Flashcards in Chapter 10 - Nervous System Deck (51):
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ACh
acetylcholine
2
AD
Alzheimer disease
3
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
4
BBB
blood-brain barrier
5
CNS
central nervous system
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CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
8
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
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EEG
electroencephalogram,
electroencephalography
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HEMI
hemiplegic
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ICP
intracranial pressure
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LOC
level of consciousness
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LP
lumbar puncture
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MS
multiple sclerosis
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PARA
paraplegic
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PNS
peripheral nervous system
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QUAD
quadriplegic
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SCI
spinal cord injury
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SZ
seizure
20
TIA
transient ischemic attack
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tPA
tissue plasminogen activator
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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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encephala/o
brain
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gli/o
glial cells
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lept/o
thin, slender
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mening/o
meningi/o
membranes, meninges
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
spinal cord
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neur/o
nerve
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pont/o
pons
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radicul/o
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
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thalam/o
thalamus
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thec/o
sheath (refers to the meninges)
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vac/o
vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
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alges/o,
-algesia
excessive sensitivity to pain
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-algia
pain
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caus/o
burning
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comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
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esthesi/o
-esthesia
feeling, nervous sensation
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kines/o
kinesi/o
-kinesia
-kinesis
-kinetic
movement
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-lepsy
seizure
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lex/o
word, phrase
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-paresis
weakness
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-phasia
speech
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-plegia
paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
48
-praxia
action
49
-sthenia
strength
50
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short
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