Chapter 10: Nervous System Flashcards

1
Q

cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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2
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cerebellar

A

pertaining to cerebellum

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3
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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4
Q

cerebrospinal fluid

A

fluid that circulates through cerebrum and spinal cord

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5
Q

dur/o

A

dura mater

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6
Q

subdural hematoma

A

collection of blood under dura mater

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7
Q

epidural hematoma

A

collection of blood above dura mater

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8
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

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9
Q

encephalitis

A

inflammation of brain

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10
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encephalopathy

A

disease of brain

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11
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mening/o
meningi/o

A

membranes, meninges

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12
Q

meningeal

A

pertaining to meninges

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13
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meningioma

A

benign tumor of meninges

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14
Q

myelomeningocele

A

hernia of spinal cord in meninges

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15
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my/o

A

muscle

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16
Q

myoneural

A

pertaining to muscle and nerve

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17
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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

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18
Q

myelopathy

A

disease of spinal cord

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19
Q

poliomyelitis

A

inflammation of gray matter in spinal cord

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20
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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21
Q

neuropathy

A

disease of nerves

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22
Q

polyneuritis

A

inflammation of many nerves

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23
Q

thalam/o

A

thalamus

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24
Q

thalamic

A

pertaining to thalamus

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25
Q

thec/o

A

sheath (refers to the meninges)

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26
Q

intrathecal injection

A

injection within the meninges
- chemotherapeutic drugs can be delivered into the subarachnoid space

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27
Q

alges/o
-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain

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28
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analgesia

A

no sensitivity to pain

29
Q

-algia

A

pain

30
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neuralgia

A

nerve pain

31
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caus/o

A

burning

32
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causalgia

A

burning pain

33
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comat/o

A

deep sleep

34
Q

comatose

A

pertaining to deep sleep

35
Q

esthesi/o
-esthesia

A

feeling, nervous sensation

36
Q

anesthesia

A

lack of normal sensation

37
Q

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

A

movement

38
Q

bradykinesia

A

slow movement

39
Q

hyperkinesis

A

excessive movement

40
Q

dyskinesia

A

abnormal movement

41
Q

akinetic

A

no movement

42
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

43
Q

epilepsy

A

chronic disorder of seizures

44
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narcolepsy

A

sudden, uncontrollable compulsion to sleep

45
Q

cephalgia

A

head pain (headache)

46
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lex/o

A

word, phrase

47
Q

dyslexia

A

abnormal word

48
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

49
Q

hemiparesis

A

weakness in half the body

50
Q

-phasia

A

speech

51
Q

aphasia

A

difficult speech

52
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)

53
Q

hemiplegia

A

paralysis in half the body

54
Q

paraplegia

A

paralysis in lower half of the body

55
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quadriplegia

A

paralysis in all four extremities

56
Q

-praxia

A

action

57
Q

apraxia

A

lack of action

58
Q

-sthenia

A

strength

59
Q

neurasthenia

A

lack of nerve strength

60
Q

CNS

A

central nervous system

61
Q

CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

62
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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

63
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EEG

A

electroencephalography

64
Q

LP

A

lumbar puncture

65
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

66
Q

MS

A

multiple sclerosis

67
Q

PCA

A

patient-controlled analgesia

68
Q

TIA

A

transient ischemic attack (temporary interference with the blood supply to brain)