Nervous System Flashcards
1
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Thinking, personality, sensations,movements and memory
A
Cerebrum
2
Q
Cerebellum
A
Cerebellum/o
3
Q
Dura mater
A
Dur/o
4
Q
Brain
A
Encephal/o
5
Q
Glial cells
A
Gli/o
6
Q
Lept/o
A
Thin, slender
7
Q
Members, meninges
A
Mening/o
8
Q
Muscle
A
My/o
9
Q
Nerve
A
Neur/o
10
Q
Pons
A
Pont/o
11
Q
Nerve root
A
Radicul/o
12
Q
Thalamus
A
Thalam/o
13
Q
Sheath
A
Thec/I
14
Q
Vagus nerve
A
Vag/o
15
Q
Excessive sensitivity to pain
A
Alges/o Algeria
16
Q
Pain
A
Algia
17
Q
Burning
A
Caus/o
18
Q
Deep sleep
A
Comat/o
19
Q
Feeling
A
Esthesi/o
20
Q
Movement
A
Kines/o
21
Q
Seizure
A
Lepsy
22
Q
Word, phrase
A
Lex/o
23
Q
Weakness
A
Paresis
24
Q
Speech
A
Phasia
25
Paralysis
Plegia
26
Action
Praxia
27
Strength
Sthenia
28
To cut off, cut short
Syncop/o
29
Order, coordination
Tax/o
30
Congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts.
Spina bifida
31
Brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personally changes, and impairment of daily functioning.
Alzheimer's disease
32
Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration.
Huntington disease
33
Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of sclerotic tissue.
Multiple sclerosis
34
Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles
Myasthenia gravis
35
Central nervous system
CNS
36
Cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
37
Reading disorder
Dyslexia
38
Condition of no coordination
Ataxia
39
Condition of slow movement
Bradykinesia
40
Inability to speak
Aphasia
41
Burning pain
Causalgia
