Chapter 10 - Nervous System Flashcards by Mashkura Chowdhury

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cerebell/o

A

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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encephal/o

A

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

A

membranes, meninges

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my/o

A

muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord (bone marrow)

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neur/o

A

nerve

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pont/o

A

pons

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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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tehc/o

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sheath (meninges sheath)

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vag/o

A

vagus nerve

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alges/o, -algesia

A

excessive sensitivity to pain

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-algia

A

pain

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caus/o

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burning

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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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

A

seizure

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lex/o

A

word, phrase

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-paresis

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weakness

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-praxia

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action

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-sthenia

A

strength

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syncop/o

A

to cut off, cut short (faint)

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tax/o

A

order, coordination

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AD

A

Alzheimer disease

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AFP

A

alpha-fetoprotein

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ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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AVM

A

arteriovenous malformation

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BBB

A

blood-brain barrier

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CNS

A

central nervous system

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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

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CT

A

computer tomography

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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

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EEG

A

electroencephalography

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GABA

A

gamma-aminobutyric acid

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ICP

A

intracranial pressure

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LP

A

lumbar puncture

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MAC

A

monitored anesthetic care

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MG

A

myasthenia gravis

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MRA

A

magnetic resonance angiography

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

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1/2 P

A

hemiparesis

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PCA

A

patient-controlled analgesia

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PET

A

positron emission tomography

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PNS

A

peripheral nervous system

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PSRS

A

proton steriotactic radiosurgery

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Sz

A

seizure

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TBI

A

traumatic brain injury

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TENS

A

transcutaneuous electrical nerve stimulation

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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TLE

A

temporal lobe epilepsy

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tPA

A

tissue plasminogen activator