Nervous Flashcards
(46 cards)
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Prefixes
A
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A-
A
Without
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An-
A
Without
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Hemi-
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Half
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Pre-
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Before
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Suffixes
A
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-algesia
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Sensitivity to pain
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-algia
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Pain
9
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-kinesia
A
Movement
10
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-phasia
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Speech
11
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-therapy
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Treatment
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Word Root
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13
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Cerebr/o
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Brain
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Encephal/o
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Brain
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Meningi/o
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Meninges
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Myel/o
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Spinal cord, bone marrow
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Ventricul/o
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Ventricle
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Abbreviations
A
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CNS
A
Central nervous system (includes brain and spinal cord only)
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PNS
A
Peripheral nervous system (includes ANS and SNS)
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CVA
A
Cerebrovascular accident
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EEG
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Electroencephalogram
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LP
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Lumbar puncture
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Structural/Functional
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Brain
Brain stem (medulla oblong at a), cerebellum, cerebrum
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Meninges
3 layers: dura, arachnoid, pia
- Dura: outer, durable
- Arachnoid: middle, subarachnoid space, CSF
- Pia: inner, thin
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Nerves
Sensory and motor
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Spinal cord
2 way conduction
- Sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) nerves
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Pathology
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Coma
Deep sleep, no response to external stimuli
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Concussion
Brief interruption of brain function with a loss of consciousness
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Contusion (brain)
Bruising, hemorrhage in the brain due to brain striking inner skull
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Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Death of specific area of brain tissue due to ischemia
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Epilepsy (seizures)
Excessive, irregular electrical activity of the CNS
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Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges due to bacterial infection
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Migraine headache
Recurring, pulsating, vascular, usually one 1 side. Can cause visual disturbances
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Syncope
Fainting
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Diagnostic/Laboratory
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Measures electrical activity produced by the brain
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Lumbar puncture
Hollow needle placed in subarachnoid space to withdraw CSF
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Myelogram
Use of contrast media to visualize spinal cord and vertebral canal through X-rays
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Procedural
44
Physical therapy
Gross motor skills
45
Occupational therapy
Fine motor skills
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Speech therapy
Speaking skills
