Nervous System Flashcards
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an-
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no, not, without
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hemi-
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half
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mono-
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one
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para-, par-
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abnormal
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poly-
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many
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quadri-
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four
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-al, -ar
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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removal
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-esthesia
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feeling
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ia
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condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-lysis
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destruction
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-paresis
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slight paralysis
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cereburm
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cord/o, chord/o
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spinal chord
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crani/o
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skull, cranium
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dur/o
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dura mater
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electr/o
electricity
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encephal/o
brain
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esthesi/o
feeling
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hemat/o
blood
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meningi/o, mening/o
meninges
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myel/o
spinal cord
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narc/o
sleep
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neur/o
nerve
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osm/o
sense of smell
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radicul/o
nerve root
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rhiz/o
nerve root
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somn/o
sleep
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vascul/o
vessel
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autonomic nervous system ANS
Consist of nerves that regulate involuntary functions. Divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
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Slender, elongated projection that carries the nervous impulse from the cell body to the next neuron is the ______
axon
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What connects the cerebral hemispheres to the spinal cord. Composed of the midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata?
Brainstem
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What is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. Only site which contains interneurons?
Central Nervous System (CNS)
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The _______ coordinates voluntary movement but is an involuntary in function
cerebellum
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Present in cavities of the brain (ventricles) is ______
Cerebrospinal fluid CSF
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Largest portion of the brain. Divided into hemispheres (lobes). Responsible for thinking, reasoning, and memory is _______
Cerebrum
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Conduct impulses between the brain and the head, neck, thoracic, and abdominal areas. 12 pairs. Part of the peripheral nervous system is ______
cranial nerves
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Covering unique to the CNS is ______
meninges
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What covers the axon?
myelin sheath
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31 pairs of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord at the ______
nerve root
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Parenchymal cells; that carry out the work of the nervous system are _____
neuron
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Located at the synapse of the axon terminal and neuron dendrites is the ________
neruotransmiter
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Does the opposite of the sympathetic nervous system. What slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases digestive functions, decreases adrenal and sweat gland activity?
Parasympathetic nervous system
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rest and digest system is the ______
parasympathetic nervous syystem
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Composed of grey and white matter. Spinal nerves emerge from it at the nerve root is the _____
spinal cord
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31 pairs, part of the PNS. Mimic the organization of the vertebrae and provide innervation of the rest of the body is the ______
spinal nerves
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What Helps a person respond to perceived stress. Heart rate increases, blood pressure increases, slows digestion, increases sweat and adrenal gland secretions?
sympathetic nervous system
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fight or flight is the _______
sympathetic nervous system
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the Space where the neurotransmitter is released from the cell to travel across to the next cell is the ______
synapse
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Lack of sense of smell, without smell
anosmia
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Motor function disorder as a result of permanent, nonprogressive brain defect or lesion caused perinatally is ______
cerebral palsy (CP)
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Ischemia of cerebral tissue due to an occlusion/blockage from a thrombus or embolus or a result of a cerebral hemmorage. AKA: stroke, brain attack, and cerebral infarction is______
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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What is an Incision of the spinal cord to relieve pain
cordotomy
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Removal of part of the skull
craniotomy
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Record of electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalography
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What is inflammation of the brain, most often cause by a mosquito bite?
enecephalitis
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Paralysis of the left or right side of the body is _____
hemiplegia
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Pertaining to the lower back.
Lumbar puncture
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Any infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, most commonly due to viral infection is ______
meningitis
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Condition in which the spinal column has an abnormal opening that allows protrusion of the meninges and or the spinal cord is ______
meningomyelocete
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Neurodegenerative disease characterized by destruction of the myelin sheaths on the CNS neurons, demyelation, and their abnormal replacement by the gradual accumulation of hardening plaques.
multiple sclerosis (MS)
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X-ray of the spinal canal after the introduction of a radiopaque is ____
myelography
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What is a disorder characterized by sudden attack of sleep
narcolepsy
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Destruction of a nerve is ____
neruolysis
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Suture of a severe nerve is ______
neruorrhaphpy
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Slight paralysis of the lower limbs and trunk is
paraparesis
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Feeling of prickling, burning, or numbness is
paresthesia
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Neurogenerative disease characterized by tremors, fasciculations, slow shuffling gait, hypokinesia, dysphasia, dysphagia; progressive is ____
Parkinson disease PD
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Inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord caused by polio virus is ______
poliomyelitis
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Measurement and record of a number of functions while the patient is asleep. Most often used to diagnose sleep apnea is a ______
polysomnography PSG
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Paralysis of arm legs and trunk is _____
quadriplegia
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What is the resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to relieve pain?
rhizotomy
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Pain control method effected by the application of electrical impulses to the skin is ____
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS
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TIA has the same mechanisms as a CVA but the sequelae resolve and disappear within 24 hrs. ______ is known as a ministroke.
Transiant ischemic attack TIA
