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Chapter 10 Flashcards

Nervous System

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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crani/o

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skull

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cry/o

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cold

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dur/o

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dura matter

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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nervous sensation (feeling)

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gli/o

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glial cells, neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of nervous systems)

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hydr/o

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water

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kines/o, kinsei/o

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movement

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)

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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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narc/o

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sleep, numbness, stupor

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neur/o

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nerve

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olig/o

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scanty

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pont/o

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pons (a part of the brain)

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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spin/o

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spine (backbone)

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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short, faint

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tax/o

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order, coordination

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath

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troph/o

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nourishment, development

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vag/o

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vagus nerve

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33
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a-, an-

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no, not without

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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hemi-

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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intra-

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within, into

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micro-

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para-

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near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of

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polio-

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gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

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poly-

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many, much

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quadri-

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sub-

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under, below

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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-blast

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embryonic, immature cell

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-cele

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-esthesia

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nervous sensation

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-gram

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ine

A

pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-kinesia, -kinesis

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-kinetic

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-lepsy

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-oma

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tumor, mass, fluid collection

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-ose

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full of, pertaining to, sugar

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-paresis

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-pathy

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disease, emotion

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-phagia

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condition of eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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-plegia

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paralysis, palsy

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-praxia

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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-sthenia

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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-trophy

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nourishment, development (condition of)

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MS

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multiple sclerosis = destruction of myelin sheath in the CNS occurs with plaques of hard scar tissue

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LP

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lumbar puncture = intrathecal medications can be administered through this procedure

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident = stroke; embolus, hemorrhage, or thrombosis are etiologic factors

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack = neurologic symptoms and/or signs due to temporary interference of blood supply to the brain

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid = this fluid is analyzed for abnormal blood cells, chemicals, and protein

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radiculitis

A

inflammation of nerve root

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encephalitis

A

inflammation of the brain

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myelomeningocele

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hernia of meninges and spinal cord

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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of spinal cord gray matter

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radiculopathy

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disease condition of nerve root

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hypalgesia

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sensitivity to pain less

82
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paresthesia

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nervous sensation abnormal

83
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hyperkinesia

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movement excessive

84
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narcolepsy

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seizure sleep

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dyslexia

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condition of word/phrase difficult

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hemiparesis

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weakness half

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aphasia

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speech no,not without

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hemiplegia

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paralysis half

89
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apraxia

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action no, not, without

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