Chapter Seventeen Flashcards
Nervous system and behavioural disorders
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neur/o, neur/i
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nervous system, tissue, nerve
2
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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
6
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radicul/o
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spinal nerve root
7
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encephal/o
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brain
8
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum, brain
9
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cortic/o
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cerebral cortex, outer portion
10
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
11
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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ventricul/o
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cavity, ventricle
13
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medull/o
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medulla oblanagata, spinal cord
14
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psych/o
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mind
15
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somn/o, somn/i
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sleep
16
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-phasia, -lalia
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speech, babble
17
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-lexia
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reading
18
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-plegia
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paralysis
19
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-paresis
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partial paralysis, weakness
20
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-lepsy
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seizure
21
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-phobia
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persistant, irrational fear
22
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-mania
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excited state, obsession
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AD
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Alzheimer disease
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ADHD
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attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
25
CNS
central nervous system
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CP
cerebral palsy
27
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
28
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
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EEG
electroencephalogram (graph)
30
LOC
level of consciousness
31
LP
lumbar puncture
32
MS
multiple sclerosis
33
TIA
transient ischemic attack
