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Med Terms Unit 15 - Central nervous system Flashcards

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CNS

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central nervous system

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encephal/o

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brain

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cephal/o

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head, crown

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crani/o

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skull

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebellum

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located in the lower back of the cranium, responsible for balance and coordination

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cerebrum

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larges, uppermost part of the brain, “thinking”

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meninges

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layers around the brain and spinal chord

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges

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radic/o, radiul/o, rhiz/o

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nerve root

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mononeuropathy

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condition that affects a single nerve

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow, pathway for nerve impules between, brain limbs and lower body

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neur/o

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nerves

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nerves

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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 and tongue

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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psychologist

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specialist of the mind

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psych/o

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mind, emotions

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psychiatrist

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medical doctor that specializes in mind and can give medication

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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, brief loss of consciousness

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LOC

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loss of consciousness

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coma

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deep state of unconsciousness

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aneurysm

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localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery

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stroke

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damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack, “little strokes”

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aphasia

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loss of the ability to speak, write, comprehend language

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-phasia

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speech

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hyperesthesia

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excessive feeling, or sensation

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seizure

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convulsion, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles, caused by a brain malfunction

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perictal

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before a seizure

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postictal

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after a seizure

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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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

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paralysis

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loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

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-paresis, -plegia

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paralysis

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hemiparesis / 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 and the lower body

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quadriplegia

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paralysis from the neck down, of all four extremities

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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb or one area

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ADD

A

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

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A + O x 3

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

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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

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CAT

A

computed axial tomography

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PERLA

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pupils are equal, round, responsive to light and accomodation

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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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absence of normal feeling , especially pain

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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HA

A

headache

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