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Nervous System Flashcards

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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encephal/o

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brain

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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neur/o

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nerve

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alzheimer disease

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brain disorder marked by deterioration of mental capacity

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cerebrovascular accident

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damage to blood vessels of the cerebrum, leading to loss of blood supply to brain tissue

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concussion

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traumatic brain injury causing bruising, damage to blood vessels, and injury to nerves

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epilepsy

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chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures

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glioblastoma

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malignant brain tumor arising from glial cells

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hemiplegia

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paralysis affecting the right or left half of the body

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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

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migrane

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attack of headache on one side of the head

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multiple sclerosis

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destruction of myelin sheath on nerve cells in the CNS

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paraplegia

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paralysis affecting the lower portion of the body

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syncope

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fainting; sudden and temporay loss of consciousness as a result of inadequate blood flow to brain

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cerebral angiography

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x ray of blood vessels in the brain

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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis

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chemical tests on CSF to detect diseases of brain or meninges

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computed tomography (CT) scan

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cross-sectional x ray images of brain and spinal cord

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electroencephalography (EEG)

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recording of electrical activity within the brain

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lumbar puncture (LP)

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introduction of hollow needle into space surrounding spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid

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magnetic resonace imaging (MRI)

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magnetic and radiofrequency waves used to create images of brain and spinal cord

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positron emission tomography (PET) scan

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uptake of radioactive material into brain shows how brain uses glucose and gives information of brain function

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stereotactic radiosurgery

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nonsurgical radiation therapy to treat abnormalities and small tumors in the brain

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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

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battery powered device delivers stimulation to nerves to relieve acute and chronic pain

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AD

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alzheimer disease

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

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EEG

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electroenchapalography

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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TENS

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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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