ExCCT: Set 16 (Neurology)

Ascending pathways that transmit sensory impulses to the brain

A cardiovascular disease characterized by a sac-like widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall

Condition that is caused by bony fragments or pressure compressing the arteries of the anterior spinal cord and resulting in loss of motor function and sensation to pain, light touch, and temperature below the injury site.

Inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion, impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area or Wernicke's area

Delicate web-like middle layer of the meninges

Abnormal malformed connection between vein and artery. Lacks capillary bed to modulate pressure changes

Massive sympathetic stimulation unbalanced by the parasympathetic nervous system because of spinal cord injury, usually at or above T6

Two-way passage of proteins, organelles, and other material along an axon

A mass of neurons lying in the forebrain that is important in controlling movement and coordination

A fracture of the base of the skull

Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture.

A feature of blood vessels supplying the brain that allows only certain substances to leave the blood and interact with brain tissue

Displacement of brain tissue resulting from excessive pressure.

An area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech

Partial transection of spinal cord causing ispilateral proprioception and motor dysfunction, in addition to contralateral pain and temp loss