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Nervous System Flashcards

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an-

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no, not, without

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hemi-

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half

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mono-

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one

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para-, par-

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abnormal

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poly-

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many

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quadri-

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four

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-al, -ar

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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removal

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-esthesia

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feeling

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-lysis

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destruction

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-tomy

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incision

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cereburm

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cord/o, chord/o

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spinal chord

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crani/o

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skull, cranium

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dur/o

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dura mater

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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hemat/o

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blood

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meningi/o, mening/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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narc/o

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sleep

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neur/o

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nerve

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osm/o

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sense of smell

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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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somn/o

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sleep

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vascul/o

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vessel

38
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autonomic nervous system ANS

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Consist of nerves that regulate involuntary functions. Divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

39
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Slender, elongated projection that carries the nervous impulse from the cell body to the next neuron is the ______

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axon

40
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What connects the cerebral hemispheres to the spinal cord. Composed of the midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata?

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Brainstem

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What is composed of the brain and the spinal cord. Only site which contains interneurons?

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

42
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The _______ coordinates voluntary movement but is an involuntary in function

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cerebellum

43
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Present in cavities of the brain (ventricles) is ______

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Cerebrospinal fluid CSF

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Largest portion of the brain. Divided into hemispheres (lobes). Responsible for thinking, reasoning, and memory is _______

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Cerebrum

45
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Conduct impulses between the brain and the head, neck, thoracic, and abdominal areas. 12 pairs. Part of the peripheral nervous system is ______

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cranial nerves

46
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Covering unique to the CNS is ______

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meninges

47
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What covers the axon?

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myelin sheath

48
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31 pairs of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord at the ______

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nerve root

49
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Parenchymal cells; that carry out the work of the nervous system are _____

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neuron

50
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Located at the synapse of the axon terminal and neuron dendrites is the ________

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neruotransmiter

51
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Does the opposite of the sympathetic nervous system. What slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases digestive functions, decreases adrenal and sweat gland activity?

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Parasympathetic nervous system

52
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rest and digest system is the ______

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parasympathetic nervous syystem

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Composed of grey and white matter. Spinal nerves emerge from it at the nerve root is the _____

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spinal cord

54
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31 pairs, part of the PNS. Mimic the organization of the vertebrae and provide innervation of the rest of the body is the ______

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spinal nerves

55
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What Helps a person respond to perceived stress. Heart rate increases, blood pressure increases, slows digestion, increases sweat and adrenal gland secretions?

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sympathetic nervous system

56
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fight or flight is the _______

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sympathetic nervous system

57
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the Space where the neurotransmitter is released from the cell to travel across to the next cell is the ______

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synapse

58
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Lack of sense of smell, without smell

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anosmia

59
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Motor function disorder as a result of permanent, nonprogressive brain defect or lesion caused perinatally is ______

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cerebral palsy (CP)

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Ischemia of cerebral tissue due to an occlusion/blockage from a thrombus or embolus or a result of a cerebral hemmorage. AKA: stroke, brain attack, and cerebral infarction is______

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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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What is an Incision of the spinal cord to relieve pain

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cordotomy

62
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Removal of part of the skull

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craniotomy

63
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Record of electrical activity of the brain

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electroencephalography

64
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What is inflammation of the brain, most often cause by a mosquito bite?

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enecephalitis

65
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Paralysis of the left or right side of the body is _____

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hemiplegia

66
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Pertaining to the lower back.

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Lumbar puncture

67
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Any infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, most commonly due to viral infection is ______

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meningitis

68
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Condition in which the spinal column has an abnormal opening that allows protrusion of the meninges and or the spinal cord is ______

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meningomyelocete

69
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Neurodegenerative disease characterized by destruction of the myelin sheaths on the CNS neurons, demyelation, and their abnormal replacement by the gradual accumulation of hardening plaques.

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multiple sclerosis (MS)

70
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X-ray of the spinal canal after the introduction of a radiopaque is ____

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myelography

71
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What is a disorder characterized by sudden attack of sleep

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narcolepsy

72
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Destruction of a nerve is ____

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neruolysis

73
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Suture of a severe nerve is ______

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neruorrhaphpy

74
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Slight paralysis of the lower limbs and trunk is

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paraparesis

75
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Feeling of prickling, burning, or numbness is

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paresthesia

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Neurogenerative disease characterized by tremors, fasciculations, slow shuffling gait, hypokinesia, dysphasia, dysphagia; progressive is ____

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Parkinson disease PD

77
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Inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord caused by polio virus is ______

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poliomyelitis

78
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Measurement and record of a number of functions while the patient is asleep. Most often used to diagnose sleep apnea is a ______

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polysomnography PSG

79
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Paralysis of arm legs and trunk is _____

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quadriplegia

80
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What is the resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to relieve pain?

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rhizotomy

81
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Pain control method effected by the application of electrical impulses to the skin is ____

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS

82
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TIA has the same mechanisms as a CVA but the sequelae resolve and disappear within 24 hrs. ______ is known as a ministroke.

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Transiant ischemic attack TIA

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