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Nervous System Flashcards

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum, brain

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Caus/o

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Burning, burn

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Concuss/o

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Shacked together, violently agitated

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Contus/o

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Bruise

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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-esthesia

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Sensation, feeling

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Esthet/o

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Feeling, nervous sensation, since of perception

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-graphy

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The process of producing a picture or record

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Mening/o

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Membranes, meninges

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, gown marrow

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Neur/I, neur/o

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Nerve, nerve tissue

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Phobia

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Abnormal fear

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Radicul/o

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Root or nerve root

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Tropic

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Having an affinity for

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Bell’s palsy

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Temporary paralysis only on the affected side of the face

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Causalgia

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Persistent severe burning pain usually following an injury to a sensory nerve

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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain

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Epilepsy

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A chronic Neurologic condition characterized by recurrent episodes of seizure of varying severity

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Hallucination

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A sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulation

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Hydrocephalus

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A condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates within the ventricles of the brain

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Myelitis

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Inflammation of the spinal cord, inflammation of the bone marrow

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Sciatica

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Inflammation of the sciatic nerves that results in pain burning and tingling along the course of the affected nerve

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Trigeminal neuralgia

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Inflammation if the 5th cranial nerve characterized by sudden intense brief attacks of sharp pain on one side of the face

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Central nervous system

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Includes brain and spinal cord. Receive and process information and regulate bodily activity

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Peripheral nervous system

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Includes 12 pairs or cranial verses and 31 paired spinal nerves. Transmits signals from the central nervous system

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Nerve

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One or more bundles of neurons that connect the brain and spinal cord with other parts of the body

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Ganglion

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Is a nerve center made up of a cluster of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system

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Reflex

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An automatic response to some change either inside or outside the body

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Types of neurons “ACE”

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Afferent neurons
Connecting neurons
Efferent neurons

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Neuron functions “SAM”

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Sensory neurons - run from sensory organs and skin to brain/spinal
Associative neurons -link afferent and efferent neurons
Motor neurons - carry impulses away from brainy words muscles/glands

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Neurons

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The basic cells of the nervous system that allow different parts of the body to communicate

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Dendrites

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Root-like processes that receive impulses and conduct them to a body cell

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Axon

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Conducts impulses away from nerve cell

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Synapse

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The space between two neurons or between a neuron and receptor organ.

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Neurotransmitter

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Chemicals substances that make it possible for a Message to to cross from the synapses of a neuron to the target receptor.

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Serotonin

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Released in the brain, has roles in sleep, hunger, and pleasure

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Myelin sheath

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A protective covering made up of glial cells. Nerve fibers that are myelinated are called white matter.

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Glial cells

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Provide support and protection for neurons

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Meninges

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The system of membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord

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dura mater

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the thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges

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arachnoid membrane

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resembles a spider web - the second layer of the meninges and located between the dura mater and pia mater

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pia mater

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the third layer of meninges - located nearest to the brain and spinal cord

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cerebrospinal fluid

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also know as spinal, is produced by special capillaries within the four ventricles

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cerebrum

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is the largest and upper most portion of the brain

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thalamus

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relays sensory stimuli from the spinal cord and midbrain to the cerebral cortex

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hypothalamus

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regulates emotion, body, temp, hunger, thirst, sleep and automatic nervous system

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cerebellum

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coordinates muscular activity and balance for smooth and steady movement

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brain stem

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controls functions for survival - breathing,digestion, heart rate, bp and arousal

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autonomic nervous system

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controls the involuntary actions of the body such as internal organs

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sympathetic nerves

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prepare the body for emergencies and stress by increasing the breathing rate - fight or flight

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parasympathetic nerves

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return body to normal after response to stress

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cephalalgia

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also know as headache

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encephalocele

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a congenital herniation of brain tissue through gap in skull

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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain that can be caused by a viral infection like rabies

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tetanus

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also know as lock jaw caused by a toxin produced tetanus bacteria

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Tourette’s syndrome

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involuntary tics, grunts, and compulsive utterances that sometimes include obscenities

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Alzheimer’s

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disorder involving parts of the brain that control though, memory, and language

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Parkinson’s

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chronic degenerative central nervous disorder with fine muscle tremors, rigidity,and slow gait

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concussion

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a violent shaking up or jarring of the brain

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cranial hematoma

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is a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain

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shaken baby syndrome

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a child being violently shaken by someone. can cause brain injury, blindness, fractures, seizures, paralysis and death.

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level of consciousness

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the measurement of response to arousal and stimulus

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lethargy

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lowered level of consciousness marked as listlessness, drowsiness and apathy

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coma

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a profound deep state of unconsciousness absent of spontaneous eye movement correspond to painful stimuli

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ischemic stroke

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the mist common type of stroke in older people caused by narrowing or blockage of a carotid artery

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transient ischemic attack

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referred to as mini-stroke temp interruption in the blood supply to the brain

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Guillain-Barré syndrome

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inflammation of the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves

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electroencephalography

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the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use electrodes attached to the scalp

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epidural anesthesia

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regional anesthesia produced by injecting medication into the epidural space of the lumbar

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local anesthesia

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causes the loss of sensation in a limited area by injecting an anesthetic solution

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anxiety disorder

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mental condition characterized by excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations or fear that is out of proportion

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generalized anxiety disorder

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chronic, excessive worrying

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autism

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significant development delays including speech and language

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Asperger’s syndrome

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normal or above average intelligence but are impaired in social interactions and non verbal communication

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factitious disease

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a condition which an individual acts if she has a physical or mental illness when she isn’t really sick

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dysthymia

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a low grade chronic depression with symptoms that are milder than those of severe depression but majority of days

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psychotic disorder

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is the loss of contact with reality and deterioration of normal socail functions

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schizophrenia

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psychotic disorder usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusion and hallucinations

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somatoform disorder

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physical complaints or concerns about ones body that are out of proportion to any physical findings or disease

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delirium tremens

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disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures cause by abruptly stopping use of alcohol

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poliomyelitis

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contagious viral infection of the brainstem and spinal cord which can lead to paralysis

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somnambulism

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sleepwalking

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paresthesia

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burning or prickling sensations that is usually felt in hands, arms, legs or feet

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