Chapter 8- Nervous System Flashcards
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Crani/o
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Skull
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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Encephal/o
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Entire brain
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Esthesi/o
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Sensation
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Gli/o
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Glue
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Gnos/o
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Knowing
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Kinesi/o
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Movement
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Mening/o, meningi/o
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Meninges (membrane)
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Myel/o
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Spinal cord or bone narrow
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Narc/o
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Sleep
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Phas/o
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Speech
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Phob/o
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Exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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Phren/o, psych/o, thym/o
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Mind
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Schiz/o
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Spilt
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Somat/o
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Body
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Somn/o, somn/I , hypn/o
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Sleep
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Spin/o
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Spine
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Spondyl/o , vertebr/o
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Vertebra
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Stere/o
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Three dimensional or solid
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Tax/o
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Order or coordination
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Thalam/o
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Thalamus (a room)
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Top/o
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Place
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-asthenia
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Weakness
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-lepsy
Seizure
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-mania
Condition of abnormal impulse towards
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-paresis
Slight paralysis
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-plegia
Paralysis
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Central nervous system
Brain and spinal cord
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Cerebrum
Largest portion of the brain; divided into left and right hemispheres
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Cerebellum
Portion of the brain located under the occipital lobe (responsible for coordination and control)
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Spinal cord
Column of nervous tissue from the brainstem through the vertebrae
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Meninges
3 membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
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Cranial nerves
12 pairs of nerves arising from the brain
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Spinal nerves
31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord
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Neuralgia
Pain along the course of a nerve
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Paralysis
Temporary or permanent loss of motor control
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Hemiparesis
Partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body
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Syncope
Fainting
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Cerebral aneurysm
Dilation of a blood vessel in the brain
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Cerebral thrombosis
Presence of a stationary clot in a blood vessel of the brain
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Cerebral embolism
Obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain by an embolus
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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain
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Epilepsy
Disorder affecting the central nervous system (recurrent seizures)
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Meningioma
Benign tumor of the coverings of the brain
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Myelitis
Inflammation of the spinal cord
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Narcolepsy
Sleep disorder characterized by a sudden, uncontrollable need to sleep
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Plegia
Paralysis
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Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of the body
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Paraplegia
Paralysis from the waist down
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Quadriplegia
Paralysis of all the 4 limbs
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Sleep apnea
Periods of breathing cessations, that occur during sleep
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Crainiectomy
Excision of part of the skull to approach the brain
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Craniotomy
Incision into the skull to approach the brain
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Neuroplasty
Surgical repair of a nerve
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Analgesic
Agent that relieves pain
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Anticonvulsant
Agent that prevents or lessens convulsion
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Hypnotic
Agent that induces sleep
