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Nervous System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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afferent

A

carry or move inward or toward a central structure

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blood-brain barrient

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protective mechanism that prevents certain substances from passing from the blood into brain tissue

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efferent

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carry or move away from a central structure

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limbic system

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complex neural system located beneath the cerebrum that controls basic emotion and drives and plays an important role in memory

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neurilemma

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additional external myelin sheath produced by schwann cells that is only found on axons of nerves in the peripheral nervous system

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ventricle

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small organ chamber or cavity that receives or holds fluid

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cerebrotomy

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incision of the cerebrum

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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encephal/o

A

brain

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encephalocele

A

herniation of the brain

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gangli/o

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ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)

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gli/o

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glue; neuroglial tissue

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kinesi/o

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movement

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bradykinesia

A

condition of slow movement

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lept/o

A

thin, slender

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leptomeningopathy

A

disease of the thin meninges

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lex/o

A

word, phrase

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dyslexia

A

difficulty using words

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mening/o

A

meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

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meningi/o

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meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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poliomyelitis

A

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord (polio: gray matter; gray)

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narc/o

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stupor; numbness; sleep

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neur/o

A

nerve

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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radiculalgia

A

pain in the nerve root

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sthen/o

A

strength

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

A

sheath

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intrathecal

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pertaining to the space within a sheath

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ton/o

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tension

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dystonia

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poor muscle tone

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (heart of brain)

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-algesia

A

pain

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-algia

A

pain

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-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

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myasthenia

A

muscle weakness

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-esthesia

A

feeling

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-kinesia

A

movement

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-paresis

A

partial paralysis

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hemiparesis

A

partial paralysis

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-taxia

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order, coordination (ataxaia)

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ataxia

A

without coordination

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pachy-

A

thick

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para-

A

near, beside

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agnosia

A

inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory, or other sensations (a-without, gnos-knowing, -ia condition)

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asthenia

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weakness, debility, or loss of strength

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AD

A

Alzheimer diease

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CP

A

cerebral palsy

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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

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CTA

A

computed tomography angiography

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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

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EEG

A

electroencephalography

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EMG

A

electromygraphy

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ICP

A

intracranial pressure

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LP

A

lumbar puncture

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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