| A | B |
|---|
| neurons | carry impulses |
| neuroglia | protect neurons |
| phagocytosis | engulfing of foreign bodies |
| axon | transmits electrical impulses |
| dendrites | receives information |
| synapse | transmits impulses from neuron to neuronor muscle |
| neurotransmitter | chemical messenger |
| cerebrum | largest part of brain |
| logitudinal fissure | divides cerebrum into right and left halves |
| corpus callosum | connects the 2 brain hemispheres |
| cerebral cortex | outer layer of the cerbrum |
| thalamus | relay station for incoming sensory stimuli |
| hypothalamus | regulates appetite, thirst & temp |
| brain stem | basic life functions |
| cerebellum | balance, muscle coordination |
| meninges | protective coverings |
| dura mater | outermost layer of meninges |
| arachnoid membrane | middle layer of meninges |
| pia mater | innermost layer of meninges |
| subdural space | space below the dura mater |
| blood-brain barrier | prevents toxic substances from brain |
| subarachnoid space | space below the arachnoid membrane |
| # of crainial nerves | 12 pairs |
| # of spinal nerves | 31 pairs |
| ech/o | sound |
| gli/o | glue |
| myelin/o | myelin sheath |
| tom/o | to cut |
| -schisis | cleft, splitting |
| -us | condition, thing |
| para- | abnormal |
| polio- | gray |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| cortic/o | cortex, outer covering |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| hydr/o | water |
| magnet/o | magnet |
| mening/o | meninges, membrane |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| neur/o | nerve |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| spin/o | spine |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| ventricul/o | ventricles |
| -cele | hernia or protrusion |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -graphy | process of recording or producing images |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -taxia | order |
| de- | lack of, removal |
| pachy- | thick |
| epidural | upon the dura mater |
| subdural | under the dura mater |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalopathy | any disease of the brain |
| hydrocephalus | accumulation of fluid in the brain |
| myelogram | picture of the spinal cord |
| myeloschisis | splitting of the spinal cord |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of spinal cord |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neurolysis | nerve destruction |
| ventriculostomy | new opening in the ventricles |
| meningocele | hernia of the meninges |
| anesthesia | loss of sensation |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensation |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
