Chapter 14

3. A group of neurological disorders that are the result of damage to the brain before, during, or just after birth or in early childhood
5. This nervous system involves voluntary responses that are under your control
8. An organ or tissue protrudes through an area of weak muscle
11. A 3 inch long stalk of nerve cells and fibers that connects the spinal cord to the rest of the brain
12. Nerve cells
13. Muscles attached to bone that cause body movements
15. The second largest part of the brain
17. A fibrous cord that attaches muscle to the bone
19. The largest and most complex part of the brain
20. A lateral or side-to-side curvature of the spine
22. The process by which bone is formed, renewed, and repaired

1. This nervous system gathers information from inside and outside your body.
2. The muscle that opens a joint
4. A strong, flexible connective tissue
6. A band of fibrous, slightly elastic connective tissue that attaches one bone to another
7. The muscle that closes a joint
9. this nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord
10. A condition in which there is a progressive loss of bone tissue
13. Muscles that act on a lining of the body’s passageways and hollow internal organs
14. This nervous system controls involuntary functions such as digestion and heart rate
16. A disorder of the nervous system that is characterized by recurrent seizures – sudden episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain
18. The inflammation of a tendon
21. A type of striated muscle that forms the wall of the heart