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CH.5 Nervous system words Flashcards

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CNS

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  • brain and spinal cord
  • meninges (protective membrane)
  • dura (tough outter layer)
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PNS

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-nerves that send and receive signals from the brain

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cerebellum

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  • controls coordination of movement

- underneath cerebrum

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cerebrum

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  • largest portion of the brain
  • controls voluntary movements

“little brain”

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cerebr/o

encephal/o

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brain

cerebropathy, cerebrospinal, encephalitis

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

cerebellar, cerebellitis

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lob/o

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lobe: smaller subdivision of any organ (IE. brain, liver, lungs, ears)

lobotomy, lobectomy

Phineas Gage: RR explosion lost brain frontal lobe, changed personality

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cephal/o

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head

microcephaly, macroephaly

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crani/o

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skull, head

craniometer, craniomalacia

hermicanias: migranes located on half of the head

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mening/o

meningi/o

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meninges : membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

meningitis, meningopathy

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dur/o

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dura : tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

epidural, subdural hematoma

“hard”
dura mater cerebri “tough mother of the brain”

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neur/o

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nerve

nerualgia, neuropathy

“tendon / string “

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gangli/o

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nerve bundle

“knot” gathered into a ball

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

myelitis, myelodysplasia

“the innermost part”
bone marrow center of bones
spinal cord center of the spine

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esthesi/o

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feeling, sensation

anesthesia, hyperesthesia

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phas/o

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speech

aphasia

tachyphasia

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phren/o

psych/o

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mind

phrenetic, psychology

phren/o : also diaphragm&raquo_space; phrenospasm: hiccup

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somn/o
somn/i
hypn/o

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sleep

somnography, insomia, hypnosis

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gnosi/o

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know

agnosia, diagnosis, prognosis

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-mania

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excessive desire

pyromania, kleptomania

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-phobia

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excessive fear, sensitivity > symptoms or anxieties of

photopobia, hydrophobia

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ablutophobia

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feat of taking a bath

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alektorophobia

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fear of chickens

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cynophobia

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fear of dogs

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dendrophobia

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fear of trees

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gynophobia

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fear of phobia

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ichthyphobia

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fear of fish

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nyctophobia

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fear of the night

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phobophobia

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fear of being afraid

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triskaidekaphobia

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fear of the number 13

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-paresis

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slight or partial paraylsis

hemiparesis

“to let go / slacken “ : isolated paralysis

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ton/o

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muscle tone, tension, pressure

dystonia, tonograph

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tax/o

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arrangement, order, coordination

ataxia, hypotaxia, taxidermy

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-plegia

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paralysis

quadriplegia

“to strike”

35
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-asthenia

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weakness

myasathenia, phonasthenia

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