Chapter Seventeen Flashcards

Nervous system and behavioural disorders

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neur/o, neur/i

A

nervous system, tissue, nerve

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gli/o

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neuroglia

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gangli/o, ganglion/o

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ganglion

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mengin/o, mengine/o

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menginges

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myle/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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radicul/o

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spinal nerve root

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encephal/o

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brain

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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cortic/o

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cerebral cortex, outer portion

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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ventricul/o

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cavity, ventricle

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medull/o

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medulla oblanagata, spinal cord

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psych/o

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mind

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somn/o, somn/i

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sleep

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-phasia, -lalia

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speech, babble

17
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-lexia

A

reading

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-paresis

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partial paralysis, weakness

20
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-lepsy

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seizure

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-phobia

A

persistant, irrational fear

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-mania

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excited state, obsession

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AD

A

Alzheimer disease

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ADHD

A

attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

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CNS

A

central nervous system

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CP

A

cerebral palsy

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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

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EEG

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electroencephalogram (graph)

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LOC

A

level of consciousness

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LP

A

lumbar puncture

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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

33
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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack