Chapter 10 Flashcards
afferent
full word 🟫
moving toward a center
efferent
full word 🟫
moving away from a center
electroencephalogram (EEG)
full word 🟫
record of the electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalograph
full word 🟫
device used to record the electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalography
full word 🟫
the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
electroneurodiagnostic
full word 🟫
pertaining to the use of electricity in the diagnosis of a neurologic disorder
epilepsy
full word 🟫
chronic brain disorder due to paroxysmal
epilectic
full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from epilepsy
motor
full word 🟫
structures of the nervous system that send impulses out to cause muscles to contract or glands to secrete
nerve
full word 🟫
a cord of nerve fibers bound together by connective tissue
nervous system
full word 🟫
the whole, integrated nerve apparatus
neurology
full word 🟫
medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system
neurologist
full word 🟫
medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system
neurologic
full word 🟫
pertaining to the nervous system
neurosurgeon
full word 🟫
one who performs surgery on the nervous system
neurosurgery
full word 🟫
operating surgically on the nervous system
parasympathetic
full word 🟫
division of the autonomic nervous system, has opposite effects to the sympathetic nervous system
sensory
full word 🟫
pertaining to sensation, structures of the nervous system that carry impulses to the brain
somatic
full word 🟫
a division of the peripheral nervous system serving the skeletal muscles or relating to the body in general
sympathetic
full word 🟫
division of the autonomic nervous system operating at an unconscious level
visceral
full word 🟫
pertaining to the internal organs
viscus (viscera, pl)
full word 🟫
any single internal organ
electr/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
electricity
encephal/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
brain
neur/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
nerve
diagnost-
root 🟥
decision
epilept-
root 🟥
seizure
nerv-
root 🟥
nerve
surg-
root 🟥
operate
pathet-
root 🟥
suffering
sens-
root 🟥
feel
somat-
root 🟥
body
viscer-
root 🟥
internal organs
-gram
suffix 🟦
recording
-graph
suffix 🟦
to write, record
-graphy
suffix 🟦
process of recording
-ic
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-ous
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
-logy
suffix 🟦
study of
-logist
suffix 🟦
one who studies
-eon
suffix 🟦
one who does
-ery
suffix 🟦
process of
-ory
suffix 🟦
having the function of
-al
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
para-
prefix 🟩
beside
sym-
prefix 🟩
together
autonomic
full word 🟫
self-governing visceral motor division of the peripheral nervous system
axon
full word 🟫
single process of a nerve cell carrying nervous impulses away from the cell body
dendrite
full word 🟫
branched extension of the nerve cell body that recieves nervous stimuli
dopamine
full word 🟫
neurotransmitter in some specific small areas of the brain
glia
full word 🟫
connective tissue that holds a structure together
glial
full word 🟫
pertaining to glia or neuroglia
neuroglia
full word 🟫
connective tissue holding nervous tissues together
myelin
full word 🟫
material of the sheath around the axon of a nerve
neuron
full word 🟫
technical term for a nerve cell, consists of cell body with its dendrites and axons
neurotransmitter
full word 🟫
chemical agent that relays messages from one nerve cell to the next
synapse
full word 🟫
junction between two nerve cells, or a nerve fiber and its target cell, where electrical impulses are transmitted between the cells
nom-
root 🟥
law
glia-
root 🟥
glue
myel-
root 🟥
spinal cord
mitt-
root 🟥
send
apse-
root 🟥
clasp
-in
suffix 🟦
chemical compund, substance
-er
suffix 🟦
agent
trans-
prefix 🟩
across
syn-
prefix 🟩
together
cerebellum
full word 🟫
the most posterior area of the brain located between the midbrain and the cerebral hemispheres
cerebrospinal
full word 🟫
pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
cerebrospinal fluid
full word 🟫
fluid formed in the ventricles of the brain, surrounds the brain and spinal cord
cerebrum
full word 🟫
cerebral hemispheres
cerebral
full word 🟫
pertaining to the cerebral hemispheres of the brain
corpus callosum
full word 🟫
bridge of the nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
frontal lobe
full word 🟫
front area of the cerebral hemisphere
gyrus (gyri, pl)
full word 🟫
rounded elevation on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres
hypothalamus
full word 🟫
an endocrine gland in the floor and wall of the third ventricle of the brain
hypothalamic
full word 🟫
pertaining to the hypothalamus
occipital lobe
full word 🟫
posterior area of the cerebral hemisphere
parietal lobe
full word 🟫
area of the brain under the parietal bone
sulcus (sulci, pl)
full word 🟫
groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres that separates gyri
temporal lobe
full word 🟫
posterior two-thirds of cerebral hemispheres
thalamus
full word 🟫
mass of grey matter under the ventricle in each cerebral hemisphere
cerebr/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
brain
cerebell-
root 🟥
little brain
spin-
root 🟥
spinal cord
cerebr-
root 🟥
cerebrum
corpus-
root 🟥
body
callos-
root 🟥
thickening
front-
root 🟥
front of
thalam-
root 🟥
thalamus
occipit-
root 🟥
back of head
pariet-
root 🟥
wall
tempor-
root 🟥
time, temple
hypo-
prefix 🟩
below
analgesia
full word 🟫
state in which pain is reduced
anesthesia
full word 🟫
complete loss of sensation
arachnoid mater
full word 🟫
weblike middle layer of the three meninges
dura mater
full word 🟫
hard, fibrous outer layer of the meninges
epidural
full word 🟫
above the dura
epidural space
full word 🟫
space between the dura mater and the wall of the vertebral canal
meninges
full word 🟫
three-layered covering of the brain and spinal cord
meningitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the meninges
pia mater
full word 🟫
delicate inner layer of the meninges
subarachnoid space
full word 🟫
space between the pia mater and the arachnoid membrane
alges-
root 🟥
sensation of pain
esthes-
root 🟥
feeling
arachn-
root 🟥
cobweb, spider
mater
root 🟥
mother
dura
root 🟥
hard
dur-
root 🟥
dura
mening-
root 🟥
meninges
pia
root 🟥
delicate
-ia
suffix 🟦
condition
-oid
suffix 🟦
resembling
-itis
suffix 🟦
inflammation
an-
prefix 🟩
without
sub-
prefix 🟩
under
Alzheimer disease
full word 🟫
common form of dementia
cognition
full word 🟫
process of acquiring knowledge through thinking, learning, and memory
confusion
full word 🟫
mental state in which enviornmental stimuli are not processed appropriately
delirium
full word 🟫
acute altered state of consciousness with agitation and disorientation
dementia
full word 🟫
chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of the mind’s cognitive and intellectual functions
empathy
full word 🟫
ability to place yourself into the feelings, emotions, and reactions of another person
sympathy
full word 🟫
appreciation and concern for another person’s mental and emotional state
sedative
full word 🟫
agent that calms nervous excitement
sedation
full word 🟫
state of being calmed
senile
full word 🟫
characteristic of old age
stroke
cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
full word 🟫
acute clinical event caused by impaired cerebral circulation
confus-
root 🟥
bewildered
deliri-
root 🟥
disorientation, confusion
ment-
root 🟥
mind
sedat-
root 🟥
to calm
sen-
root 🟥
old age
-ion
suffix 🟦
condition, action
-um
suffix 🟦
structure
-pathy
suffix 🟦
emotion, disease
-ive
suffix 🟦
pertaining to, quality of
-ile
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
de-
prefix 🟩
removal, without
em-
prefix 🟩
into
grand mal
full word 🟫
previous name for generalized tonic-clonic seizure
narcolepsy
full word 🟫
involuntary falling asleep
petit mal
full word 🟫
previous name for absence seizures
postictal
full word 🟫
transient neurologic deficit after a seizure
ictal
full word 🟫
pertaining to, or a condition caused by, a stroke or epilepsy
tic
full word 🟫
sudden, involuntary, repeated contraction of muscles
tonic
full word 🟫
state of muscular contraction
tonic-clonic seizure
full word 🟫
the body alternates between excessive muscular rigidity (tonic) and jerking muscular contractions (clonic)
Tourette syndrome
full word 🟫
disorder of multiple motor and vocal tics
grand-
root 🟥
big
mal-
root 🟥
bad
petit-
root 🟥
small
ict-
root 🟥
seizure
ton-
root 🟥
pressure, tension
clon-
root 🟥
tumult
seiz-
root 🟥
to grab
narc/o-
root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
stupor
-lepsy
suffix 🟦
seizure
-ure
suffix 🟦
a process
post-
prefix 🟩
after
aneurysm
full word 🟫
small, circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber
arteriography
full word 🟫
x-ray visualization of an artery after injection of contrast material
autism
full word 🟫
a disorder with severly abnormal social and communication skills
austistic
full word 🟫
pertaining to autism
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
full word 🟫
disease of cattle (mad cow disease) that can be transferred to humans, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
carotid endarterectomy
full word 🟫
surgical removal of diseased lining from the carotid artery to leave a smooth lining and restore blood flow
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
full word 🟫
progressive, incurable, neurologic disease caused by infectious prions
encephalitis
full word 🟫
inflammation of the brain cells and tissues
migraine
full word 🟫
paroxysmal severe headache confined to one side of the head
Parkinson disease
full word 🟫
disease of muscular rigidity, tremors, and a mask-like facial expression
prion
full word 🟫
small, infectious protein particle
syncope
full word 🟫
temporary loss on consciousness and postural tone due to dimisnished cerebral blood flow
tremor
full word 🟫
small, shaking, involuntary, repetative movements of hands, extremities, neck, or jaw
autis-
root 🟥
autism