Question

Word Scramble

Use the definitions to unscramble the terms relating to the nervous system.

1.	incision into a nerve	tronumoye	__________________
2.	period before a seizure	uaar	__________________
3.	disease of the spinal cord (or bone marrow)	pthayyelom	__________________
4.	passage or hole	fmnraoe	__________________
5.	paralysis of the lower limbs in bipeds or of hindlimbs in quadrupeds	ppaaaliger	__________________
6.	opposite	rcoatn	__________________
7.	recurrent seizures of nonsystemic origin	yspelipe	__________________

Answer 1

Neurotomy
Incision into the nerve
It is a surgical incision,dissection or a division of a nerve.

Aura
Period before a seizure
It is a warning stage of what is about to happen. During this stage ,we may experience dejavu.

Myelopathy
Disease of the spinal cord (or bone marrow).Due to severe compression from trauma,congenital stenosis etc.

Foramen
Passage or hole
Foramen magnum is the largest foramen of the skull .Foramen is a paasageway through which all the spinal nerves go through.

Paraplegia
Paralysis of the lower limbs in bipeds or of hindlimbs in quadrupeds
It is the impairment of sensory and motor functions in the lower extremities.If only 1 limb affected,monoplegia. If four limbs affected,quadriplegia or tetraplegia

Contra
Opposite
It usually symbolises opposite side of the body when something occurs.

Epilepsy
Recurrent seizures of non systemic origin
Seizures and abnormal movement due to unusual electrical activity in brain are found to be symptoms of epilepsy.