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Chapter 15 Nervous system Flashcards

1
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carry or move inward toward a central structure

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afferent

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2
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protective mechanism that blocks specific substances found in the bloodstream from entering delicate brain tissue

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blood-brain barrier

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carry or move away from a central structure

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efferent

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4
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complex neural system located beneath the cerebrum that controls basic emotions and drives and plays an important role in memory

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limbic system

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5
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additional external myelin sheath that is formed by Schwann cells and found only on axons in the peripheral nervous system

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neurilemma

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6
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organ chamber or cavity that receives or holds fluid

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ventricle

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7
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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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encephal/o

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brain

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gangli/o

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ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)

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gli/o

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glue; neuroglial tissue

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kinesi/o

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movement

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13
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lept/o

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thin, slender

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lex/o

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thin, slender

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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16
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meningi/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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narc/o

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stupor; numbness; sleep

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neur/o

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nerve

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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sthen/o

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strength

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath (usually referring to the meninges )

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ton/o

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tension

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (of the heart or brain)

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-algesia

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pain

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-algia

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pain

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-asthenia

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weakness, debility

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-esthesia

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feeling

30
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-kinesia

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movement

31
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-lepsy

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seizure

32
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-paresis

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parietal paralysis

33
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-phasia

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speech

34
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-plegia

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paralysis

35
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-taxia

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order, corrdination

36
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pachy-

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thick

37
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para-

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near, beside; beyond

38
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syn-

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union, together, joined

39
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Auto immune disease that targets the myelin sheath on the nerves of the central system

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multiple sclerosis

40
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Inability to comprehend, auditory, visuals, spatial, or factory or other sensations, even though the sensory sphere is intact

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agnosia

41
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autoimmune condition that causes acute inflammation of the peripheral nerves damaging their mileage sheets, resulting increased nerve impulses, loss of reflux response, and setting muscle weakness also called infective or idiopathic polyneuritis

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Guillain- Barré syndrome

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