Ch.6 (Nervous) Flashcards
cerebr/o, encephal/o
brain
cerebell/o
cerebellum
lob/o
lobe
cephal/o
head
crani/o
head, skull
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
dur/o
dura
neur/o
nerve
gangli/o
nerve bundle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
-plegia
paralysis
-asthenia
weakness
aphasia
inability to speak
ataxia
lack of coordination
catatonia
reduced muscle tone condition
delirium
brief loss of mental function
dementia
decline in mental function
dysphasia
difficulty speaking
dystonia
involuntary muscle movements
myoclonus
muscle twitch
myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
neurasthenia
nerve weakenss
somnambulism
sleep walking
syncope
fainting
cephalalgia
head pain
cephalodynia
head pain
encephalalgia
brain pain
neuralgia
nerve pain
neurodynia
nerve pain
hemiparesis
half-body paralysis
hemiplegia
half-body paralysis
monoparesis
partial paralysis of one limb
monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
paralysis
loss of sensation and motor function
paresis
partial paralysis with degrees of sensation
causalgia
burning sensation
dysesthesia
bad feeling
hyperesthesia
increased sensation
paresthesia
abnormal sensation (tingling)
pseudoesthesia
false sensation
synesthesia
one sense is experiences as another (seeing color)
acrophobia
fear of heights
agoraphobia
fear of outdoor spaces
hydrophobia
fear of water
kleptomania
desire to steal
photophobia
excessive sensitivity to light
pyromania
desire to set fire
echoencephalography
procedure to examine brain with sound waves
EEG
procedure to examine electrical brain activity
lumbar puncture
procedure to collect spinal fluid
cerebral angiography
procedure to examine blood vessels in brain
MRA (angiography)
procedure to examine blood vessels
myelogram
xray image of spine