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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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cerebellum

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balance and coordination

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cerebrum

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upper portion of the brain, “thinking” part

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cognitive

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ability to think, learn, and memorize

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menines

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layers of tissue around the brain and spinal cord

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mening/o

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meninges

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mening/i

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meninges

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radic/o, radicul/o

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nerve root

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rhiz/o

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nerve root

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mononeuropathy

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condition that affects a single nerve

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neur/o

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nerves; receive and transmit messages to and from all parts of the body

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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anestesiologist

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keeps patient from feeling

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psych/o

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mind, emotion

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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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-iatrist

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specialist

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-iatry

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study of, field of

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A&O

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alert and oriented

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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

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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

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack; small stroke

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hyperesthesia

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hypersensitivity

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preictal

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time before a seizure

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-ictal

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convulsion

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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sciatica

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pain in sciatic nerve

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-paresis

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paralysis

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-plegia

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paralysis

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hemiparesis

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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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quadrilegia

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paralysis from neck down

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concussion

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violent shaking or jarring of the brain

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A+O+3

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alert and oriented times 3

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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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analgesis

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drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

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anethesis

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avsense of normal sensation

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HA

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headache

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