Ch. 10 The Nervous System and Mental Health Flashcards
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-blast
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immature
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-esthesia
A
feeling, sensaton
3
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-graphy
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process of producing a record
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-oma
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tumor
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-pathy
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disease
7
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-phasia
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speech
8
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-phobia
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irrational fear
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-plegia
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paralysis
10
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-tropic
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having an affinity for
11
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AD
A
alzheimer’s disease
12
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ADHD
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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an-
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without, absence
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anti-
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against
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caus /o
A
burning, burn
17
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cephal /o
A
head
18
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cerebell /o
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cerebellum
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cerebr /o
A
cerebrum
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CNS
A
central nervous system
21
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cognitive processes
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learning, concentration, memory, language, reasoning, and decision making
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comatose
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refers to a person in a coma
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concuss /o
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shaken together, violently agitated
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congenital
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present at birth
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contus /o
bruise
26
CP
cerebral palsy
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CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
29
EEG
electroencephalography
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EMG
electromyography
31
encephal /o
brain
32
esthet /o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
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GAD
generalized anxiety disorder
34
gait
manner of walking
35
gli /o
glial cell
36
ICP
intracranial pressure
37
ischemic
pertaining to an interruption in blood supply to the brain
38
LOC
loss of consciousness
39
LP
lumbar puncture
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mening /o, meningi /o
meninges
41
MS
multiple sclerosis
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myel /o
spinal cord
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neur /o
nerve
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OCD
obsessive-compulsive disorder
45
PD
parkinson's disease
46
phobia
abnormal fear
47
poli /o
gray matter of brain and spinal cord
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post-
after
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psych /o
mind
50
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
51
radicul /o
root or nerve root
52
recreational drug
used for personal pleasure rather than medical reasons
53
RLS
restless legs syndrom
54
sclerosis
abnormal hardening of body tissue
55
somatic
pertaining to the physical body (as opposed to the mind)
56
spasticity
condition characterized by tight or stiff muscles
57
syncope
fainting
58
Sz
seizure
59
TBI
traumatic brain injury
60
TENS
trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
61
TIA
transient ischemic attack
62
transient
passing quickly
