Chapter 9 Nervous System pt 2

anxiolytic

• malignant tumor of astrocytes
• a stroke where the blood loss is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel
• a drug that lessens anxiety
• A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information

astrocytoma

• a collection of blood in the space between the skull and dura mater
• a broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain.
• Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.
• malignant tumor of astrocytes

Axon

• seizure disorder
• a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
• the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers
• incision into the skull

brain

• Connects the brain and spinal cord
• A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
• The mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system
• injury to the brain caused by a blow

brain stem

• A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
• weakness on one side of the body
• Connects the brain and spinal cord
• injury to the brain caused by a blow

cell body

• a drug that lessens anxiety
• the surgical removal of a portion of the skull
• Largest part of a typical neuron; contains the nucleus and much of the cytoplasm
• A junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next.

Cerebellum

• A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
• injury to the brain caused by a blow
• a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion
• nerve cells

cerebral angiography

• A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information
• Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.
• numbness and tingling in extremities
• x-ray imaging used to examine blood vessels in the brain

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

cerebral palsy

• a drug that lessens anxiety
• seizure disorder
• paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement
• thalamus and hypothalamus

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Cerebrum

• Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.
• Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body
• the surgical removal of a portion of the skull
• seizure disorder