Ch.6 (Nervous) Flashcards
1
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cerebr/o, encephal/o
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brain
2
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
3
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lob/o
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lobe
4
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cephal/o
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head
5
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crani/o
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head, skull
6
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mening/o, meningi/o
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meninges
7
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dur/o
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dura
8
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neur/o
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nerve
9
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gangli/o
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nerve bundle
10
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
11
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-plegia
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paralysis
12
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-asthenia
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weakness
13
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aphasia
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inability to speak
14
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ataxia
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lack of coordination
15
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catatonia
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reduced muscle tone condition
16
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delirium
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brief loss of mental function
17
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dementia
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decline in mental function
18
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dysphasia
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difficulty speaking
19
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dystonia
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involuntary muscle movements
20
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myoclonus
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muscle twitch
21
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myospasm
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involuntary muscle contraction
22
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neurasthenia
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nerve weakenss
23
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somnambulism
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sleep walking
24
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syncope
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fainting
25
cephalalgia
head pain
26
cephalodynia
head pain
27
encephalalgia
brain pain
28
neuralgia
nerve pain
29
neurodynia
nerve pain
30
hemiparesis
half-body paralysis
31
hemiplegia
half-body paralysis
32
monoparesis
partial paralysis of one limb
33
monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
34
paralysis
loss of sensation and motor function
35
paresis
partial paralysis with degrees of sensation
36
causalgia
burning sensation
37
dysesthesia
bad feeling
38
hyperesthesia
increased sensation
39
paresthesia
abnormal sensation (tingling)
40
pseudoesthesia
false sensation
41
synesthesia
one sense is experiences as another (seeing color)
42
acrophobia
fear of heights
43
agoraphobia
fear of outdoor spaces
44
hydrophobia
fear of water
45
kleptomania
desire to steal
46
photophobia
excessive sensitivity to light
47
pyromania
desire to set fire
48
echoencephalography
procedure to examine brain with sound waves
49
EEG
procedure to examine electrical brain activity
50
lumbar puncture
procedure to collect spinal fluid
51
cerebral angiography
procedure to examine blood vessels in brain
52
MRA (angiography)
procedure to examine blood vessels
53
myelogram
xray image of spine
54
PET scan
uses radiation to produce cross sections of brain
55
transcranial doppler sonography
produces an image of the brain with sound waves thru skull
56
cerebellitis
cerebellum inflammation
57
cerebral atrophy
wasting away of brain tissue
58
duritis
dura inflammation
59
encephalocele
brain hernia
60
cranial hematoma
hematoma beneath the skull
61
epidural hematoma
hematoma on top of the dura
62
intracerebral hematoma
hematoma inside the brain
63
subdural hematoma
hematoma beneath the dura
64
meningocele
hernia of the meninges
65
myelocele
spine hernia
66
myelomalacia
spinal cord softening
67
myelomeningocele
spine and meninges hernia
68
neuritis
nerve inflammation
69
neuroma
nerve tumor
70
neurosclerosis
nerve hardening
71
polyneuritis
multiple nerve inflammation
72
agnosia
inability to comprehend
73
apathy
lack of emotion
74
neurasthesia
nerve weakness
75
neuroglycoenia
sugar deficiency that interferes with brain activity
76
nystagmus
involuntary eye movements
77
prosopagnosia
inability to recognize faces
78
afferent nerve
carries signals towards the CNS
79
efferent nerve
carries signal away from CNS
80
neurogenic
originating from nerves
81
psychogenic
originating from the mind
82
psychosomatic
relationship between the body and mind
83
interictal
time between seizures
84
postictal
time after seizure
85
preictal
time before a seizure
86
tonic
pertaining to muscle tone
87
clonus
muscle spasm
88
tonic-clonic seizure
seizure with tonic and clonic phases
89
hemorrhagic stroke
blood loss to the brain from ruptured blood vessel
90
ischemic stroke
blood loss to the brain from blockage
91
transient ischemic attack
mini stroke from blockage that goes away in 24 hrs
92
cerebrovascular disease
disease of brain blood vessels
93
cerebral arteriosclerosis
hardening of brain artery
94
cerebral atherosclerosis
hardening of brain artery from plaque buildup
95
cerebral embolism
blood vessel blockage from foreign object
96
cerebral thrombosis
blood vessel blockage from clot
97
craniostenosis
abnormal narrowing of skull
98
hydrocephaly
accumulation of spinal fluid in brain
99
astrocytoma
tumor of the astrocyte glial cells
100
ganglioma
ganglion tumor
101
glioblastoma
tumor of glioblast cells
102
encephalopathy
disease of the brain
103
encephalopyosis
pus abscess in brain
104
ganglitis
ganglion inflammation
105
intracerebral hemorrhage
bleeding inside the brain
106
myelitis
spine inflammation
107
myelodysplasia
spine development defect
108
neuroarthropathy
joint disease associated with nerves
109
poliomyelitis
gray matter inflammation
110
polyneuropathy
disease affecting multiple nerves
111
ALS
degenerative disease with loss of muscle control
112
hypomania
mental state just below mania
113
local anesthetic
doesn't affect consciousness
114
regional anesthetic
injected into nerve to lose sensation in area
115
anticonvulsant
anti seizure med
116
anxiolytic
anti anxiety
117
neuropharmacology
study of drugs' effect on nervous system
118
psychopharmacology
study of drugs' effects on mental processes
119
psychotropic
drugs able to turn the mind
120
thrombolytic
dissolves clots
121
cerebrotomy
incision into brain
122
craniectomy
removal of piece of skull
123
endarterectomy
removal of inside an artery
124
lobotomy
incision into a lobe
125
neurectomy
removal of nerve
126
neurolysis
destruction of nerve tissue
127
neuroplasty
reconstruction of nerve
128
neurorrhaphy
suturing of nerve
129
neurotomy
incision into a nerve
130
EMG
electromyogram
131
ICP
intracranial pressure
132
LOC
level of consciousness
133
TIA
transient ischemic attack
