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chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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cerebrum

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thinking, personality, sensations, movements, memory

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thalamus

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relay station for sensory impulses; control of awareness and conciousness

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hypothalamus

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body temp, sleep, appetite, emotions, control of pituitary gland

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4
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cerebellum

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voluntary movements and balance

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5
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pons and midbrain

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connection of nerve and nerve fiber pathways

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medulla oblongata

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nerve fibers cross over, contains center to regulate heart, blood vessels, resp system

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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dur/o

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dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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gli/o

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glial cells

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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mening/o, meningi/o

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membranes, meninges

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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16
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neur/o

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nerve

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17
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pont/o

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pons

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18
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radicul/o

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nerve root (spinal nerves)

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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20
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thec/o

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sheath (meninges)

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21
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vag/o

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vagus never (X)

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alges/o, -algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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23
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-algia

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pain

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24
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caus/o

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burning

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comat/o

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deep sleep (coma)

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esthesi/o, -esthesia

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feeling, nervous sensation

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kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

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movement

28
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-lepsy

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seizure

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lex/o

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word, phrase

30
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-paresis

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weakness

31
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-phasia

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speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-praxia

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action

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-sthenia

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strength

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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short

36
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tax/o

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order, coordination

37
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hydrocephalus

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abnormal accumulation of csf in brain

38
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spina bifida

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congenital defects in lumbar spinal column due to neural tube defect

39
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alzheimers (ad)

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gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality change, impairment of daily functioning

40
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)

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degenerative disorder of motor neurons in spinal cord and brainstem

41
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epilepsy

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chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity

42
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huntington’s

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hereditary, degenerative changes in cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration

43
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multiple sclerosis (ms)

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destruction of myelin sheath in cns and replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue

44
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myasthenia gravis (mg)

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autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles

45
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palsy

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paralysis

46
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parkinson’s

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degen of neurons in basal ganglia, occuring later in life and leads to tremors, weakness of muscles, slowness of movement

47
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tourette’s

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involuntary spasmodic, twitching movements, uncontrollable vocal sounds, inappropriate words

48
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herpes zoster (shingles)

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viral infection affecting peripheral nerves

49
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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

50
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human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) encephalopathy

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brain disease and dementia occurring with aids

51
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brain tumor

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abnormal growth of brain tissue and meninges

52
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cerebral concussion

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traumatic brain injury caused by blow to head

53
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cerebral contusion

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bruising of brain tissue from direct trauma to head

54
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cerebrovascular accident (cva)

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disruption of normal blood supply to brain; stroke

55
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migraine

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severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache

56
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cerebrospinal fluid analysis

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csf samples examined

57
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cerebral angiography

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xray of arterial blood vessels in brain after injection of contrast material

58
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computer tomography (ct) of brain

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computerized xray technique that generates multiple images of the brain and spinal cord

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magnetic resonance imaging (mri)

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magnetic field and pulses of radiowave energy create images of brain and spinal cord

60
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positron emission tomography (pet) scan

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radioactive glucose is injected and detected in brain to image metabolic activity of cells

61
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doppler ultrasound studies

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sound waves detect blood flow in carotid and intracranial arteries

62
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eletroencephalography (eeg)

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recording of electrical acitivity of brain

63
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lumbar puncture (lp)

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csf is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae for analysis

64
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stereotactic radiosurgery

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use of specialized instrument to locate and treat targets in brain

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