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CNS Flashcards

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enchephal/o

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brain

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encephal/o

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brain

coordinates all body activities

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cephal/o

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head, crown

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum
•located in lower back of cranium
•responsible for balance and coordination

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum
•largest, upper-most portion of brain
•“thinking” part of the brain

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cognitive

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our ability (or lack of) to think, learn, and memorize

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meninges

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  • mening/o, mening/i

* layers around the brain and spinal cord

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mening/i

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meninges

•layers around the brain and spinal cord

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mening/o

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meninges

•layers around the brain and spinal cord

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nerve root

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•radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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radic/o

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nerve root

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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rhiz/o

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nerve root

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mononeuropathy

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  • mon/o = one, single
  • neur/o = nerve
  • -pathy = abnormal condition
  • “condition that affects a single nerve”
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myel/o

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  • spinal cord or bone marrow

* pathway for nerve impulses between brain, limbs, and lower body

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neur/o

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  • nerves

* receives and transmits message to and from all parts of the body

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Sensory Organs

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•ears, eyes, nose, skin (touch), tongue

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anesthesiologist

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  • an- = without
  • esthesi/o = feeling
  • -ologist = specialist

A specialist who controls medicine

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psychologist (not MD)

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psych/o = mind, emotions

not a medical doctor, and specializes in the mind

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psych/o

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mind, emotions

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psychiatrist

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  • -iatrist = specialist

* -iatry = study of, field of

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conscious

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•being alert, awake, aware, responsive

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A&O

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alert and oriented

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syncopal episode

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  • fainting spell

* brief loss of consciousness

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LOC

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loss of consciousness or level of consciousness

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coma

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  • deep state of unconsciousness

* no response to pain, no speech…

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aneurysm

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  • localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
  • often fatal if ruptures
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stroke

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•damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted (blockage or rupture)

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TIA

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  • transient ischemic attack

* “little” strokes; warning…

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aphasia

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  • a- = without
  • -phasia = speech
  • loss of ability to speak, write, comprehend language
  • often due to brain damage associated with stroke
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–phagia

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to swallow

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hyperesthesia

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  • hyper- = excessive, increased

* -esthesia = feeling, sensation

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seizure

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  • convulsion, -ictal
  • sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in brain function
  • preictal = time before a seizure
  • postictal = time after a seizure
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preictal

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time before a seizure

35
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postictal

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time after a seizure

36
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CP

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cerebral palsy

37
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sciatica

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pain affecting the back, hip, and outer leg caused by the compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back

38
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paralysis

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  • -paresis, -plegia

* loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

39
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hemiparesis or hemiplegia

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•paralysis on one side of the body

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paraplegia

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•paralysis of both legs & lower body

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quadriplegia

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•paralysis of all four extremities

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monoplegia

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•paralysis of one limb (arm) or area

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ADD

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attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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concussion

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violent shaking or jarring of the brain

46
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A + O x 3

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alert and oriented times three (person, place, and time)

47
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MS

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multiple sclerosis

48
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CAT

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computed axial tomography

49
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PERRLA

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pupils are equal, round, responsive to light and accommodation

50
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analgesic

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drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

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anesthesia

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  • an- = without, no
  • -esthesia = feeling
  • absence of normal sensation, especially pain
52
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MRI

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•magnetic resonance imaging

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EEG

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•electroencephalogram

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HA

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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mening/o

58
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mening/i

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radic/o

A

nerve root

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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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rhiz/o

A

nerve root

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mononeuropathy

A

condition that affects a single nerve

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myel/o

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bone marrow/spinal cord

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neur/o

65
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sensory organs

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eyes, ears, nose, skin, tounge

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esthesi/o

67
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psych/o

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mind/emotions

68
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-iatrist

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specialist

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-iatry

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conscious

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alert and oriented

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syncopal episode

A

fainting or brief loss of consciousness

72
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coma

A

deep state of unconsciousness

73
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aneurysm

A

balloon like enlargement in the wall of a vessel due to weakness

74
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stroke

A

tissue damage that occurs when blood flow is restricted or cut off to a certain area of the brain

75
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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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aphagia

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loss of ability to speak

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hyperesthesia

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increased feeling or sensation

78
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convulsion

79
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-ictal

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