Medical Terms Flashcards
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Burr
Drill used to create an entry into the cranium
Drill used to create an entry into the cranium
Burr
Central Nervous System
Brain and spinal cord
Brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System
Craniectomy
Permanent, partial removal of skull
Permanent, partial removal of skull
Craniectomy
Craniotomy
Opening of the skull
Opening of the skull
Craniotomy
Cranium
That part of the skeleton that encloses the brain
That part of the skeleton that encloses the brain
Cranium
Discectomy
Removal of a vertebral disc
Removal of a vertebral disc
Discectomy
Electroencephalography
Recording of the electric currents of the brain by means of electrodes attached to the scalp
Recording of the electric currents of the brain by means of electrodes attached to the scalp
Electroencephalography
Laminectomy
Surgical excision of posterior arch of vertebra-includes spinal process
Surgical excision of posterior arch of vertebra-includes spinal process
Laminectomy
Peripheral Nerves (2)
12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and autonomic nervous system
Connects peripheral receptors to the brain and spinal cord
12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and autonomic nervous system
Connects peripheral receptors to the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nerves
Shunt
An artificial passage
An artificial passage
Shunt
Skull
Entire skeletal framework of the head
Entire skeletal framework of the head
Skull
Somatic Nerve
Sensory or motor nerve
Sensory or motor nerve
Somatic Nerve
