Flashcards in Ch. 10 Nervous system Deck (47)
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CNS
central nervous system
- brain
- spinal cord
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PNS
peripheral nervous system
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sympathetic nerves is used when ....
the body is under stress
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parasympathetic nerves cause ...
slow heart rate
lower blood pressure
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ANS
autonomic nervous system
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neuron
individual nerve cell
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ganglia
small clusters of nerve cell bodies
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cerebrum
largest section of the brain
manages speech, vision, smell, movement hearing and thought
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cerebellum
coordinates voluntary movement
maintains balance
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thalamus
integrates and monitors impulses from skin (pain)
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hypothalamus
controls body temp, sleep, appetite, sexual desire and emotion
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brainstem
pons
medulla oblongata
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pons
bridges the cerebrum and cerebellum with the rest of the brain
houses nerves for the face and eyes
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medulla oblongata
connects spinal cord to the brain
regulates blood vessels, heart, respiratory system
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
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dur/o
dura mater
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encephal/o
brain
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mening/o
membranes
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meningi/o
meninges
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radicul/o
nerve root
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thalam/o
thalamus
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esthesi/o
feeling, nerve sensation
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kines/o
movement
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-paresis
slight paralysis
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-phasia
speech
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-plegia
paralysis
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cerebral concussion
temporary brain dysfunction after injury
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cerebral contusion
bruising of brain tissue through direct trauma to the head
associated with skull fracture as well as edema
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
3 types
thrombotic
embolic
hemorrhagic
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thrombotic
a blood clot in an artery leaving the brain
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embolic
a dislodged clot that travels to the cerebral arteries
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hemorrhagic
a blood vessel, such as the cerebral artery, breaks and bleeding occurs
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migraine
a severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache
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alges/o
sensitivity to pain
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angi/o
vessel, blood
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cephal/o
head
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebro/o
cerebrum
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crani/o
skull
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dur/o
dura mater
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esthesi/o
nervous sensation
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mening/o
membranes
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pont/o
pons
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radicul/o
nerve roots
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spin/o
spine
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