-sensory (detect external and internal environmental influences and carry sensory impulses to the brain) and motor neurons (carry motor impulses from the brain to the body)
cerebrum
-largest part of the brain
-receives sensory input from CNS and puts forth motor impulses
-site of higher intellectual functioning
-2 hemispheres
synapse
gap between a neuron and a muscle or between two neurons, neurotransmitters travel across it
meninges
three membranes that serve as a protective covering for the brain, has spaces for fluid.
cerebro
brain
encephalo
brain
hydro
water
myelo
spinal cord, bone marrow
neuro
nerve
spino
spine
-cele
hernia (protrusion)
-esthesia
sensation
-phasia
speech
-plegia
paralysis
de-
lack of; removal
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
LP
lumbar puncture (same thing as a spinal tap--finds bleeding, infection, etc. by taking CSF)
epidural
puts fluid in
spinal
depends on area
local anesthesia
localized
general anesthesia
completely out, need to be intubated
CBA (and name two types)
-cerebrovascular accident
-ischemic: without oxygen, caused by plaque or a clot
-hemorrhage: blood gets out and causes brain to swell
