| A | B |
|---|
| -phasia | speech |
| fatty protective covering for neurons | myelin sheath |
| membrane | mening/o |
| arachnoid | middle layer of the meninges |
| disorder prolong lost of interest | depression |
| hypnotic | agent produces calming effect |
| pia mater | inner layer of the meninges |
| amnesia | loss of memory |
| numbness | paresthesia |
| psychiatrist | MD specializes in diagnoses and treatment of psychiatric disorders |
| LP | preocedure removes cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosing disorders |
| hydrocephalus | excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the brain |
| occipital part of brain | processes sense of sight |
| cerebrum | stores memory |
| vertigo | dizziness |
| ment/o | referring to the mind |
| gli/o | glue |
| synapse | junction between two neurons |
| concussion | result of head injury |
| aneurysm | weakened area in an artery |
| dura mater | outer layer of meninges |
| cerebellum | part of brain that controls the skeletal muscles |
| ataxia | lack of muscular coordination |
| phobia | fear of something that is not a hazard |
| delirium | impaired consciousness |
| hypothalamus | hormone center of the brain |
| part of the brain that processes hearing | temporal lobe |
| dendrite | transmits nerve impulses to the neuron |
| split | schiz/o |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
