Anatomy Physiology Pathophysiology Medical Terminology Meds & Treatment
100
What are the primary structures of the central nervous system?
The spinal cord, brains, and nerves.
100
What is the primary function of the brain stem?
Controls heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure.
100
What is hyperesthesia?
Abnormally heightened sense of feeling, sense of pain, or sensitivity to touch.
100
What is poli/o?
The combining form meaning grey matter?
100
What are dopaminergic drugs? (Sinemet or Larodopa)
1. A group of medications to treat Parkinson’s disease by replacing dopamine.
200
What does nervous tissue consists of?
Neuroglial cells and neurons.
200
What is a synapse?
The point at which an axon of one neuron meet the dendrite.
200
What is a tonic-clonic seizure?
Type of severe epileptic seizure characterized by a less of consciousness and convulsions also called a “Grand mal seizure."
200
What is medullary?
The anatomical term referring to the medulla oblongata.
200
What is a hypnotic? (Seconal, Restoril)
A type of drug that promotes sleep.
300
What are the four sections of the brain?
Cerebrum, cerebellum, diencephalon, brain stem.
300
What is the cerebellum?
This part of the brain aids in coordinating voluntary body movement and maintaining balance and equilibrium.
300
What is encephalitis?
Inflammation of the brain
300
What is clon/o?
The combining form meaning rapid contracting and relaxing.
300
What is a sedative? (amobarbital, Amytal, Butisol)
A drug that has a calming, relaxing effect.
400
What is the composition of the spinal cord?
Ascending tracts, central canal, descending tracts, spinal cavity, vertebral canal and vertebral column make up this.
400
What is the function of the spinal cord?
Provides a pathway for impulses traveling to and from the brain.
400
What is radiculitis?
Inflammation of a nerve root.
400
What is encephal/o?
The combining form meaning brain.
400
What is a tractotomy?
This procedure is used to treat intractable pain or muscle spasms.
500
What are the dura mater, arachnoid layer, and pia mater?
The minengeal layers from the outside in.
500
What do ascending and descending tracts do?
These two tracts carry sensory information up to the brain and carry motor commands down from the brain to a peripheral nerve.
500
What is a transient ischemic attack? (TIA)
A temporary interference with a blood supply to the brain, causing neurological symptoms.
500
What is Neuroglial?
The anatomical term meaning pertaining to the support cells, glial cells, of nerves. (HINT: "pertaining to nerve glue")
500
What is a carotid endarterectomy?
A procedure developed to prevent strokes and is also useful for severe stenosis with transient ischemic attack.






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