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
bradykinesia
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a neoplasm of the intracranial portion of the CNS; may be primary or secondary
brain tumor
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headache
cephalagia
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loss of consciousness, either temporary or prolonged, as a result of a blow to the head
cerebral concussion
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bruising of the brain tissue as a result of head injury
cerebral contusion
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result of the rupture of a sclerosed, diseased, or injured vessel in the brain
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
cerebral palsy
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state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused, even by powerful stimulation
coma
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paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of the body
diplegia
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inability to read, spell, and write words despite the ability to see and recognize letters
dyslexia
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difficulty in swallowing, usually associated with obstruction or other disorders of the esphoagus
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
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
electromyography
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inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
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hernial protrusion of brain substance through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull
encephalocele
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softening of the brain
encephalomalacia
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inflammation of the brain and meniges
encephalomeningitis
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any disease of the brain
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.
epilepsy
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paralysis of one side of the body
hemiplegia
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paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body
paraplegia
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paralysis of all four extremities
quadraplegia, tetraplegia
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abnormally increased activity or motor function
hyperkinesia
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inflammation of the meninges
meningitis
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herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skill or vertebral column
meningocele
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chronic CNS disease with progressive destruction of the myelin sheaths of neurons
multiple sclerosis
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disease characterized by muscle weakness and abnormal fatigue
myasthenia gravis
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inflammation of the bone marrow or spinal cord
myelitis
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radiographic examination of the spinal cord by injection of a radiopaque medium
myelography
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chronic ailment involving sudden sleep that occurs at intervals
narcolepsy
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pain along the course of the nerve
neuropathy
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chronic nervous disease characterized by a fine, slowly spreading tumor, muscular weakness, rigidity, and often a peculiar giat
Parkinson disease
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any functional or organic disorder of the PNS
peripheral neuropathy
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aute, infectious eruption of vesicles, usually on the trunk of the body along a peripheral nerve
shingles
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arachn/o
spider
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claustr/o
barrier or closed space
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pseud/o
false
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zo/o
animal
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agora-
open marketplace
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-asthenia
weakness
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-esthesia
sensation, perception
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-lexia
words, phrases
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-orexia
appetite
