2. Nervous System an organ system containing a network of specialized cells called neurons that coordinate the actions of an animal and transmit signals between different parts of its body.
3. -algesia – pain, sensitivity analgesia absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness An analgesic (also known as a painkiller) is any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain (achieve analgesia). Analgesic drugs act in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous systems they include paracetamol (para-acetylaminophenol, also known in the US as acetaminophen), the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, and opioid drugs such as morphine and opium.
4. -plegia - paralysis Paralysis of one side Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord Other major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
5. Examples of paralysis Hemiplegia Qaudraplegia is a condition in which the limbs on one side of the body have severe weakness. Hemiplegia is more severe than hemiparesis, wherein one half of the body has less marked weakness. Hemiplegia may be congenital or acquired from an illness or stroke. is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all of their limbs and torso; Paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms. The loss is usually sensory and motor, which means both sensation and control are lost.
