Chap 5 Flashcards
1
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ADHA
A
attention deficit hyperactivitiy disorder
2
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ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
3
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CNS
A
central nervous system
4
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CP
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cerebral palsy
5
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CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
6
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CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
7
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
8
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EMG
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electromyogram
9
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ICP
A
intracranial pressure
10
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LOC
A
level of consciousness
11
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LP
A
lumbar puncture
12
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MRA
A
magnetic resonance angiography
13
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MS
A
multiple sclerosis
14
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OCD
A
obsesive compulsive disorder
15
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PET
A
positron emission tomogrphy
16
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PNS
A
peripheral nervous system
17
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TIA
A
transient ischemic attack
18
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asthenia
A
weakness
19
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cephal/o
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head
20
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cerbell/o
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cerebellum
21
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cerebr/o
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brain
22
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crani/o
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head/skull
23
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dur/o
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tough outer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord
24
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encephal/o
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brain
25
esthesi/o
feeling/sensation
26
gangli/o
nerve bundle
27
gnosi/o
know
28
hypn/o
sleep
29
lob/o
lobe
30
ton/o
muscle tone, tension
31
tax/o
arrangment, order, coordination
32
somn/o or somn/i
sleep
33
psych/o
mind
34
plegia
paralysis
35
phren/o
mind
36
phobia
excessive fear
37
phas/o
speech
38
paresis
slight partial paralysis
39
neur/o
nerve
40
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
41
mening/o or meningi/o
meniges, membrane surrounding brain spinal cord
42
mania
excessive desire
43
acrophobia
fear of hights
44
afferent nerve
nerve that carries impulses toward central nervous system
45
agnosia
inability to comprehend
46
agoraphobia
fear of outdoor spaces
47
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
degenerative disease of central nervous system ; causing loss of muscle control - Lou Gehrig's disease
48
analgesic
drug releaves pain
49
anethesiologist
doctor who speciliazes in anesthesiology
50
anesthetic
drug causes loss of sensation
51
anorexia
eating disorder characterized by patient restricting food
52
anticonvulsant
drug opposes convulsions
53
anxiolytic
drug lessens anxiety
54
apathy
lack of emotion
55
aphasia
inability to speak
56
astrocytoma
tumor arising from strocyte glial cell
57
ataxia
lack of coordination
58
autism
psychiatric disorder - difficulty in social communication, interaction, repetitive and restrictive patterns
59
bulimia
eating disorder characterized by overeating then vomitting
60
catatonia
condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
61
causalgia
painful sensation of buring
62
cephalalgia
head pain
63
cerebellitis
inflmation of cerebellum
64
cerebral aneurysm
widening or abnormal dialation of blood vessel in brain
65
cerebral angiography
procedure used to examine blood vessels in brain
66
cebebral arteriosclerosis
hardening of artery in brain
67
cerebral atherosclerosis
hardening of artery in brain caused by fatty plaque
68
cerebral atrophy
wasting away brain tissue
69
cerebral embolism
blockage of blood vessel in brain by foreign object (embolus) fat or bacteria
70
cerebral palsy
paralysis caused by damage to area of brain responsible for movement
71
cerebral thrombosis
blockage of blood vessel in brain caused by clot
72
cerebromeningitis
inflamation of brain meninges
73
cerebrotomy
incision into brain
74
cerebrovascular accident
accident involving blood vessels in brain
75
cerebrovascular disease
disease of blood vessels of brain
76
chemotherapy
treating using chemicals
77
clonus
muscle spasm or twitching
78
cranial hematoma
hematoma beneath skill
79
craniotomy
removal of portion of skull
80
craniomalacia
abnormal softening of skull
81
craniosclerosis
abnormal hardening of skull
82
craniostenosis
abnormal narrowing of skull
83
craniosynostosis
premature fusing of skull bones
84
craniotomy
incision of skull
85
delirum
breif loss of mental function
86
dementia
loss/decline in mental function
87
duritis
inflamation of dura
88
dysethesia
bad feeling
89
dyskinesia
difficulty moving
90
dyslexia
difficulty reading
91
dysphasia
speaking difficulty
92
dysphoria
negative emotional state
93
dystonia
condition of involuntary muscle movment
94
echoencephalography
procedure used to examine brain through sound waves
95
efferent nerve
nerve that varries impluses away from ventral nervous system
96
electroencephalogrpahy
procedure used to to examine electrical activity of brain
97
encephalalgia
brain pain
98
encephalitis
inflamation of brain
99
encephalocele
hernia of brain
100
enceohalography
procedure for studying brain
101
encephalomyelitis
inflamation of brain and spinal cord
102
encephalogmyeloneuropathy
disease of brain, spinal cord, and nerves
103
encephalopathy
diease of brain
104
encephalogpyosis
pus filled abscess in brain
105
endrarterectomy
removal of inside of artery
106
endovascular neurosurgery
surgery of nervous system performed by entering body through blood vessels
107
epidural anesthestic
anesthetic applied in dural region of spinal cord
108
epidural hematoma
hematoma located on top of dura
109
epilepsy
disease with seizures
110
euphoria
positive emotional state
111
gangliitis
inflamation of ganglion
112
ganglioma
ganglion tumor
113
general anethetic
athethetic that cuases compleate loss of consciousness
114
glioblastoma
brain tumor arising from glioblast cells
115
hematoma
tumorlike mass from blood
116
hemiparesis
partial paralysis of half of body
117
hemiplegia
paralysis of half of body
118
hemorrhagic stroke
stroke where blood loss is from ruptured blood vessel
119
hydrocephaly
abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in brain
120
hydrophobia
fear of water
121
hyperesthesia
increased sensation
122
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movment acitivity
123
hypnotic
drug that aids sleeping
124
hypomania
mental state just below mania
125
idiopathic
having no known cause or origin
126
insomnia
inability to sleep
127
intericatal
time between seizures
128
intracerebral hematoma
hematoma located inside brain
129
intracerebral hemorrhage
excessive bleeding inside brain
130
ischemic stroke
stroke where blood loss is from blockage
131
kleptomania
desire to steal
132
lobectomy
removal of lobe
133
lobotomy
incision into lobe
134
local anesthetic
anesthetic does not affect consciousness
135
lumbar puncture LP
inserting needle intro lumbar spine for spinal fluid
136
macrocephaly
abnoramlly large head
137
magentic resonance
procesure used to examine blood vessels
138
anmic depression
psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating bouts of excitement and depression
139
meningioma
tumor of meninges
140
meningitis
inflamation of meninges
141
meningocele
hernia of meninges
142
meningoencephaliltis
inflamation of meninges and brain
143
meningopathy
diease of meninges
144
microcephaly
abnormal small head
145
monopraesis
partial paralysis of one limb
146
monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
147
myasthenia
condition of muscle weakness
148
myelitis
inflamation of spinal cord
149
myelocele
hermia of spinal cord
150
myelodysplasia
defective formation of spinal cord
151
myelogram
image of spinal cord, through x ray
152
myelomalacia
abnormal softening of spinal cord
153
myelomeningocele
hernia of spinal cord and meninges
154
myelopathy
disease of spinal cord
155
myoclonus
muscle twitiching
156
myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
157
carcolepsy
diease of sudden unctrolled sleepiness
158
neuralgia
nerve pain
159
neurasthenia
nerve weakness
160
neurectomy
removal of nerve
161
neuritis
nerve inflamation
162
neuroathropathy
diease of joint associated with nerves
163
neurodynia
nerve pain
164
neuroencephalomyelopathy
disease of nerves, brain, and spinal cord
165
neurogenic
originating from nerves
166
neuroglycopenia
deficiency of sugar interdearing with brain actitvity
167
neurolysis
destruction of nerve tissue
168
neuropathy
disease of nervous system
169
neuropharmacology
study of effects of drugs on nervous system
170
neuroplasty
reconstruction of nerve
171
neurorrhaphy
suturing of a nerve
172
neurosclerosis
hardening of nerves
173
neurosis
nerve condititon
174
neurotomy
incision into nerve
175
nystagmus
involuntary back and forth eye movment
176
paresis
partial paralysis carying degrees of sensation and function
177
paresthesia
abnormal sensation (tinglining)
178
photophobia
excessive sensitivity to light
179
poliomyelitis
inflamation of gray matter of spinal cord
180
polyneuritis
inflamation of multiple nerves
181
polyneruropathy
disease affecting multiple nerves
182
positron emission tomography scan PET
imiaging using radiation to produce cross sections of brain
183
postictal
time after seizure
184
preictal
time before seizure
185
proscopagnosia
inablilty to recognize face
186
pseudoesthesia
false sensation
187
psychiatrist
doctor who specilizes in treatment of mind
188
psychiatry
branch of medicine foucses on treatment of mind
189
psychogenic
originating in mind
190
psychologist
doctor specializes in study of mind
191
psychology
branch that focuses on study of mind
192
psychopathy
mental illness
193
psychopharmacology
study of effects of drugs on mental processes
194
psychosis
mind condition (breaking with reality and rational thoughts)
195
psychosomatic
pertaining to body and mind connection
196
psychotropic
drug able to run mind
197
pyromania
desire to set fires
198
regional anesthesia
anesthetic injected into nervre for certin area
199
schizophrenia
mental illness charcterized by delusions hallucinations and disiordered speech
200
somnabulism
sleep walking
201
stoke
loss of brain function from interrruption of blood slow
202
subdural hematoma
hematoma beneath dura
203
syncope
fainting
204
synesthesia
condition of sensation experienced as another
205
throbolytic
durg dissolves clots
206
tonic
pertaning to muscle tone
207
tonic-clonic seizure
seixure charcterized by tonic and clonic phase
208
topical anesthetic
local anesthesia applied to surface
209
transcranial doppler sonography
imaging produce brain through sound waves of skull
210
transient ischemic attach TIA
mini stroke caused by blockage of blood vessels resolved within 24 hours
