| A | B |
|---|
| Peripheral | located away from the center |
| Narcalepsy | uncontrollable desire to sleep |
| Axons | transmitter |
| Automatic Nervous System | controls involuntary body functions |
| Epilepsy | electrical imbalance in the brain that triggers an electrical storm |
| Grand Mal | larger of the two |
| Petit Mal | smaller of the two |
| Aura | sense that a seizure is coming on |
| Dendrites | receivers |
| Posterior | back |
| Parkinsons | disease of old age |
| Synapse | microscopic gap an impulse must cross in order to be relayed from one nerve to another |
| Sympathetic Nervous System | Speeds up the body |
| Meninges, Cerebrospinal fluid, Ventricles | 3 brain protectors |
| Cerebellum | "little brain" |
| Spinal Cord | slender nerve cable that goes from the base of the skull down the spinal column |
| Neurosyphylis | (STD) syphylis in its advanced stages |
| Connecting neurons | message-relay center |
| Contusion | bruising of the brain or nerves |
| Sensory neuron | highly specialized, responds to and carries only one message |
| Encephalitis | Inflammation of the gray matter in the brain |
| Encephalitis | virus carried by a mosquito |
| Midbrain, Pons, Medulla | 3 parts of the brainstem |
| Neurons | building blocks of the nervous system |
| Rabies | caused by a virus from the bite of an infected animal |
| Multiple Sclerosis | destroys the milinsheth |
| Multiple Sclerosis | disease that attacks the outer coating of nerve fibers (destroys in patches) |
| Spastic, Athtoid, Atactic | 3 types of cerebral palsy |
| Salk Vaccine | vaccine injected to treat polio |
| Sabin Vaccine | vaccine taken orally to treat polio |
| Brain | master control unit |
| EEG | records the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex |
| Parasympathetic Nervous System | slows down the body |
| Motor Neurons | Receives orders from the brain and carries them to muscles, glands, and internal organs |
| Motor Neurons | Responsible for every body movement |
| Polio | Caused by a virus that attacks the motor neurons in the front spinal column |
| Neuritis | Inflammation of the nerves |
| Paraplegia | paralysis of both legs |
| Cortex | surface of the brain "gray matter" |
| EMG | Measures the electrical impulse of the muscle fibers |
| Quadraplegia | paralysis of both arms and legs |
| Neurologist | Physician specializing in dianosing and treating disorders of the nervous system |
| Concussion | temporary loss of the nervous system's function caused by a sudden blow |
| Meningitis | inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord |
| Carpal Tunnel | median nerve in the wrist becomes entrapped |
| Bells Palsy | total or partial paralysis of one side of the face |
| Anterior | front |
