning in middle age; cerebral cortex atrophy,
microscopic neurofibrillary tangles
116. Unilateral facial paralysis
Match the meanings with the correct terms.
a.
relieving but not curing
b.
major convulsive epileptic seizure
c.
peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms
d.
malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells
e.
interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum
f.
minor form of epileptic seizure
g.
blockage
h.
neurotransmitter
117. Aura
118. Palliative
119. Transient ischemic attack
120. Occlusion
121. Dopamine
122. Glioblastoma multiforme
123. Absence seizure
124. Tonic-clonic seizure
Match the meanings with their correct terms.
a.
pertaining to supportive cells of the nervous system
b.
substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse
c.
part of a nerve cell
d.
obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance
e.
network of nerve fibers
f.
tail end of the spinal cord
g.
three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
h.
space between nerve cells
i.
a part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses
j.
lack of strength in nerves; sense of weakness and exhaustion
125. Axon
126. Meninges
127. Embolism
128. Cauda equina
129. Glial
130. Thalamus
131. Synapse
132. Plexus
133. Acetylcholine
134. Neurasthenia
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
a.
arachnoid membrane
b.
cerebrum
c.
medulla oblongata
d.
neurotransmitter
e.
cerebellum
f.
thalamus
g.
pons
h.
hypothalamus
i.
pia mater
j.
dura mater
135. Main relay center of the brain
136. Chemical messenger released at the end of neurons
137. Outermost layer of meninges
138. Largest part of the brain
139. Part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance
140. Beneath the thalamus; controls appetite, sleep, and the pituitary gland
141. Thin, delicate inner membrane of meninges
142. Part of the brain that controls respiration, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels
143. Middle meningeal membrane; spider-like
144. Lying between the medulla and the rest of the brain; bridge connecting various parts of the
brain
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
a.
acetylcholine
b.
glial cell
c.
central nervous system
d.
autonomic nervous system
e.
parenchyma
f.
myelin sheath
g.
axon
h.
synapse
i.
dendrite
j.
sensory nerve
145. Astrocyte is an example
146. Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell; first part of the neuron to receive the nervous
impulse
147. Essential, distinguishing cells of an organ
148. Space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted
149. Neurotransmitter
150. Brain and the spinal cord
151. Carries messages to the brain and spinal cord
152. Microscopic nerve fiber that carries impulse from the cell body along the nerve cell
153. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves
154. Fatty tissue surrounding and protecting the axon of a nerve cell
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
a.
brainstem
b.
blood-brain barrier
c.
gyrus
d.
receptor
e.
ventricles of the brain
f.
cauda equina
g.
ganglion
h.
plexus
i.
sulcus
j.
stimulus
155. Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
156. Canals in the interior of the brain containing cerebrospinal fluid
157. Collection of nerve cell bodies in the PNS
158. Capillaries that let certain substances enter the brain and keep other substances out of the
brain
159. Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it on to nerves within the body; ear and
eye are examples
160. Any change in the internal or external environment that evokes a response
161. Elevation in the surface of the cerebral cortex
162. Depression or groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex
163. Large, interlacing network of nerves
164. Lower portion of the brain connecting the cerebrum with the spinal cord
OTHER
Complete the following terms from their definitions.
1. Difficult speech: dys__________
2. A condition of insensitivity to pain: an__________
3. Slight paralysis of the right or left side of the body: hemi__________
4. Inflammation of a spinal nerve root: __________itis
5. Disease of a nerve: neuro__________
6. Incision of the vagus nerve: vago__________
7. Lack of coordination: a__________
8. Condition of painful nervous sensations: dys__________
9. Tumor of immature brain cells (glial cells): glio__________
10. Electrical record of the brain: electro__________
11. encephal/o: __________
12. kines/o: __________
13. mening/o: __________
14. neur/o: __________
15. my/o: __________
16. vag/o: __________
17. radicul/o: __________
18. tax/o: __________
19. myel/o: __________
20. esthesi/o: __________
Give meanings for the following prefixes.
21. quadri-: __________
22. hypo-: __________
23. hemi-: __________
24. poly-: __________
25. sub-: __________
26. micro-: __________
27. hyper-: __________
28. dys-: __________
29. epi-: __________
30. para-: __________
31. -algesia: __________
32. -paresis: __________
33. -phasia: __________
34. -ptosis: __________
35. -sclerosis: __________
36. -sthenia: __________
37. -praxia: __________
38. -blast: __________
39. -cele: __________