Across
- 6. A type of dementia is associated with degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum, leads to behavioral and personality changes.
- 7. A slow growing, generally benign tumor that originates in the arachnoid tissue and is the most common nonglial tumor.
- 8. The middle layer of the meninges and has the appearance of cobwebs
- 10. Motor and sensory nerves pass through this into the spinal cord
- 12. The peripheral nervous system carries motor messages via ¬¬¬___ nerves to muscles
- 15. Filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to continuously bathe the brain and the spinal cord with nutrients and to cushion them against shocks and blows.
- 16. A fracture of the skeletal system in which the bone has penetrated the skin is termed
- 17. The nervous system that controls the voluntary body movements via the use of skeletal muscles.
Down
- 1. This prevents the passage of unwanted substances into the brain through special capillaries.
- 2. What imaging modality is most commonly used to image the brain of neonates?
- 3. What classification is given to a fracture that fails to heal?
- 4. The bone has the slowest healing time following traumatic injury.
- 5. A ventricular shunt is placed between the ventricles to drain excess CSF in patients diagnosed with what pathology?
- 9. This type of meningitis is highly fatal when left untreated
- 11. What type of distribution pattern do most deaths from trauma assume?
- 13. The correct order of meninges from outer most layer to inner most layer is:
- 14. Shoulder dislocations are most commonly displaced: