Chapter 13: Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders Flashcards by Christina Trutescu

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sensory receptors are called

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afferent

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motor receptors are called

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efferent

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Two parts of the nervous system

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central and peripheral

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involuntary part of the nervous system

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autonomic nervous system

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voluntary part of the nervous system

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somatic nervous system

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two types of cells of the nervous system

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neurons and neuroglial (glial) cells

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parts of a neuron

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dendrites, soma (cell body), axon hillock, axon, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier, neurilemma

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aut/o

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self

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cerebell/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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skull

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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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mening/o

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meninges (made up of dura mater, arachnoid and pia mater)

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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

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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the cerebrum is…

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the folded parts of the brain

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gray matter is called

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cerebral cortex

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the diencephalon is made up of…

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thalamus and hypothalamus

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the brainstem is made up of…

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midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

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eeg

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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

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3 types of hematomas

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epidural, subdural and intracerebral

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hydrocephalus

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accumulation of fluid in skull

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abnormal slowness of movement

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bradykinesia

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headache

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cephalgia

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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encephalocele

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hernia of brain through skull

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encephalomalacia

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softening of brain

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excessive movement

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hyperkinesia

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meningocele

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herniation of meninges

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arachn/o

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spider

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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