The Nervous System

1. The brain is divided into many parts. Mention three of these parts, describe their function and give a medical term that is used in relation to each one of these parts.

2. - -plegia is a suffix that means paralysis. Give three medical terms that have this suffix , divide them using the four steps and find their meaning.

3. The case study for this week discusses two patients with different pathological conditions pertaining to the nervous system. Who are these patients? Explain in details the signs and symptoms that each patient exhibited. What was the diagnosis for each one? What types of medical tests and clinical procedures were done to reach each diagnosis? What was the treatment (if any) prescribed for each patient?