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17. Nervous System & Endocrine Terminology Flashcards

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Cerebell

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Cerebellum

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Cerebr

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Cerebrum

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Encephal

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Brain

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Medull

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Medulla oblongata

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Myel

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Spinal cord

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Neur

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Nerve

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Receptor

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sensory structures that detect changes in the internal or external environment

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Effector

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target organs whose activities change in response to neural commands

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Baroreceptors (BP)

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blood vessels, HR, Q (CO)

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Osmoreceptors

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kidneys (renin), adrenal gland (aldosterone), pituitary gland (ADH), brain (thirst sensation)

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Chemoreceptors

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lungs (respiration rate for pH regulation)

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Thermoreceptors

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hair, skin, sweat glands, skeletal muscle, blood vessels

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afferent

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towards

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efferent

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away

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CNS

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central nervous system, brain and spinal cord

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PNS

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peripheral nervous system, body

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Autonomic nervous system

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involuntary responses

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somatic nervous system

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voluntary responses

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motor

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movement

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sympathetic nervous system

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fight or flight

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parasympathetic

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rest and digest

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TBI

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traumatic brain injury

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soma

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cell body

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aesthesia

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sensation

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neurotransmitter

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chemical messenger

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mening/o

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meninges

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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hypothalamus

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hormones - homeostasis

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thalamus

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sleep

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ataxia

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loss of, no coordination

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cranial

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12 pairs

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LOC

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loss of consciousness

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STML

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short term memory loss

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TIA

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transient ischaemic attack

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident - stroke

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Akinesia

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Condition of absence of movement

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Aphasia

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condition of inability to communicate

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Diplopia

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condition of double vision

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Hemianopia

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loss of sight in half of your visual field.

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Hemiparesis

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weakness in movement of one side of the body

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dysarthria

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condition of difficulty to speak

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dysphagia

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condition of difficulty swallowing

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dysphasia

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condition of difficulty in communicating

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hypertonia

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condition in which there is too much muscle tone

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paraesthesia

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condition of abnormal sensation eg. pins and needles

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Endocrine gland

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ductless gland that secretes hormone directly into the bloodstream

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Exocrine gland

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release their product through a duct inside the body or to the outer surface (eg sweat glands, salivary glands). Do not secrete hormones

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pituitary

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Pituitary gland

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hypophys

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Pituitary gland

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Growth hormone

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Pituitary gland

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Pituitary gland

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Luteinising hormone (LH)

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Pituitary gland

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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

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Pituitary gland

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Prolactin

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Pituitary gland

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Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

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Pituitary gland

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Melatonin

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Pineal gland - sleep/wake cycles

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Oxytocin

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Pituitary gland

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Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)

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produed by Hypothalamus, secreted by pituitary gland

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Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRG)

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Hypothalamus

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Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)

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Hypothalamus

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pineal gland

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melatonin

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Thymus gland

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Development and maturation of T-lymphocytes, Hormone thymosin stimulates growth of immune cells

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thyroaden/o

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Thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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Triiodothyronin (T3)

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Thyroid gland

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Thyroxine (T4)

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Thyroid gland

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Calcitonin

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Thyroid gland

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parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid glands

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Hypercalcemia

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condition of excess Ca - calcium

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Hypernatremia

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condition of excessNa - sodium

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Hyperkalemia

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condition of excess K - potassium

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pancreat

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pancreas

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orchid

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testes

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orchi

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testes

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orch

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testes

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pexy

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fixation (surgical)

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