Central Nervous System Flashcards
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CNS
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central nervous system
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encephal/o
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brain
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cephal/o
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head, crown
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crani/o
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skull
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebellum
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balance and coordination
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cerebrum
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upper portion of the brain, “thinking” part
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cognitive
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ability to think, learn, and memorize
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menines
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layers of tissue around the brain and spinal cord
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mening/o
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meninges
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mening/i
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meninges
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radic/o, radicul/o
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nerve root
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rhiz/o
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nerve root
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mononeuropathy
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condition that affects a single nerve
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neur/o
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nerves; receive and transmit messages to and from all parts of the body
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esthesi/o
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feeling
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anestesiologist
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keeps patient from feeling
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psych/o
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mind, emotion
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-iatrist
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specialist
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-iatry
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study of, field of
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-iatrist
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specialist
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-iatry
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study of, field of
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A&O
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alert and oriented
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syncopal episode
fainting spell; brief loss of consciousness
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LOC
loss of consciousness
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coma
deep state of unconsciousness
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aneurysm
localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
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stroke
damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted
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TIA
transient ischemic attack; small stroke
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hyperesthesia
hypersensitivity
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preictal
time before a seizure
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-ictal
convulsion
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CP
cerebral palsy
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sciatica
pain in sciatic nerve
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-paresis
paralysis
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-plegia
paralysis
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hemiparesis
paralysis on one side of the body
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paraplegia
paralysis of both legs and lower body
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quadrilegia
paralysis from neck down
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concussion
violent shaking or jarring of the brain
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A+O+3
alert and oriented times 3
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MS
multiple sclerosis
44
CAT
computed axial tomography
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analgesis
drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness
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anethesis
avsense of normal sensation
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HA
headache
