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4A Flashcards

1
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Mening/o

A

Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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2
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

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3
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Myelogram

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X ray of the spinal canal using contrast material

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4
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-cele

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Hernia, abnormal protrusion of a structure out of the normal anatomical position

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5
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Meningomyelocele

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Protrusion of membranes and spinal cord

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6
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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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7
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Cephal/o

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Head

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8
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Cephalgia

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Headache

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9
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Encephal/o

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Inside the head

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10
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Anencephalic

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Born without a brain/skull

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11
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Plasia

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Development, formation and growth

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12
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Aplasia

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No development or growth

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13
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Hypoplasia

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Underdevelopment or growth

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14
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Plegia

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Paralysis

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15
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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of one side of the body

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16
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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all 4 limbs

17
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Paraplegia

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Paralysis of both legs

18
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Aphasia

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Loss of speech

19
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Cerebrovascular accident aka

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Stroke

20
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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack

21
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Transient ischemic attack is

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Short period of insufficient blood supply to the brain

Exibits same signs and symptoms as a stroke

22
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Multiple sclerosis manifests as

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Multiple hard plaques of degeneration of the insulating layer of nerve fibers in the CNS

23
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Neurologist

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A physician specializing in diseasae of the brain, spinal cord and nerves

24
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Neurosurgeon

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Specialist who performs surgery on the brain and spinal cord

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

26
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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

Produced recording of the brains electrical activity

Used to diagnose causes of ssiezures

27
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PET

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Positron emission tomography

Uses trace amounts of radioactive material to map functional processes of the brain

28
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Digestive system aka

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Alimentary or gastrointestinal tract

29
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Cyst

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Bladder

30
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Cholecyst

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Gallblaffer

31
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Emes

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Vomit

32
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Emesis

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Vomiting

33
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Lith/o

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Stone

34
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Cholelithiasis

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Gall stones

35
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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall

36
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Laparotomy

A

Cutting into the abdominal wall

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