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Nervous System 7/3 Flashcards

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Contus/o

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Bruise

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Meninges

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The membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral

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Pertaining to a portion of the nervous system

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Migraine

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Severe headache with characteristic symptoms

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Thorax

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The chest; the body cavity enclosed by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs

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Concuss/o

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Shaken together, violently agitated

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Mening/o

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Membranes, meninges

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Lumbar puncture

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The insertion of a needle between the vertebrae in the lumbar area for the purpose of withdrawing spinal fluid

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Parasympathetic

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A division of the autonomic nervous system

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Neur/o

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Nerve, nerve tissue

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Caus/o

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Burning, burn

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-graphy

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The process of producing a picture or record

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Cranium

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The skull; the eight bones of the head enclosing the brain

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Computerized axial tomography

CAT

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A series of x-Ray views of the body used to construct a three-dimensional picture

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Neur/I

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Nerve,nerve tissue

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Autonomic

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Spontaneous; the part of the nervous system concerned with reflux control of bodily functions

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Optic

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Pertaining to the eye or sight

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Synapse

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The minute space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another

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Ventricle

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Also used in reference to cavities within the brain

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Temporal

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Relating to the temporal bone on the skull

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-esthesia

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Sensation or feeling

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear

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Olfactory

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Pertaining to the sense of smell

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Sciatica

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Inflammation and pain along the sciatic nerve felt at the back of the thigh running down the inside of the leg

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum, brain

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Esthet/o

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Feeling nervous sensation sense of perception

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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The liquid that circulates within the meninges of the spinal cord and ventricles

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Magnetic resonance imaging

MRI

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Diagnostic test using magnetic waves to visualize internal body structures

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