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Afferent

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sensory

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Efferent

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Motor

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What are the two parts of the nervous system

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Central and Peripheral nervous system

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What does the CNS do and involve

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Central nervous system coordinated incoming information using the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord

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What does the PNS do and involve

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controls motor movement using the nerves

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What are the five lobes of the brain

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Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, Temporal, and insula lobes

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Cerebr/o, encephal/o

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brain

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EEG

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electroencephalography; used to measure brain activity

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cerebell/o

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little brain

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lob/o

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lobe

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cephal/o

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head

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mening/om meningi/o

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meninges; membranes that protect the CNS system

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dur/o

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dura mater

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neur/o

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nerves

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gangli/o

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nerve bundle

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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myelodysplasia

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defective formation of spinal cord

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esthesi/o

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feelings or sensation

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phas/o

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speech

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phren/o, psych/o

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mind

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somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o

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sleep

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gnosi/o

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knowledge

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agnosia

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lack of knowledge or ability to recognize familiar objects

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prognosis

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chances for things getting better or worse

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-mania
excessive desire
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-paresis
slight, partial paralysis
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-plegia
paralysis
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-asthenia
weakness
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syncope
fainting
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delirium
sudden state of confusion
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dementia
constant state of confusion
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cata-
down
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myoclonus
muscle twitching
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ambul
walk
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monoparesis
partial paralysis in one limb
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monoplegia
complete loss of sensation and movement in one limb
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paresthesia
abnormal sensation (tingling)
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sysesthesia
one sensation is experienced as another
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caus
burn
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ansomia
lack of smell
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LP
lumbar puncture; puncture in lower back to remove cerebrospinal fluid
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CT scan
using an xray to look for a tumor or bleeding
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging; uses magnets and radio waves to look at organs in the body
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Myelogram
Xray of the spinal cord
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Cerebral angiography
Xray of blood vessels of brain
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PET scan
Positron Emission Tomography; uses contrasting radioactive drug infusion
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MRA
magnetic resonance angiography; see blood vessels in brain via contrast
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epidural hematoma
blood between skull and dura mater causing the dura mater to be pushed on
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subdural hematoma
blood below dura mater
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atopognosis
inability to locate a sensation
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prosopagnosia
inability to recognize a fact
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ictal
seizure
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tonic
weak muscle tone
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idiopathic
unknown origin
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CVA
cerebrovascular accident; condition due to the blood vessels of the brain
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hemorrhagic stroke
rupture of blood vessel to brain
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ischemic stroke
lack of blood flow to the brain
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TIA
transient ischemic attack; mini stroke in which blood flow is temporarily lost causing people to temporarily forget names for objects
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cerebral aneursym
widening of blood vessel
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cerebral arteriosclerosis
hardening of vessels
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cerebral atheroscleosis
fatty plaques in vessels, can lead to arteriosclerosis
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cerebral embolism
clot that traveled to the head
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cerebral thrombosis
clot in the brain vessel
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hydrocephaly
excess cerebrospinal fluid in brain
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ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; hardening of nerve cells on the sides of the spine, loss of muscle control
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poliomyelitis
inflammation of gray matter of spinal cord
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cerebral palsy
paralysis caused by brain damage
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epilepsy
disease marked by seizures
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anesthestics
removes sensations
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antipsychotics
opposes psychoses
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anxiolytic
decreases anxiety
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anxio
anxiety
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analgesic
relieves pain
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anticonvulsant
opposes convulsions
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hypnotic
aids in producing sleep
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thrombolytic
destroys thrombus (blood clots)
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CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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MS
multiple sclerosis; hardened plaques in the brain
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EMG
electromyogram
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ICP
intracranial pressure
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LOC
level of consciousness
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HD
Huntington's disease; progressive breakdown of nerve cells in brain causing a decrease in functional abilities

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