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1
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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

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communicates with pituitary gland

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hypothalamus

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layer of grey matter covering surface of each hemisphere

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cerebral cortex

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frontal lobes

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personality, behavior, emotion, intellectual functions

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temporal lobes

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hearing, smell

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occipital lobes

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vision

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parietal lobes

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language, general function of sensation

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cervic/o

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neck

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thrac/o

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thorax

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lumb/o

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lower back

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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electroencephalography (EEG)

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recording and analysis of electrical activity of the brain;diagnoses brain death

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epidural hematoma

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blood accumulates in 3 meninges surrounding brain and spinal cord

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subdural hematoma

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bleeding occurs within brain in compression of the brain

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CVA

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disrupts normal blood supply to the brain. insufficient oxygen to brain tissue caused by hemorrhage/occlusion or constriction of blood vessels

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Transient ischemic attack

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brief interruption in cerebral blood flow

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hydrocephalus

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accumulation of fluid in skull

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akinesia

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completeor partial loss of muscle movement

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anesthesia

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loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness; results from disease, injury or admin of anesthetic

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aphagia

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inability or refusal to swallow

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aphasia

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absence of impairment of ability to communicate through speech

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bradykinesia

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slowness of movement or sluggishnesss of mental/physical processes

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cephalalgia

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headache

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cerebral palsy

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brain disorder characterized by paralysis/lack muscle coordination; developmental defects

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diplegia

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paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of body

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dysphagia

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difficulty in swallowing

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graphical record of contraction of muscle as result of electric stimulation

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electromyography

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encephalitis

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inflammation of brain

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encephalocele

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hernial protrusion of brain substance through opening in skull. craniocele

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encephalomalacia

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softening of brain

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encephalomenigitis

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inflammation of brain and meninges

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encephalopathy

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any disease of the brain

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epilepsy

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recurrent episodes of convulsive seizures, sensory disturbances, loss of consciousness, or all of these

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hemiplegia

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paralysis on one side of body

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hyperkinesia

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abnormally increased activity or motor function

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meningocele

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herniation of meninges

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myelitis

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inflammation of bone marrow/spinal cord

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myelography

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radiographic examination of spinal cord by injection of radiopaque medium

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neuralgia

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pain along course of nerve

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neuritis

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inflammation of nerve

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disease characterized by progressive mental deterioration, often with confusion, disorientation, restlessness, speech disturbances, inability to carry out purposeful movemen

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alzheimers

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hyperkinesia

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hyperactivity

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compulsion

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irresistible, repetitive impulse to act contrary to one’s ordinary standards

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fear of public spaces

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agoraphobia

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zoophobia

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fear of animals

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sexual perversion or deviation in which sexual instinct is expressed in ways that are biologically undesireable , prohibited

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paraphilia

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characterized by symptoms suggesting physical illness for which there are no demonstrable organic causes or physiologic dysfunctions

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somatoform disorders

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abnormal concern about health

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hypochondriasis

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weakness and nervous exhaustion

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neurasthenia

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pseudomania

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false or pretended mental disorder

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hysterical paralysiss

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pseudoplegia

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surgical opening in the skull

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crainotomy

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surgical excision of a portion of skull

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craniectomy

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surgical repair of skull

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cranioplasty

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closed-skull destruction of a target using ionizing radiation

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stereotactic radiosurgery

80
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plastic surgery to repair nerves

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neuroplasty

81
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suture of a cut nerve

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neurorrhaphy

82
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release of nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally

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neurolysis

83
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agents that relieve pain

A

analgesics

Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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