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motor

having to do with creating the ability to move

spinal cord

a long bundle of nerve cells that extends downward from the brain

reflex

an involuntary and immediate movement in response to a stimulus

sensory

having to do with the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

brain

the large organ that controls bodily functions through release of hormones or activating muscles

nervous system

The brain and the spinal cord make up the _____________ central .

vertebrae

Do you know how many _____________ make up the human backbone?

nerve

The optic _______________ transmits information from the eye to the brain.

neuron

A sensory _______________ responds to touch, sound, light, and other stimuli.

network

A neural _____________ is capable of great amounts of information processing.

central nervous system

hệ thần kinh trung ương

peripheral nervous system

hệ thần kinh ngoại biên

brain

não

spinal cord

tủy sống

cranial nerves

dây thần kinh sọ

ganglia

Hạch

spinal nerves

dây thần kinh cột sống

cell body

tế bào sinh dưỡng; tế bào thân

dendrites

đuôi gai

axon

sợi trục

oligodendrocyte

tế bào thần kinh đệm ít gai tạo bao myelin cho các tế bào thần kinh trung ương trong não và tủy sống

myelin sheath

vỏ myelin

synapse

khớp thần kinh

parietal lobe

thùy đỉnh

occipital lobe

thùy chẩm

cerebellum

tiểu não

spinal cord

tủy sống

temporal lobe

thùy thái dương

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

cerebrum

largest part of the brain

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

cerebral cortex

outer layer of the cerebrum

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

synapse

contact point between two nerves

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

pons

smallest part of brain

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

gyri

elevations in the cerebral cortex

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

pia mater

innermost meningeal membrane

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

sulci

grooves in the cerebral cortex

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

dura mater

thick, outermost layer of the meninges

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

cauda equina

a fan of nerve fibers

EXERCISE 4. Match the terms with their definitions.

midbrain

uppermost portion of the brainstem

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

neur/o

nerve

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

encephala/o

brain

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

poli/o

gray matter

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

spin/o

spinal cord

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

-plasty

surgical repair

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

-algia

pain

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

-esthesia

feeling, nervous sensation

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

-pathy

disease

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

-plegia

paralysis

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

-cele

hernia

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

para-

abnormal

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

tetra-

four

EXERCISE 5. Write the meaning of each of the word parts.

hemi-

half

encephalitis

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Inflammation of the brain:

neuroplasty

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Surgery to repair a nerve

neuralgia

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Pain in a nerve

anesthesia

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Lack of sensation

encephalopathy

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Any disease of the brain

poliomyelitis

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

dysesthesia

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Painful sensation in response to normal stimulation

paresthesia

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Abnormal sensation such as numbness and tingling

tetraplegia

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Paralysis of all four limbs; quadriplegia

hemiplegia

EXERCISE 6: Use the word parts listed in exercise 5 to build the terms defined.

Paralysis affecting either the right or left side of the body