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Ch 10 Nervous System Flashcards

1
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cerebr/o
encephal/o

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Brain
coordinates all body activities by receiving, transmitting messages throughout the body

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myel/o

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spinal cord
transmits nerve impulses between the brain, arms, legs and lower part of the body

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3
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neur/i
neur/o

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

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opt/i
opt/o
optic/o
ophthalm/o

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Eyes
receptor organs for the sense of sight

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acous/o
acoust/o
audi/o
audit/o
ot/o

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Ears
receptor organs for the sense of hearing and maintaining balance

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rhin/o

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nose

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dermat/o
derm/o

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skin

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lingu/o

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tongue

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caus/o

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burning, burn

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10
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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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concuss/o

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shaken together, violently agitated

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contus/o

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bruise

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13
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encephal/o

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brain

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14
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-esthesia

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sensation, feeling

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esthet/o

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feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

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16
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-graphy

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process of producing a picture or record

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mening/o

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membranes, meninges

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18
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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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neur/i
neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

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phobia

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abnormal fear

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psych/o

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mind

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radicul/o

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root or nerve root

23
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-tropic

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having an affinity(natural liking or sympathy)

24
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acrophobia

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excessive fear of heights

25
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alzheimer’s disease

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group of disorders involving parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. leading cause of dementia and is marked by progressive deterioration affecting memory and reasoning capabilities

26
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles, resulting in complete paralysis and death, also knowns as Lou Gehrig’s disease

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anesthetic

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medication used to induce anesthesia

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anesthetist

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a medical professional who specializes in administering anesthesia but is not a physician

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ACE

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Afferent neurons - means toward
Connecting neurons
Efferent neurons - means away from

30
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SAM

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Sensory neurons - carry impulses from the sensory organs toward the brain and spinal cord
Associative neurons - link afferent and efferent neurons
Motor neurons - carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord and toward the muscles and glands

31
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cerebrum

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largest uppermost portion of brain responsible for all thought, judgment, memory and emotion

32
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cerebral cortex

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made up of gray matter, outer layer of cerebrum, made up of elevated folds and deep fissures

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Gyri

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elevated folds of gray matter in the cerebral cortex

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Sulci

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fissures of the cerebral cortex

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frontal lobe

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controls skilled motor functions, memory and behavior

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parietal lobe

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receives and interprets nerve impulses from sensory receptors in the tongue, skin and muscles

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occipital lobe

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controls eyesight

38
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temporal lobe

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controls the senses of hearing and smell and the ability to create, store and access new information

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cranial nerve I

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Olfactory, nose

40
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cranial nerve II

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sensory , eye

41
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cranial nerve III, IV, VI

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Oculomotor, muscles of the eye

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cranial nerve V

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Trigeminal
sensory, face, sinuses, teeth, etc
motor, muscles of mastication

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cranial nerve VII

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Facial, muscles of the face

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cranial nerve VIII

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vestibulocochlear, inner ear, vestibular, cochlear

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cranial nerve IX

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Glossopharyngeal
motor; pharyngeal musculature
sensory: posterior part of tongue, tonsil, pharynx

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cranial nerve X

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Vagus
motor: heart, lungs, bronchi, gastrointestinal tract
sensory: heart , lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, pharynx, gastrointestinal tract, external ear

47
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cranial nerve XI

A

accesory
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles

48
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cranial nerve XII

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Hypoglossal muscles of the tongue

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