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Nervous System Suffixes

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The document discusses the nervous system and its functions. It is divided into the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The nervous system coordinates the actions of the body, integrates information, and transmits signals between different parts. It consists of motor neurons, the autonomic nervous system, and more. The document also defines terms related to sensation, speech, anesthesia, hypersensitivity, and dysphasia.

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Krystal Roberson BIO 120
 Coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of the body  Consists of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
 Integrate information it receives and coordinates the activity of all parts of the body  Consists of the brain and spinal cord
 Consists of nerves that connect the CNS to the rest of the body  Includes motor neurons, the autonomous nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system, and the parasympathetic nervous system
 -esthesia: Feeling; sensation  -phasia: Speech
 Having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away  Medically induced and reversible  Allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without pain  Types include: Local, regional, general, and dissociative anesthesia
 Abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the sense  Tactile- Increased sensitivity to touch  Auditory – Increased sensitivity to sound
 Lack of speech  Ranges from difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write  Can develop due to head injury or stroke
 Difficult speech  Subtypes include: Expressive, receptive, and global dysphasia  Can affect comprehension, naming, repetition, and speech

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Nervous System Suffixes

  • 2.  Coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of the body  Consists of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
  • 3.  Integrate information it receives and coordinates the activity of all parts of the body  Consists of the brain and spinal cord
  • 4.  Consists of nerves that connect the CNS to the rest of the body  Includes motor neurons, the autonomous nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system, and the parasympathetic nervous system
  • 5.  -esthesia: Feeling; sensation  -phasia: Speech
  • 6.  Having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away  Medically induced and reversible ï‚¡ Allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without pain  Types include: Local, regional, general, and dissociative anesthesia
  • 7.  Abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli of the sense  Tactile- Increased sensitivity to touch  Auditory – Increased sensitivity to sound
  • 8.  Lack of speech  Ranges from difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write  Can develop due to head injury or stroke
  • 9.  Difficult speech  Subtypes include: Expressive, receptive, and global dysphasia  Can affect comprehension, naming, repetition, and speech