Chapter 10 Flashcards
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afferent
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moving toward a center
efferent
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moving away from a center
electroencephalogram (EEG)
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record of the electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalograph
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device used to record the electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalography
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the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
electroneurodiagnostic
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pertaining to the use of electricity in the diagnosis of a neurologic disorder
epilepsy
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chronic brain disorder due to paroxysmal
epilectic
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pertaining to or suffering from epilepsy
motor
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structures of the nervous system that send impulses out to cause muscles to contract or glands to secrete
nerve
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a cord of nerve fibers bound together by connective tissue
nervous system
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the whole, integrated nerve apparatus
neurology
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medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system
neurologist
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medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system
neurologic
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pertaining to the nervous system
neurosurgeon
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one who performs surgery on the nervous system
neurosurgery
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operating surgically on the nervous system
parasympathetic
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division of the autonomic nervous system, has opposite effects to the sympathetic nervous system
sensory
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pertaining to sensation, structures of the nervous system that carry impulses to the brain
somatic
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a division of the peripheral nervous system serving the skeletal muscles or relating to the body in general
sympathetic
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division of the autonomic nervous system operating at an unconscious level
visceral
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pertaining to the internal organs
viscus (viscera, pl)
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any single internal organ
electr/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
electricity
encephal/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
brain