Ch 5 the Nervous System pt 1 Flashcards
(109 cards)
1
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cerebr/o encephal/o
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brain
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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lob/o
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lobe
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cephal/o
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head
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crani/o
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head, skull
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mening/o meningi/o
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meninges (membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)
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dur/o
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dura (tough outer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)
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neur/o
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nerve
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gangli/o
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nerve bundle
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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esthesi/o
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feeling, sensation
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phas/o
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speech
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phren/o, psych/o
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mind
14
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somn/o somn/i, hypn/o
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sleep
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gnosi/o
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know
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-mania
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excessive desire
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-phobia
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excessive fear or sensativity
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-paresis
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slight or partial paralysis
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ton/o
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muscle tone, tension, pressure
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tax/o
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arrangement, order, coordination
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-asthenia
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weakness
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aphasia
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inability to speak
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ataxia
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lack of coordination
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catatonia
condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
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delirium
brief loss of mental function
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dementia
loss/decline of mental function
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dyskinesia
difficulty moving
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dyslexia
difficulty reading
30
dysphasia
difficulty speaking
31
dystonia
condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements
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insomnia
inability to sleep
33
myoclonus
muscle twitching
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myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
35
neurasthenia
nerve weakness
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somnambulism
sleep walking
37
syncope
fainting; brain losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain
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cephalgia
head pain
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cephalodynia
head pain
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encephalagia
brain pain
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neuralgia
nerve pain
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neurodynia
nerve pain
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hemiparesis
partial paralysis on half of the body
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hemiplegia
paralysis on half of the body
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monoparesis
partial paralysis of one limb
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monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
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paralysis
complete loss of sensation and motor function
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paresis
partial paralysis characterized by varying degrees of sensation and motor function
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causalgia
painful sensation of burning
50
dysesthesia
bad feeling
51
hyperesthesia
increased sensation
52
paresthesia
abnormal sensation (usually numbness or tingling in skin)
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pseudoesthesia
false sensation
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synesthesia
condition where one sensation is experienced as another
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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agoraphobia
fear of outdoor spaces
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hydrophobia
fear of water
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kleptomania
desire to steal
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photophobia
extreme sensitivity to light
60
pyromania
desire to set fire
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echoencephalography
procedure used to examine brain using sound waves
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electroencephalography
EEG
procedure used to examine electrical activity of brain
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lumbar puncture
LP
inserting needles into lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid (spinal tap)
64
cerebral angiography
procedure used to examine blood vessels in brain
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magnetic resonance angiography
procedure used to examine blood vessels
66
myelogram
image of spinal cord, usually done using x-ray
67
positron emission tomography scan
PET scan
imaging procedure that uses radiation to produce cross sections of brain
68
transcranial Doppler sonography
imaging technique that produces image of brain using sound waves sent through skull
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cerebellitis
inflammation of cerebellum
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cerebral atrophy
wasting away of brain tissue
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duritis
inflammation of the dura
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encephalocele
hernia of brain (normally through defect in skull)
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hematoma
tumorlike mass made up of blood
74
cranial hematoma
hematoma beneath the skull
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epidural hematoma
hematoma on top of the dura
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intracerebral hematoma
hematoma inside the brain
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subdural hematoma
hematoma beneath the dura
78
macrocephally
abnormally large head
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microcephally
abnormally small head
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meningocele
hernia of meninges
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myelomalacia
abnormally softening of spinal cord
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myelomeningocele
hernia of spinal cord and meninges
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neuritis
nerve inflammation
84
neuroma
nerve tumor
85
neurosclerosis
hardening of nerves
86
polyneuritis
inflammation of multiple nerves
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agnosia
inability to comprehend
88
apathy
lack of emotion
89
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movement or activity
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neurasthenia
nerve weakness
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neuroglycopenia
deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain actility
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nystagmus
involuntary back and forth eye movement
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prospagnosia
inability to recognize faces
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anesthesiologist
doctor who specialized in anesthesiology
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afferent nerve
nerve that carries impulses TOWARD central nervous system
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efferent nerve
nerve that carries impulses AWAY from central nervous system
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neurogenic
originating from/created by nerves
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psychiatrist
doctor who specialized in treatment of mind
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psychogenic
originating in/created by mind
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psychology
branch of medicine that focuses on study of mind
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psychologist
doctor who specializes in study of mind
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psychosomatic
pertaining to relationship between body and mind
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idiopathic
having no known cause or orgin
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interical
time between seizure
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postical
time after seizure
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preictal
time before seizure
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tonic
pertaining to muscle tone (usually weak or unresponsive)
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clonus
muscle spasms or twitching
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tonic-clonic seizure
seizure characterized by tonic and clonic phase
