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Chapter 8- Nervous System Flashcards

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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Encephal/o

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Entire brain

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Esthesi/o

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Sensation

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Gli/o

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Glue

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Gnos/o

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Knowing

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Kinesi/o

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Movement

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Mening/o, meningi/o

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Meninges (membrane)

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord or bone narrow

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Narc/o

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Sleep

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Phas/o

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Speech

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Phob/o

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Exaggerated fear or sensitivity

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Phren/o, psych/o, thym/o

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Mind

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Schiz/o

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Spilt

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Somat/o

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Body

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Somn/o, somn/I , hypn/o

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Sleep

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Spin/o

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Spine

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Spondyl/o , vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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Stere/o

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Three dimensional or solid

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Tax/o

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Order or coordination

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Thalam/o

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Thalamus (a room)

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Top/o

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Place

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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-mania

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Condition of abnormal impulse towards

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-paresis

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Slight paralysis

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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Cerebrum

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Largest portion of the brain; divided into left and right hemispheres

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Cerebellum

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Portion of the brain located under the occipital lobe (responsible for coordination and control)

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Spinal cord

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Column of nervous tissue from the brainstem through the vertebrae

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Meninges

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3 membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

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Cranial nerves

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12 pairs of nerves arising from the brain

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Spinal nerves

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31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord

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Neuralgia

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Pain along the course of a nerve

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Paralysis

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Temporary or permanent loss of motor control

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Hemiparesis

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Partial paralysis of the right or left half of the body

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Syncope

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Fainting

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Cerebral aneurysm

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Dilation of a blood vessel in the brain

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Cerebral thrombosis

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Presence of a stationary clot in a blood vessel of the brain

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Cerebral embolism

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Obstruction of a blood vessel in the brain by an embolus

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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain

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Epilepsy

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Disorder affecting the central nervous system (recurrent seizures)

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Meningioma

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Benign tumor of the coverings of the brain

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Myelitis

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Inflammation of the spinal cord

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Narcolepsy

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Sleep disorder characterized by a sudden, uncontrollable need to sleep

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Plegia

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Paralysis

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis on one side of the body

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Paraplegia

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Paralysis from the waist down

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of all the 4 limbs

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Sleep apnea

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Periods of breathing cessations, that occur during sleep

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Crainiectomy

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Excision of part of the skull to approach the brain

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Craniotomy

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Incision into the skull to approach the brain

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Neuroplasty

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Surgical repair of a nerve

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Analgesic

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Agent that relieves pain

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Anticonvulsant

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Agent that prevents or lessens convulsion

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Hypnotic

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Agent that induces sleep

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