Chapter 15 Nervous System C Terms I

Question 1

Afferent

Answer 1

Conveying toward a center, for example afferent nerves carry impulses to the central nervous system

Question 2

Ataxia

Answer 2

Lack of muscle coordination

Question 3

Cognitive

Answer 3

Pertaining to the mental process of comprehension, judgement, memory and reason

Question 4

Coma

Answer 4

State of profound unconsciousness

Question 5

Concussion

Answer 5

Injury to the brain caused by minor or major head trauma, symptoms include vertigo, headache, and possible loss of consciousness.

Question 6

Conscious

Answer 6

Awake, alert, aware of one’s surroundings

Question 7

Convulsion

Answer 7

Sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles, may be present during a seizure

Question 8

Disorientation

Answer 8

A state of mental confusion as to time, place or identity

Question 9

Dysarthria

Answer 9

Inability to use speech that is distinct and connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system

Question 10

Efferent

Answer 10

Conveying away from the center, for example efferent nerves carry info away from the central nervous system

Question 11

Gait

Answer 11

A manner or style of walking

Question 12

Incoherent

Answer 12

Unable to express ones thoughts or ideas in an orderly, intelligible manner

Question 13

Paraplegia

Answer 13

Paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord

Question 14

Seizure

Answer 14

Sudden, abnormal surge of electrical activity in the brain, resulting in involuntary movements or behaviors

Question 15

Shunt

Answer 15

Tube implanted in the body to redirect the flow of a fluid

Question 16

Syncope

Answer 16

Fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to the cerebrum

Question 17

Unconsciousness

Answer 17

State of being unaware of surroundings and incapable of responding to stimuli as a result of injury, shock or illness or drugs