Unit 15-Nervous Flashcards
Encephal/o
Brain, coordinates all body cavities
Cephal/o
Head, crown
Crani/o
Skull
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
-responsible for balance and coordination-
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
-thinking part of the brain-
Mening/o, mening/i
Meninges
-layers around the brain and spinal cord-
Radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
Nerve root
Mononeuropathy
Condition that affects a single nerve
Neur/o
Nerves
Mon/o
One, single
Myel/o
Spinal cord or bone marrow
Sensory organs
Ears, eyes, nose, skin (touch), tongue
Esthesi/o
Feeling
Psych/o
Mind, emotions
-iatrist
Specialist
-iatry
Study of, field of
Conscious
Being alert, awake, aware, responsive
A and O
Alert and oriented
Syncopal episode
Fainting spell, brief loss of consciousness
LOC
Loss of consciousness or level of consciousness
Coma
Deep state of unconsciousness
-no response to pain, no speech
Aneurysm
Localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
Stroke
Damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted
TIA
Transient ischemic attack