Ch 13 Flashcards
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Neurolemma
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outermost layer of axon
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neuroglia/glia
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supporting tissue cells of the nervous system
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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aut/o
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self
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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brain
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cervic/o
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neck
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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crani/o
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cranium
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dendr/o
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tree
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dur/o
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dura mater
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gli/o
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neuroglia
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lumb/o
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lower back
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mening/o
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meninges
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ment/o, psych/o
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mind
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myel/o
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bone marrow/spinal cord
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nerv/o, neur/o
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nerve
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phren/o
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mind/diaghragm
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physi/o
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nature
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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spin/o
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spine
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thorac/o
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thorax
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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diencephalon
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thalamus and hypothalamus
25
communicates with pituitary gland
hypothalamus
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layer of grey matter covering surface of each hemisphere
cerebral cortex
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frontal lobes
personality, behavior, emotion, intellectual functions
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temporal lobes
hearing, smell
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occipital lobes
vision
30
parietal lobes
language, general function of sensation
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cervic/o
neck
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thrac/o
thorax
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lumb/o
lower back
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sacr/o
sacrum
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coccyg/o
coccyx
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electroencephalography (EEG)
recording and analysis of electrical activity of the brain;diagnoses brain death
37
epidural hematoma
blood accumulates in 3 meninges surrounding brain and spinal cord
38
subdural hematoma
bleeding occurs within brain in compression of the brain
39
CVA
disrupts normal blood supply to the brain. insufficient oxygen to brain tissue caused by hemorrhage/occlusion or constriction of blood vessels
40
Transient ischemic attack
brief interruption in cerebral blood flow
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hydrocephalus
accumulation of fluid in skull
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akinesia
completeor partial loss of muscle movement
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anesthesia
loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness; results from disease, injury or admin of anesthetic
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aphagia
inability or refusal to swallow
45
aphasia
absence of impairment of ability to communicate through speech
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bradykinesia
slowness of movement or sluggishnesss of mental/physical processes
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cephalalgia
headache
48
cerebral palsy
brain disorder characterized by paralysis/lack muscle coordination; developmental defects
49
diplegia
paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of body
50
dysphagia
difficulty in swallowing
51
graphical record of contraction of muscle as result of electric stimulation
electromyography
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encephalitis
inflammation of brain
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encephalocele
hernial protrusion of brain substance through opening in skull. craniocele
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encephalomalacia
softening of brain
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encephalomenigitis
inflammation of brain and meninges
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encephalopathy
any disease of the brain
57
epilepsy
recurrent episodes of convulsive seizures, sensory disturbances, loss of consciousness, or all of these
58
hemiplegia
paralysis on one side of body
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hyperkinesia
abnormally increased activity or motor function
60
meningocele
herniation of meninges
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myelitis
inflammation of bone marrow/spinal cord
62
myelography
radiographic examination of spinal cord by injection of radiopaque medium
63
neuralgia
pain along course of nerve
64
neuritis
inflammation of nerve
65
disease characterized by progressive mental deterioration, often with confusion, disorientation, restlessness, speech disturbances, inability to carry out purposeful movemen
alzheimers
66
hyperkinesia
hyperactivity
67
compulsion
irresistible, repetitive impulse to act contrary to one's ordinary standards
68
fear of public spaces
agoraphobia
69
zoophobia
fear of animals
70
sexual perversion or deviation in which sexual instinct is expressed in ways that are biologically undesireable , prohibited
paraphilia
71
characterized by symptoms suggesting physical illness for which there are no demonstrable organic causes or physiologic dysfunctions
somatoform disorders
72
abnormal concern about health
hypochondriasis
73
weakness and nervous exhaustion
neurasthenia
74
pseudomania
false or pretended mental disorder
75
hysterical paralysiss
pseudoplegia
76
surgical opening in the skull
crainotomy
77
surgical excision of a portion of skull
craniectomy
78
surgical repair of skull
cranioplasty
79
closed-skull destruction of a target using ionizing radiation
stereotactic radiosurgery
80
plastic surgery to repair nerves
neuroplasty
81
suture of a cut nerve
neurorrhaphy
82
release of nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally
neurolysis
83
agents that relieve pain
analgesics
