| A | B |
|---|
| cerebrum | largest part of the brain; controls body movements, thought, reasoning, vision, hearing, speech |
| spinal cord | collection of nerves that are within the spinal cavity, surround by backbones |
| cerebellum | lower back part of the brain that controls muscular coordination and balance |
| medulla oblongata | lowr part of the brain; nearest to the spinal cord; it controls breathing and heart beat |
| spinal nerves | nerves that transmit messages to and from the spinal cord |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| encephal/o | brain |
| neur/o | nerve |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| cerebral | pertaining to then largest part of the brain |
| medullary | pertaining to the lower part of the brain closest to the spinal cord |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| neuropathy | disease of nerves |
| cerebellar | pertaining to the posterior portion of the brain that controls equilibrium |
| cerebrovascular accident | damage to blood vessels in the brain; a stroke |
| multiple sclerosis | destruction of myelin sheath around nerve cells in the CNS |
| concussion | brief loss of consciousness from injury to the brain |
| syncope | fainting |
| epilepsy | chronic brain disorder with seizure activity |
| meningitis | inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| paraplegia | paralysis of the lower portion of the body |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side of the body |
| alzheimer disease | brain disorder marked by deterioration in mental activity (dementia) |
| lumber puncture | procedure to remove cerebrospinal fluid; measurement of pressure and injection of contrast |
| MRI | magnetic and radio waves create images of the brain and spinal cord tissue |
| CT scan | cross-sectional x-ray images of the brain and spinal cord |
| TENS | a battery-powered device delivers stimulation to nerves to relieve acute and chronic pain |
