pharmacy technician- chapter 17
Across
- 2. a disorder characterized by inappropriate emotions and unrealistic thinking
- 5. a continually produced and absorbed clear, watery fluid that flows in the brain ventricles around the brain surface and spinal cord
- 7. a section of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and mid brain, which connect the fore-brain and cerebrum to the spinal cord
- 9. slowed movement
- 11. is a seizure disorder marked by hyperexcitability in some brain nerve cells
- 14. a movement disorder with the classic symptoms of tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability
- 15. an autonomic nervous system division that functions during rest
- 18. a brain barrier that results from special permeability characteristics of capillaries that supply brain cells; the capillaries prevent certain solutes or chemicals from passing from the blood to the brain
Down
- 1. a neurological disorder that occurs when many nerves malfunction, it may include painful neuropathy
- 3. the nervous system's basic building block and cell
- 4. a progressive form of dementia that affect memory, thinking, and behavior
- 6. the motor neurons of the peripheral nervous system that control voluntary actions of the skeletal muscles and provide sensory input
- 8. is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects electrical impulse transmission from the CNS to the body's muscles
- 10. an autonomic nervous system division that activates during stress, the "fight or flight"response
- 12. difficulty falling or staying asleep
- 13. the body's tendency to maintain stability, as with body temperature
- 16. a neuromuscular disorder leading to skeletal muscle weakness
- 17. a stroke caused by a brain blood vessel rupture