NERVOUS SYSTEM TERMINOLOGY
Across
- 2. Movements and behavior are not purposeful.
- 5. Neural tube defect caused by failure of the neural tube to close during embryonic development
- 7. Trigeminal neuralgia involves flashes of pain radiating along the course of the trigeminal nerve (fifth cranial nerve).
- 8. myoneural
- 11. is a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused.
- 12. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- 13. cerebellar
- 15. myelopathy
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- 1. are used to treat hyperkinesia in children, but the mechanism of their action is not understood.
- 3. Amphetamines and stimulant drugs are prescribed to prevent attacks.
- 4. Intense burning pain following injury to a sensory nerve.
- 6. Difficulty with speech.
- 9. cerebrospinal fluid,cerebral cortex
- 10. Affects either right or left side (half) of the body. Paresis also is used by itself to mean partial paralysis or weakness of muscles.
- 14. The pia and arachnoid membranes are known as the leptomeninges because of their thin, delicate structure.