Essentials - Neuro

Can be caused by an obstruction of blood flow to the brain or a hemorrhage

Slows heart rate, decreases respiration, and increases activity in the digestive system.

The thick tough outer covering of the brain and spinal cord.

An inflammation of the brain frequently caused by a virus contracted from a mosquito bite.

The part of the brain that is responsible for thought, reasoning, memory, speech and voluntary movement.

An excessive accumulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain is

The somatic nervous system consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves.

The basic structural unit of the nervous system is the

Paralysis of the arms, legs, and body below the spinal cord injury.

An acute inflammation of nerve cells caused by the herpes virus

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together to maintain a balanced state called __________.

The nervous system allows the body to respond and adapt to changes that occur both inside and outside the body.

Sensory nerves that carry messages from all parts of the body to the brain and spinal cord are _________

Cerebral Pasley is caused by brain damage that leads to a disturbance of voluntary muscle action.

Spinal nerves are mixed nerves, both afferent and efferent.

Nerves that carry both sensory and motor messages.

Abnormal electrical impulses in the neurons of the brain cause

A CVA commonly causes

A chronic, progressive, disabling condition resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath

Paralysis on one side of the body caused by a tumor, injury or CVA

Meningitis is treated with antibiotics and the surgical implantation of a shunt.

The part of the brain that regulates heartbeat, respiration, swallowing, coughing, and B/P.

Paralysis of the lower extremeties.

Nerve pain caused by inflammation, pressure, toxins, and other diseases.

The part of the brain responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye and auditory reflexes.

The part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination, balance and posture, and muscle tone is the _____.

Where does the spinal cord end?

The innermost covering of the brain

The membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

The space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron.

Responsible for reflex actions including chewing, tasting, and saliva production.

A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the cell body is a/an

Hollow spaces in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

The division of the autonomic nervous system that acts in times of emergency.

Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by special structures called...