Chap 17 Nervous System and Behavioral Disorders Flashcards
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neur/o, neur/
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nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
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gli/o
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neuroglia
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gangli/o, ganglion/o
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ganglion
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mening/o, meninge/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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radicul/o
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spinal nerve root
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encephal/o
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brain
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (loosely, brain)
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cortic/o
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cerebral cortex, outer portion
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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ventricul/o
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cavity, ventricle
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medull/o
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psych/o
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mind
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narc/o
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stupor, unconsciousness
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somn/o, somn/i
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sleep
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-phasia
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speech
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-lalia
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speech, babble
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-lexia
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reading
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-phobia
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persistent, irrational fear
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-mania
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excited state, obsession
