Chapter 15 Nervous System, Quiz 4, ANSWERS

1. electroencephalography: process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain
2. quadriplegia: paralysis of four limbs
3. psychology: study of the mind (mental process and behavior)
4. postictal: occurring after a seizure or attack
5. subdural: pertaining to below the dura mater
6. neurolysis: separating a nerve (from adhesions)
7. ganglionectomy: excision of a ganglion
8. neurorraphy: suture of a nerve
9. psychogenic: originating within the mind
10. myelomalacia: softening of the spinal cord
11. dysphasia: condition of difficulty in speaking
12. psychiatry: branch of medicine dealing with the treatment of mental disorders
13. psychologist: specialist in the study of psychology
14. interictal: occurring between seizures or attacks
15. neuroma: tumor made up of nerve cells
16. duritis: inflammation of dura mater
17. gangliitis: inflammation of the gangalion
18. neuroblast: developing nerve cell
19. encephalitis: inflammation of the brain
20. neuralgia: pain in a nerve

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