Chapter 10 - Nervous System Flashcards
1
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ACh
A
acetylcholine
2
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AD
A
Alzheimer disease
3
Q
ALS
A
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
4
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BBB
A
blood-brain barrier
5
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
6
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
7
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CTS
A
carpal tunnel syndrome
8
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
9
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EEG
A
electroencephalogram,
electroencephalography
10
Q
HEMI
A
hemiplegic
11
Q
ICP
A
intracranial pressure
12
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LOC
A
level of consciousness
13
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LP
A
lumbar puncture
14
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MS
A
multiple sclerosis
15
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PARA
A
paraplegic
16
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PNS
A
peripheral nervous system
17
Q
QUAD
A
quadriplegic
18
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SCI
A
spinal cord injury
19
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SZ
A
seizure
20
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TIA
A
transient ischemic attack
21
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tPA
A
tissue plasminogen activator
22
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
23
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
24
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dur/o
A
dura mater
25
encephala/o
brain
26
gli/o
glial cells
27
lept/o
thin, slender
28
mening/o
| meningi/o
membranes, meninges
29
my/o
muscle
30
myel/o
spinal cord
31
neur/o
nerve
32
pont/o
pons
33
radicul/o
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
34
thalam/o
thalamus
35
thec/o
sheath (refers to the meninges)
36
vac/o
vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
37
alges/o,
| -algesia
excessive sensitivity to pain
38
-algia
pain
39
caus/o
burning
40
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
41
esthesi/o
| -esthesia
feeling, nervous sensation
42
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kines/o
kinesi/o
-kinesia
-kinesis
-kinetic
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movement
43
-lepsy
seizure
44
lex/o
word, phrase
45
-paresis
weakness
46
-phasia
speech
47
-plegia
paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
48
-praxia
action
49
-sthenia
strength
50
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short
51
tax/o
order, coordination
