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Lesson 9 - Nervous System Flashcards

1
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Neur/o, neur/i

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Nerve, nervous system/tissue

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Gangli/o, ganglion/o

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ganglion

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Mening/o, meninge/o

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Meninges

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord (also bone marrow)

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Cebebr/o

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cerebrum (loosely, brain)

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Cortic/o

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Cerebral cortex, outer portion

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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psych/o

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mind

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narc/o

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Stupor, unconscious

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somn/o, somn/i

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sleep

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12
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-phasia

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speach

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13
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-lalia

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speech, babble

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14
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-lexia

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reading

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-paresis

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partial paralysis, weakness

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-phobia

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persistent, irrational fear

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-mania

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excited state, obsesion

20
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Alzheimer disease

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Form of dementia due to atrophy of the cerebral cortex

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Aphasia

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Loss or defect in speech communication

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Bell’s palsy

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Paralysis of the facial nerve

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Concussion

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Injury resulting from violent blow or shock

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Eliplespsy

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Chronic disease involving sudden bursts of electrical energy from the brain

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Guillain-Bare syndrome

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Acute polyneuritis with progressive muscular weakness that usually occurs after viral infection

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Migraine

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Chronic, intense, throbbing headaches due to vascular changes

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Multi infarct dementia

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Dementia caused by chronic cerebral ischemia as a result of multiple small strokes

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Multiple sclerosis

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Chronic, progressive disease, loss of myelin in the CNS

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Narcolepsy

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Brief, uncontrollable episodes of sleep during the day

30
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Parkinsons disease

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Slow movements, tremor, rigidity & masklike face

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Tic

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Involuntary, spasmodic, recurrent and purposeless motor movements or vocalizations

32
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Tic doulourux

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Episodes of extreme pain in area supplied by trigeminal nerve

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