Flashcards in Ch # 14 : Neurology Deck (79)
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5 Suffixes meaning pertaining to
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ine
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Receives info and then uses it 2 adjust the activity of muscles and glands 2 match the body's needs
Sensory receptors
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What the nervous system consists of
Responsible 4 coordinating all the body's activity
Brain
Spinal chord
Nerves
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1 of 2 parts that make up the nervous system
Consists of the brain and spinal chord
Central nervous system
(CNS)
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1 of 2 parts that make up the nervous system
Consists of all of the nerves carrying electrical impulses 2 the body's organs
Peripheral nervous system
(PNS)
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The structures of the nervous system
Conducts electrical impulses necessary 2 carry info between CNS and the body
Neurons
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The point where 1 neuron meets another neuron
Message cannot transmit across the gap between neurons
Synapse
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The gap between 2 neurons
Synaptic gap
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Chemical messenger
Neurotransmitter
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An insulating substance that helps neurons conduct electrical impulses faster
Myelin sheath
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The branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the nervous system
Includes: brain, spinal chord and nerves
Neurology
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Treats muscle conditions caused by the nervous system
Neurologist
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A speciality 4 surgical procedures in treating nervous system conditions
Neurosurgery
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Suffix meaning pain
-algia
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Suffix meaning weakness
-asthenia
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Suffix meaning hernia or protrusion
-cele
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Suffix meaning surgical removal
-ectomy
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Suffix meaning feeling or sensation
-esthesia
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Suffix meaning record
-gram
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Suffix meaning process of recording
-graphy
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Suffix meaning inflammation
-itis
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Suffix meaning 1 who studies
-logist
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Suffix meaning softening
-malacia
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Suffix meaning tumor
-oma
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Suffix meaning abnormal condition
-osis
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Suffix meaning cutting in2
-otomy
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Suffix meaning disease
-pathy
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Suffix meaning speech
-phasia
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Suffix meaning surgical repair
-plasty
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