Chapter 15 Nervous System Medical Term

condition in which abnormal, rapid impulses are released by brain cells, causing skeletal muscles to contract violently and uncontrollably

• encephalitis
• aphasia
• coma
• epilepsy

paralysis of both lower limbs

• hemiplegia
• paraplegia
• quadraplegia
• multiple sclerosis

paralysis of all four limbs

• paraplegia
• quadraplegia
• hemiplegia
• cerebral palsy

inflammation of a nerve

• meningitis
• encephalitis
• neuritis
• whiplash

sharp reoccurring pain associated with damage to nerves

• ataxia
• aphasia
• cephalgia
• neuralgia

loss of myelin; result in loss of muscle function, double vision, loss of balance, poor coordination, tremors, tingling, numbness

• Parkinson's
• cerebral palsy
• Belle's palsy
• Multiple Sclerosis

partial paralysis and lack of muscular coordination caused by damage to the cerebrum, often during birth

• cerebral palsy
• MS
• ALD
• ALS

paralysis on one side of the body, and the limbs on that side

• monoplegia
• hemiplegia
• paraplegia
• quadraplegia

Coordinates muscle movement so that walking is balanced and smooth . 

• Spinal cord 
• Cerebellum
• Brain stem 
• Cerebrum 

The part of the nerve that sends or relays messages. 

• Synapse 
• Dendrite 
• Neuron 
• Axon