Nervous System Terms 1

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  1. 3. Hypothalamus controls this gland.
  2. 5. severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headaches
  3. 6. Paralysis (Partial or complete loss of motor function)
  4. 9. Degenerative of neurons in the basal ganglia, occurring later in life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscles, and slowness of movement.
  5. 14. Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration.
  6. 15. suffix -lepsy means what
  7. 16. Midbrain and the ____; Connection of the nerve and nerve fiber pathways including those from the eyes and face.
  8. 17. combining form meaning "order, coordination"
  9. 18. Brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality changes, and impairment of daily functioning
  10. 19. suffix meaning "action"
  11. 20. abnormal accumulation of fluid (CSF) in the brain
Down
  1. 1. Recording of the electrical activity in the brain.
  2. 2. suffix meaning paralysis
  3. 4. relay station or "triage center" for the sensory impulses; controls consciousness and awareness.
  4. 7. suffix meaning weakness
  5. 8. Brain structure responsible for thinking, personality, sensations, memory, movement.
  6. 10. Coordination of voluntary movements and balance.
  7. 11. suffix meaning "strength"
  8. 12. Brain structure responsible for body temperature, sleep, appetite and emotions.
  9. 13. combining form meaning "to cut off, cut short"