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Chapter 15 Flashcards

Nervous System and Behavioral Health

1
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CNS

A

central nervous system

consists of the brain and spinal cord

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PNS

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peripheral nervous system

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brain

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comprises the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem; the brainstem contains the pons, medulla oblongata and midbrain

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cerebrum

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largest portion of the brain divided into left and right hemispheres.

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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dur/o

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hard, dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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gangli/o, ganglion/o

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ganglion

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gli/o

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glia

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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spinal cord (also means bone marrow)

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neur/o

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nerve

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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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nerve root (proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord

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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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nerve root (proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord

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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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nerve root (proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord

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esthesi/o

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sensation, sensitivity, feeling

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ment/o, psych/o

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mon/o

A

one, single

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phas/o

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poli/o

A

gray matter

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quadr/i

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quadr/i

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-iatrist

A

specialist, physician

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-iatry

A

treatment, specialty

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-ictal

A

seizure, attack

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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

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cerebellitis

A

inflammation of the cerebellum

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cerebral thrombosis

A

blood clot in a blood vessel of the brain
onset of symptoms w/in minutes to days
a cause of ischemic stroke

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cerebral thrombosis

A

blood clot in a blood vessel of the brain
onset of symptoms w/in minutes to days
a cause of ischemic stroke

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duritis

A

inflammation of the dura matter

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encephalitis

A

inflammation of the brain

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encephalomalacia

A

softening of the brain

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encephalomyeloradiculitis

A

inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots

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gangliitis

A

inflammation of ganglion

37
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glioblastoma

A

tumor composed of developing glia (malignant primary tumor of the brain)

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glioblastoma

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tumor composed of developing glia (malignant primary tumor of the brain)

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