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Central Nervous System Flashcards

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CNS

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central nervous system

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encephal/o

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brain

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cephal/o

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head, crown

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crani/o

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skull

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cognitive

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our ability (or lack of) to think, learn, and memorize

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mening/o, mening/i

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meniges (layers around the brain and spinal cord)

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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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nerve root

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mon/o

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one

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neur/o

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nerve

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-pathy

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disease

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mononeuropathy

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condition that affects a single nerve

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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sensory organs

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ears, eyes, nose, skin (touch), tongue

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anesthesiologist

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specialist who controls medication to put someone asleep

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-an

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without

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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psychologist

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specialist of the mind, emotions

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psych/o

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mind, emotions

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-iatrist

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specialist

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-iatry

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study of, field of

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conscious

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being alert, awake, aware, responsive

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A&O

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alert and orientated

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syncopal episode

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fainting spell, brief loss of consciousness

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LOC

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loss of consciousness or level or consciousness

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coma

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deep state of unconsciousness

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aneurysm

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localized weak-spot or balloon like enlargement of the wall of an artery

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stroke

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damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted (blockage)

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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aphasia

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loss of ability to speak, write, comprehend language

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a-

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without

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-phasia

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speech

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hyperesthesia

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overreacting to feelings and sensations

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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-esthesia

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feeling, sensation

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convulsion, -ictal

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seizure

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preictal

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time before a seizure

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postictal

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time after a seizure

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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sciatrica

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pain affecting the back, hip, and out leg caused by the compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back

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-paresis, -plegia

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loss of sensations and voluntary muscle movement

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paralysis

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loss of sensations and voluntary muscle movement

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hemiparesis or hemiplegia

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paralysis on one side of the body

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paraplegia

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paralysis of both legs and lower body

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four extremities

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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb or area

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ADD

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attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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concussion

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violet shaking or jarring of the brain

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A + 0 x 3

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alert and oriented times three (person, place, and time)

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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CAT

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computed axial tomography

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PERRLA

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pupils are equal, round, responsive to light and accomodation

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analgesic

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drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

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anesthesia

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absence of normal sensation, especially pain

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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HA

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headache

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