Ch 13- Nervous System And Mental Health Flashcards
1
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Cephal/o
A
Head
2
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Cerebell/o
A
Little brain, cerebellum
3
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Cerebr/o
A
Brain, cerebrum
4
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Crani/o
A
Skull, cranium
5
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Encephal/o
A
Brain
6
Q
Gangli/o
A
Swelling, knot
7
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Mening/i, mening/o
A
Membrane
8
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Myel/o
A
Spinal cord, medulla, myelin
9
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Neur/o
A
Nerve
10
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Phren/o
A
Mind
11
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Psych/o
A
Mind
12
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Radic/o, radicul/o
A
Nerve root
13
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Vag/o
A
Vagus nerve
14
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Ventricul/o
A
Little belly, ventricle
15
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a-
A
Without, absence of
16
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Par-
A
Alongside, abnormal
17
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Esthesi/o
A
Sensation
18
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Phasi/o
A
To speak
19
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-asthenia
A
Weakness
20
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-Algesia
A
Pain
21
Q
Cephalalgia
A
Headache
22
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Hyperalgesia
A
Excessive sensitivity to pain
23
Q
Paresthesia
A
Abnormal sensation of numbness or tingling caused by injury to nerve
24
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Syncope
A
Temporary loss of consciousness due to sudden reduction of blood flow to the brain
25
Ather/o
Fatty plaque
26
Embol/o
Plug
27
gli/o
Glue
28
Gnos/o
Knowledge
29
Narc/o
Numbness
30
My/o
Muscle
31
Poli/o
Gray
32
Thromb/o
Clot
33
Agnosia
Inability to process sensory info
34
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Progressive atrophy (loss) of muscle due to hardening of nervousness tissue on the lateral column of spinal cord
35
Bell palsy
Muscular paralysis of face
36
Concussion
From the Greek word concussio meaning shaking
37
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Deterioration of the myelin sheath
38
Myelitis
Inflammation of spinal cord
39
Paraplegia
Legs
40
Parkinson’s disease
Tremors, rigidity and shuffling gait
41
Poliomyelitis
Inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord, usually paralysis
42
Radic/o , rhiz/o
Nerve root
43
Dur/o
Hard
44
-iatry
Treatment, specialty
45
-lysis
To loosen or dissolve
46
Analegsic
Pain management- aspirin, ibuprofen
47
tPA
Powerful chemical that dissolves blood clots. Treatment for stroke
48
Somat/o
Body
49
Schiz/o
Divide, split
50
Phren/o
Mind
51
Neurosis
Emotional disorder, counterproductive way of handling stress
52
Dementia
Latin root “not in mind” - memory loss, confusion
