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Chapter 13- Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders Flashcards

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aut/o

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self

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cerbell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o, encephal/o

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brain

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cervic/o

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neck

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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crani/o

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crainium

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dendr/o

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tree

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dur/o

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dura mater

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gli/o

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neuroglia or a sticky substance

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lumb/o

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lower back

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menig/o

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meninges

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ment/o, psych/o

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mind

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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nerv/o, neur/o

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nerve

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phren/o

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mind or diaphragm

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physi/o

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nature

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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spin/o

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spine

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thorac/o

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thorax (chest)

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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complete or partial loss of muscle movement

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akinesia

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partial or complete loss of sensation without loss of consciousness; result from disease, injury, or administration of an anesthetic

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anesthesia

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inability or refusal to swallow. it is characterized by abstention from eating because swallowing is painful

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aphagia

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abnormal neurological condition in which there is absence or impairment in the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs

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aphasia

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abnormal slowness in movement or sluggishness of mental and physical processes

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bradykinesia

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a neoplasm of the intracranial portion of the CNS; may be primary or secondary

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brain tumor

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headache

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cephalagia

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loss of consciousness, either temporary or prolonged, as a result of a blow to the head

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cerebral concussion

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bruising of the brain tissue as a result of head injury

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cerebral contusion

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result of the rupture of a sclerosed, diseased, or injured vessel in the brain

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cerebral hemorrhage

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brain disorder characterized by paralysis and lack of muscle coordination; it results from developmental defects in the brain or trauma at birth

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cerebral palsy

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state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused, even by powerful stimulation

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coma

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paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of the body

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diplegia

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inability to read, spell, and write words despite the ability to see and recognize letters

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dyslexia

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difficulty in swallowing, usually associated with obstruction or other disorders of the esphoagus

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dsyphagia

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speech impairment caused by a lesion in the brain; characterized by lack of coordination and failure to arrange words properly

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dysphasia

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preparation, study, and interpretation of an electromyogram, a graphic record of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation

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electromyography

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inflammation of the brain

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encephalitis

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hernial protrusion of brain substance through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull

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encephalocele

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softening of the brain

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encephalomalacia

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inflammation of the brain and meniges

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encephalomeningitis

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any disease of the brain

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encephalopathy

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group of neurological disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of convulsive seizures, sensory disturbances, loss of consciousness, or all of these.

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epilepsy

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paralysis of one side of the body

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body

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paraplegia

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paralysis of all four extremities

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quadraplegia, tetraplegia

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abnormally increased activity or motor function

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hyperkinesia

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inflammation of the meninges

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meningitis

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herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skill or vertebral column

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meningocele

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chronic CNS disease with progressive destruction of the myelin sheaths of neurons

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multiple sclerosis

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disease characterized by muscle weakness and abnormal fatigue

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myasthenia gravis

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inflammation of the bone marrow or spinal cord

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myelitis

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radiographic examination of the spinal cord by injection of a radiopaque medium

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myelography

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chronic ailment involving sudden sleep that occurs at intervals

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narcolepsy

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pain along the course of the nerve

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neuropathy

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chronic nervous disease characterized by a fine, slowly spreading tumor, muscular weakness, rigidity, and often a peculiar giat

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Parkinson disease

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any functional or organic disorder of the PNS

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peripheral neuropathy

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aute, infectious eruption of vesicles, usually on the trunk of the body along a peripheral nerve

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shingles

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arachn/o

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spider

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claustr/o

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barrier or closed space

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pseud/o

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false

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zo/o

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animal

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agora-

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open marketplace

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-esthesia

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sensation, perception

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-lexia

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words, phrases

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-orexia

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appetite

Medical Terminology- Exam III (5 decks)

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