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Med Term 250A > Chapter 10 - Nervous System > Flashcards

Chapter 10 - Nervous System Flashcards

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ACh

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acetylcholine

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AD

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Alzheimer disease

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ALS

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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BBB

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blood-brain barrier

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CTS

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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EEG

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electroencephalogram,

electroencephalography

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HEMI

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hemiplegic

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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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LOC

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level of consciousness

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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PARA

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paraplegic

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PNS

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peripheral nervous system

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QUAD

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quadriplegic

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SCI

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spinal cord injury

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SZ

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seizure

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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tPA

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tissue plasminogen activator

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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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encephala/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

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neur/o

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nerve

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pont/o

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pons

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radicul/o

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nerve root (of spinal nerves)

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath (refers to the meninges)

36
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vac/o

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vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

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alges/o,

-algesia

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excessive sensitivity to pain

38
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-algia

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pain

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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

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-lepsy

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seizure

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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-paresis

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weakness

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-phasia

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speech

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-plegia

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

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-praxia

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action

49
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-sthenia

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strength

50
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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short

51
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tax/o

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order, coordination

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