Chapter 15 - Nervous System Flashcards
1
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cerebr/o
A
cerebellum
2
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cani/o
A
cranium (skull)
3
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encephal/o
A
brain
4
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gangli/o
A
ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
5
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gli/o
A
glue
6
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kinesi/o
A
movement
7
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lept/o
A
thin, slender
8
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lex/o
A
word, phrase
9
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mening/o
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meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
10
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meningi/o
A
meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
11
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myel/o
A
bone marrow; spinal cord
12
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narc/o
A
stupor; numbness; sleep
13
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neur/o
A
nerve
14
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radicul/o
A
nerve root
15
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sthen/o
A
strength
16
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thalam/o
A
thalamus
17
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thec/o
A
sheath (usually refers to meninges)
18
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ton/o
A
tension
19
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ventricul/o
A
ventricle (of heart and brain)
20
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-algesia
A
pain
21
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-algia
A
pain
22
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-asthenia
A
weakness, debility
23
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-esthesia
A
feeling
24
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-kinesia
A
movement
25
-lepsy
seizure
26
-paresis
partial paralysis
27
-phasia
speech
28
-plegia
paralysis
29
-taxia
order, condition
30
pachy-
thick
31
para-
near, beside; beyond
32
syn-
union, together, joined
33
uni-
one
34
AD
alzheimer disease
35
LOC
loss of consciousness
36
ADHD
attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
37
LP
lumbar puncture
38
CNS
central nervous system
39
CP
cerebral palsy
40
MEG
magnetoencephalography
41
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
42
CSF
cerebrospinal tomography
43
MS
musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental status; mitral stenosis
44
CT
computed tomography
45
MSI
magnetic source imaging
46
CTA
computed tomography angiography
47
NCV
nerve conduction velocity
48
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
49
PET
positron emission tomography
50
EEG
electrocencephalography
51
PNS
peripheral nervous system
52
EMG
electromyography
53
SRS
stereotactic radiosurgery
54
ICP
intracranial pressure
55
TIA
transient ischemic attack
