Nervous System Flashcards
1
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sends messages to brain via nerves; eyes, ears, nose, skin
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sensory system
2
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cephal/o
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head
3
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cerebr/o, encephal/o
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brain
4
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
5
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crani/o
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head, skull
6
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mening/o, meningi/o
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meninges
7
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dur/o
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dura mater
8
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neur/o
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nerves
9
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
10
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esthesi/o
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sensation, feeling
11
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phas/o
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speech
12
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phren/o, psych/o
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mind
13
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gnosi/o
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know
14
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-mania
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excessive desire
15
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-phobia
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excessive fear
16
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
17
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-plegia
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complete paralysis
18
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inability to speak
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aphasia
19
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difficulty speaking
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dysphasia
20
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disturbed state of mind that results in confused thinking
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delirium
21
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decline in mental function
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dementia
22
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nerve weakness
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neurasthenia
23
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fainting, losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain
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syncope
24
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head pain
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cephalalgia
25
nerve pain
neuralgia
26
complete loss of sensation and movement
paralysis
27
fear of heights
acrophobia
28
fear of outdoor spaces
agoraphobia
29
fear of water
hydrophobia
30
desire to steal
kleptomania
31
desire to set fire
pyromania
32
a tumor-like mass made up of blood
hematoma
33
hematoma located on top of the dura
epidural hematoma
34
hematoma located beneath the dura
subdural hematoma
35
hematoma located inside the brain
intracerebral hematoma
36
using an x-ray to create cross section images of internal body structures
computerized tomography (CT) scan
37
imaging of internal body structures
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
38
inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid
lumbar puncture (LP), spinal tap
39
procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalography (EEG)
40
image of the spinal cord using an x-ray
myelogram
41
procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain
cerebral angiography
42
imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain
positron emission tomography (PET) scan
43
imaging blood vessels
magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
44
hernia of the brain
encephalocele
45
hernia of the meninges
meningocele
46
inflammation of nerves
neuritis
47
nerve that carries impulses toward the CNS, sensory
afferent nerves
48
nerve that carries impulses away from the CNS, motor
efferent nerves
49
doctor who specializes in treatment of the mind
psychiatrist
50
doctor who specializes in study of the mind
psychologist
51
pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind
psychosomatic
52
an accident involving the blood vessels of the brain
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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a stroke that occurs when a blood vessel ruptures
hemorrhagic stroke
54
a stroke that occurs when blood flow is interrupted to a part of the brain
ischemic stroke
55
"mini-stroke" caused by the blockage of a blood vessel, which resolves within 24 hours
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
56
abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain
hydrocephaly
57
inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
58
disease of the brain
encephalopathy
59
inflammation of the meninges
meningitis
60
inflammation of the spinal cord
myelitis
61
disease of the nervous system
neuropathy
62
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
poliomyelitis
63
eating disorder characterized by the patient's refusal to eat
anorexia
64
eating disorder characterized by overeating and usually followed by forced vomiting or other compensatory behaviors
bulimia
65
manic depression
bipolar
66
a mind condition that involved some sort of break with reality
psychosis
67
a mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech
schizophrenia
68
psychiatric disorder characterized by withdrawal from communication with others; the patient is only focused on the self
autism
69
paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement
cerebral palsy
70
a disease marked by seizures
epilepsy
71
a disease characterized by sudden, uncontrollable sleepiness
narcolepsy
72
removal of a lobe of the brain
lobectomy
73
removal of a piece of skull
craniectomy
74
incision into the skull
craniotomy
75
removal of a nerve
neurectomy
76
destruction of nerve tissue
neurolysis
77
removal of plaque/blockage in an artery
endarterectomy
78
reconstruction of a nerve
neuroplasty
79
suturing of a nerve
neurorrhaphy
80
drug that causes loss of sensation
anesthetic
81
one time injection that numbs a small area of the body
local anesthetic
82
controlled unconsciousness
general anesthetic
83
drug that opposes convulsions
anticonvulsant
84
drug that opposes psychoses
antipsychotic
85
drug that lessens anxiety
anxiolytic
86
local anesthetic injection in lower back to block pain from contractions during labor
epidural
87
drug that lessens anxiety
anxiolytic
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drug that lessens anxiety
anxiolytic
