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1
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Afferent

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sensory

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Efferent

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Motor

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What are the two parts of the nervous system

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Central and Peripheral nervous system

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What does the CNS do and involve

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Central nervous system coordinated incoming information using the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord

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What does the PNS do and involve

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controls motor movement using the nerves

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What are the five lobes of the brain

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Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, Temporal, and insula lobes

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Cerebr/o, encephal/o

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brain

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EEG

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electroencephalography; used to measure brain activity

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cerebell/o

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little brain

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lob/o

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lobe

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cephal/o

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head

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mening/om meningi/o

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meninges; membranes that protect the CNS system

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dur/o

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dura mater

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neur/o

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nerves

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gangli/o

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nerve bundle

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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17
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myelodysplasia

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defective formation of spinal cord

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esthesi/o

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feelings or sensation

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phas/o

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speech

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phren/o, psych/o

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mind

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somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o

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sleep

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gnosi/o

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knowledge

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agnosia

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lack of knowledge or ability to recognize familiar objects

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24
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prognosis

A

chances for things getting better or worse

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25
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-mania

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excessive desire

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26
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-paresis

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slight, partial paralysis

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27
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-plegia

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paralysis

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28
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-asthenia

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weakness

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29
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syncope

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fainting

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30
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delirium

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sudden state of confusion

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31
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dementia

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constant state of confusion

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32
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cata-

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down

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33
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myoclonus

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muscle twitching

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ambul

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monoparesis

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partial paralysis in one limb

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monoplegia

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complete loss of sensation and movement in one limb

37
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paresthesia

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abnormal sensation (tingling)

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sysesthesia

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one sensation is experienced as another

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caus

40
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ansomia

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lack of smell

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LP

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lumbar puncture; puncture in lower back to remove cerebrospinal fluid

42
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CT scan

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using an xray to look for a tumor or bleeding

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging; uses magnets and radio waves to look at organs in the body

44
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Myelogram

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Xray of the spinal cord

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Cerebral angiography

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Xray of blood vessels of brain

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PET scan

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Positron Emission Tomography; uses contrasting radioactive drug infusion

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MRA

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magnetic resonance angiography; see blood vessels in brain via contrast

48
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epidural hematoma

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blood between skull and dura mater causing the dura mater to be pushed on

49
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subdural hematoma

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blood below dura mater

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atopognosis

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inability to locate a sensation

51
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prosopagnosia

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inability to recognize a fact

52
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ictal

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tonic

A

weak muscle tone

54
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idiopathic

A

unknown origin

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident; condition due to the blood vessels of the brain

56
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hemorrhagic stroke

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rupture of blood vessel to brain

57
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ischemic stroke

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lack of blood flow to the brain

58
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TIA

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transient ischemic attack; mini stroke in which blood flow is temporarily lost causing people to temporarily forget names for objects

59
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cerebral aneursym

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widening of blood vessel

60
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cerebral arteriosclerosis

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hardening of vessels

61
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cerebral atheroscleosis

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fatty plaques in vessels, can lead to arteriosclerosis

62
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cerebral embolism

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clot that traveled to the head

63
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cerebral thrombosis

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clot in the brain vessel

64
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hydrocephaly

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excess cerebrospinal fluid in brain

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ALS

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; hardening of nerve cells on the sides of the spine, loss of muscle control

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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of gray matter of spinal cord

67
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cerebral palsy

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paralysis caused by brain damage

68
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epilepsy

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disease marked by seizures

69
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anesthestics

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removes sensations

70
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antipsychotics

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opposes psychoses

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anxiolytic

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decreases anxiety

72
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anxio

73
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analgesic

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relieves pain

74
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anticonvulsant

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opposes convulsions

75
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hypnotic

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aids in producing sleep

76
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thrombolytic

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destroys thrombus (blood clots)

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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MS

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multiple sclerosis; hardened plaques in the brain

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EMG

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electromyogram

80
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ICP

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intracranial pressure

81
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LOC

A

level of consciousness

82
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HD

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Huntington’s disease; progressive breakdown of nerve cells in brain causing a decrease in functional abilities

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