Chapter 10: Nervous System Flashcards
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Cerebell/o
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Cerebellum
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum
3
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Dur/o
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Dura matter
4
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Encephal/o
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Brain
5
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Gli/o
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Glial cells
6
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Lept/o
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Thin, slender
7
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Mening/o
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Membranes, meninges
8
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My/o
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Muscle
9
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Myel/o
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Spinal cord
10
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Neur/o
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Nerve
11
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Pont/o
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Pons
12
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Radicul/o
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Nerve root
13
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Thalam/o
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Thalamus
14
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Thec/o
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Sheath
15
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Vag/o
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Vagus nerve
16
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-algia
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Pain
17
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Caus/o
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Burning
18
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Comat/o
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Deep sleep
19
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Esthesi/o
-esthesia
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Feeling, nervous sensation
20
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Kines/o
-kinesia
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Movement
21
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Alges/o
-algesia
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Excessive sensitivity to pain
22
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-kinesis, kinetic
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Movement
23
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-lepsy
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Seizure
24
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Lex/o
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Word, phrase
25
-paresis
Slight paralysis
26
-phasia
Speech
27
-plegia
Paralysis
28
-praxia
Action
29
-sthenia
Strength
30
Syncop/o
Cut off
31
Tax/o
Order, coordination
32
Three protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
Meninges
33
Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell
Axon
34
A large, interlacing network of nerves
Plexus
35
Branching fiber that is first part of a neuron to receive a nervous impulse
Dendrite
36
Protective fatty tissue that surrounds the axon of a nerve cell
Myelin sheath
37
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
Cauda equina
38
Glial cell that produces myelin
Oligodendroglia
39
Outer region of the largest part of the brain; composed of gray matter
Cerebral cortex
40
Thick outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting brain and spinal cord
Dura mater
41
Space, juncture through which a nervous impulse is transmitted from neuron to neuron
Synapse
42
Above spinal cord, controls breathing, heartbeat, and size of blood vessels, nerve fibers cross
Medulla oblongata
43
Beneath thalamus, controls sleep, appetite, body temperature and pituitary gland secretions
Hypothalamus
44
Carries messages toward the brain from receptors
Sensory nerve
45
Essential cell of the nervous system; a neuron
Parenchymal cell
46
Innermost meningeal membrane
Pia mater
47
Elevations in the cerebral cortex
Gyri
48
Acetylcholine is an example of this chemical released into a synapse
Neurotransmitter
49
Contains cerebrospinal fluid
Subarachnoid space
50
Pertaining to inside spinal cord
Intrathecal
51
Cancer starting in brain/spine
Glioma
52
X-ray of the spinal cord
Myelogram
53
Brain injury where blood gathers between dura and arachnoid
Subdural hematoma
54
Tumor of meninges
Meningioma
55
Abnormality of sensation
Paresthesias
56
Slow movement
Bradykinesia
57
Increased nervous sensation
Hyperesthesia
58
Seizure of sleep
Narcolepsy
59
Movements and behavior are not purposeful
Ataxia
60
Fainting
Syncope
61
Burning pain
Causalgia
62
No coordination
Apraxia
63
Slight paralysis in half the body
Hemiparesis
64
Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plagues of hard scar tissue
Multiple sclerosis
65
Sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures
Epilepsy
66
Loss of muscle strength; breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter
Myasthenia gravis
67
Degeneration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait and muscle stiffness; dopamine is deficient in the brain
Parkinson's disease
68
Deterioration of mental capacity (dementia) beginning in middle age; cerebral cortex atrophy, microscopic neurofibrillary tangles
Alzheimer's disease
69
Unilateral facial paralysis
Bell palsy
70
Bacterial inflammation of meninges and subarachnoid cerebral spinal fluid
Pyogenic meningitis
71
Neurological disorder marked by involuntary spasmodic twitching, uncontrollable vocal sounds and inappropriate words
Tourette syndrome
72
Viral disease affecting peripheral nerves
Shingles
73
A clot blocks an artery leading to the brain and blocks blood flow
Cerebral embolus
74
Relieving but not curing
Palliative
75
Major convulsive epileptic seizure
Tonic-clonic seizure
76
Peculiar symptoms appearing before more definite symptoms
Aura
77
Malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells
Glioblastoma multiforme
78
Interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum
Transient ischemic attack
79
Minor form of epileptic seizure
Absence seizure
80
Blockage
Occlusion
81
Neurotransmitter
Dopamine
82
Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance
Cerebellum
83
Pertaining to muscles and nerves
Myoneural
84
Neurotransmitter
Myelin
85
Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the
Dendrite
86
Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex are called
Gyri
87
Burning sensation of pain
Causalgia
88
A network of interlacing nerve fibers in the PNS
Plexus
89
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water, balance and body temperature
Hypothalamus
90
Glial cells
Astrocytes
91
Space between the nerve cells is called the
Synapse
92
Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels
Thalamus
93
Inability to speak
Aphasia
94
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
Cauda equina
95
X-ray record of the spinal cord
Myelogram
96
Collection of blood within the meningeal layers
Subdural hematoma
97
Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling
Paresthesia
98
Inflammation of a spinal nerve root
Radiculitis
99
A highly malignant brain tumor
Glioblastoma
100
Paralysis of four extremities
Quadriplegia
101
Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis or hemorrhage can be the cause of
Cerebrovascular accident
102
Fainting
Syncope
103
Spins bífida is associated with
Myelomeningocele
104
Parkinson's disease is characterized by
Shuffling gait
105
Disorder of reading, writing and learning is
Dyslexia
106
Condition of no nervous system
Anesthesia
