Brain & Nervous System terms

A recording of electrical activity in the brain.

A change in the heat and electricity passed through the skin by nerves and sweat.

A recording of electrical activity in the brain.

A disorder of the brain that can be caused by disease, injury, drugs, or chemicals.

A thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord.

A cell that forms the lining of the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord.

A type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces of the brain).

A type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces of the brain).

Having to do with the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord.

An injection of an anesthetic drug into the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord.

Outside of the cranium (bones that surround the brain).

A rare cancer that forms in germ cells in the testicle or ovary, or in germ cells that have traveled to areas of the body other than the brain (such as the chest, abdomen, or tailbone).

A rare cancer that develops in germ cells that are found in areas of the body other than the ovary or testicle (such as the brain, chest, abdomen, or tailbone).

The main sensory nerve of the head and face, and the motor nerve of the muscles used in chewing.

A noninvasive tool used to observe functioning in the brain or other organs by detecting changes in chemical composition, blood flow, or both.

A change in the heat and electricity passed through the skin by nerves and sweat.

In anatomy, a ganglion (plural ganglia) is a biological tissue mass, most commonly a mass of nerve cell bodies.

A fast-growing type of central nervous system tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue of the brain and spinal cord and has cells that look very different from normal cells.

A substance used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help make clear pictures of the brain, spine, heart, soft tissue of joints, and inside bones.

A condition in which there is a build-up of fluid in the eye, which presses on the retina and the optic nerve.