Chapter 10 - Nervous System Flashcards

1
Q

cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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2
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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3
Q

dur/o

A

dura mater

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4
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

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5
Q

gli/o

A

glial cells

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6
Q

lept/o

A

thin, slender

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7
Q

mening/o, meningi/o

A

membranes, meninges

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8
Q

my/o

A

muscle

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9
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord (bone marrow)

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10
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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11
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pont/o

A

pons

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12
Q

radicul/o

A

nerve root

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13
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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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14
Q

tehc/o

A

sheath (meninges sheath)

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15
Q

vag/o

A

vagus nerve

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16
Q

alges/o, -algesia

A

excessive sensitivity to pain

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17
Q

-algia

A

pain

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18
Q

caus/o

A

burning

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19
Q

comat/o

A

deep sleep

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20
Q

esthesi/o, -esthesia

A

feeling, nervous sensation

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21
Q

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

A

movement

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22
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

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23
Q

lex/o

A

word, phrase

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24
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

25
Q

-phasia

A

speech

26
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

27
Q

-praxia

A

action

28
Q

-sthenia

A

strength

29
Q

syncop/o

A

to cut off, cut short (faint)

30
Q

tax/o

A

order, coordination

31
Q

AD

A

Alzheimer disease

32
Q

AFP

A

alpha-fetoprotein

33
Q

ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

34
Q

AVM

A

arteriovenous malformation

35
Q

BBB

A

blood-brain barrier

36
Q

CNS

A

central nervous system

37
Q

CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

38
Q

CT

A

computer tomography

39
Q

CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

40
Q

EEG

A

electroencephalography

41
Q

GABA

A

gamma-aminobutyric acid

42
Q

ICP

A

intracranial pressure

43
Q

LP

A

lumbar puncture

44
Q

MAC

A

monitored anesthetic care

45
Q

MG

A

myasthenia gravis

46
Q

MRA

A

magnetic resonance angiography

47
Q

MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

48
Q

MS

A

multiple sclerosis

49
Q

1/2 P

A

hemiparesis

50
Q

PCA

A

patient-controlled analgesia

51
Q

PET

A

positron emission tomography

52
Q

PNS

A

peripheral nervous system

53
Q

PSRS

A

proton steriotactic radiosurgery

54
Q

Sz

A

seizure

55
Q

TBI

A

traumatic brain injury

56
Q

TENS

A

transcutaneuous electrical nerve stimulation

57
Q

TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

58
Q

TLE

A

temporal lobe epilepsy

59
Q

tPA

A

tissue plasminogen activator