MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY THE NERVOUS SYSTEM MATCHING EXERCISES ANATOMICAL TERMS 1. corpus callosum a. brain and spinal cord 2. arachnoid (mater) b. central web-like membrane covering brain 3. hypothalamus and spinal cord 4. autonomic nervous system c. control center located below the 5. central nervous system diencephalon d. nerves carrying involuntary impulses to muscles and glands e. thick mass of nerve fibers connecting cerebral hemispheres 1. dura mater a. delicate inner brain and spinal membrane 2. pons b. shallow grooves that separate the cerebral 3. sulci mounds 4. pia mater c. hard outer meninx 5. ventricles d. bridge-like eminence on the brain stem e. interconnected cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TERMS 1. dysphasia a. deterioration of intellectual function, with 2. dementia memory loss etc. 3. hyperesthesia b. partial paralysis of left or right side of body 4. dysphonia c. hoarseness 5. hemiparesis d. difficulty in coherent speaking e. increased sensitivity 1. astereognosis a. inability to locate source of sensation 2. cerebral arteriosclerosis b. damage to brain by thrombosis, embolism, 3. cerebral atherosclerosis or aneurysm 4. atopognosis c. hardening of blood vessels of the brain 5. cerebrovascular accident d. inability to judge form of object by touch e. lipid build up within the blood vessels of the brain 1. myasthenia gravis a. shingles 2. narcolepsy b. progressive decrease in muscular strength 3. tonic-clonic epilepsy c. grand mal seizure 4. herpes zoster d. sleep disorder with hypnagogic 5. encephalitis hallucinations e. inflammation of the brain MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 1. transient ischemic attack a. tumor of a supporting nerve cell 2. delirium b. brief loss of blood flow to the brain 3. hydrocephalus c. pain that follows the main line of the 4. glioma ischium 5. sciatica d. mental confusion marked by incoherence e. excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain ventricles 1. Narcissism a. sudden irrational fright 2. Oedipism b. emotionally distraught condition 3. panic c. chronic depression 4. hysteria d. self-love 5. dysthymia e. sexual attraction to the parent of the opposite sex OPERATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC TERMS 1. lobotomy a. incision into a section 2. spondylosyndesis b. nerve repair 3. neuroplasty c. agent that eliminates pain 4. analgesic d. spinal fusion 5. neurosis e. anxiety disorder REVIEW 1. neuron a. x-ray of the spinal cord 2. afferent nerves b. terminals to release neurotransmitters 3. dendrites c. structural and functional unit of the nervous 4. axon system 5. encephalasthenia d. paralysis of all four limbs 6. neurectasia e. sensory nerves 7. tetraplegia f. afferent branches of the soma 8. efferent nerves g. efferent branch of the soma 9. synapses h. weak brain condition 10.myelogram i. dilation of a nerve j. motor nerves .