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cephal/o

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head

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encephal/o

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inside the head(brain)

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3
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mening/o

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membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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5
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neur/o

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nerve

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6
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dys

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difficult,painful,abnormal

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7
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-cele

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hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position

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8
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-pathy

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disease, abnormality

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9
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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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10
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-plegia

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paralysis

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11
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cephalgia

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a headache

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12
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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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13
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anencephalic

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born without a brain

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14
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meningitis

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inflammation of the membranes

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15
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myelogram

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x-ray of the spinal cord

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16
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neuroma

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tumor in nerve

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17
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neuritis

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inflammation of nerve

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18
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dyslexia

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difficulty reading

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19
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meningomyelocele

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protrusion of membranes and spinal cord

20
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encephalopathy

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disease of the brain

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neuropathy

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disease of the nerves

22
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aplasia

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no development

23
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hyperplasia

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over development

24
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hemiplegia

A

paralysis of one side of the body

25
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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four limbs

26
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multiple sclerosis

A

multiple hard plaques of degeneration of the insulating layer of nerve fibers in the central nervous system

27
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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

28
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Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

A

not quite enough blood to the brain

29
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epilepsy

A

seizure, convulsions

30
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aphasia

A

loss of speech

31
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neurologist

A

a physician specializing in diseases of the brain, spinal cord and nerves

32
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Lumbar (spinal) puncture or tap (LP)

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introducing a needle between the lower bony vertebrae of our spinal column

33
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Electroencephalography (EEG)

A

an image of the brain’s electrical activity

34
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Computed tomography (CT)

A

sliced pictures of the body with x-rays

35
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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sliced pictures of the body without x-rays

36
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Central nervous system

A

Brain and spinal cord

37
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Peripheral nervous system

A

Cranial and spinal nerves

Autonomic nervous system

38
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Phrenic nerve

A

Spinal nerve and controls the diaphragm

39
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Olfactory nerve

40
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Peripheral nervous system is divided into 2 parts

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Somatic and autonomic (involuntary)

41
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Somatic nervous system (voluntary) does what?

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Transmits signals from brain to voluntary muscles and allows for activities such as walking, talking, and writing

42
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PMS

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Pulse, motor, sensation

43
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Myelin sheath

A

Increases speed of impulse within nerve

44
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Protective structures of the CNS?

A

Skull
Vertebrae
Meninges
CSF

45
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CSF

A

Cerebral spinal fluid

46
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Cerebral spinal fluid is produced in what?

A

Ventricles

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