Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
ENCEPHAL/O
A
brain
2
Q
MENING/O
A
meninges, membranes
3
Q
NEUR/I, NEUR/O
A
nerve, nerve tissue
4
Q
CEREBR/O
A
brain, cerebrum
5
Q
MYEL/O
A
spinal cord
6
Q
CAUS/O
A
burning, burn
7
Q
CONCUSS/O
A
shaken together, violently agitated
8
Q
CONTUS/O
A
bruise
9
Q
-ESTHESIA
A
sensation, feeling
10
Q
ESTHET/O
A
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
11
Q
MENING/O
A
membranes, meninges
12
Q
PSYCH/O
A
mind
13
Q
RADICUL/O
A
root or nerve root
14
Q
PHOBIA
A
abnormal fear
15
Q
-GRAPHY
A
the process of producing a picture or record
16
Q
-TROPIC
A
having an infinity for
17
Q
CEREBELL/O
A
cerebellum
18
Q
ESTHESI/O
A
sensation or feeling
19
Q
LOB/O
A
lobe
20
Q
SOMN/O
A
sleep
21
Q
SPIN/O
A
spinal cord
22
Q
THERM/O
A
temperature
23
Q
-ALGIA
A
pain
24
Q
-PHASIA
A
speech
25
-TAXIA
muscle coordination
26
LOC
Level Of Consciousness or
| Loss of Consciousness
27
ALOC
Altered Level Of Consciousness
28
CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
29
F
A
S
T
Facial droop
Arm drift
Speech abnormality
Time
30
AVM
Arteriovenous Malformation
31
RLS
Restless Leg Syndrome
32
DBS
Deep Brain Stimulation
33
TMS
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
34
-MANIA
madness
35
AD
Alzheimer’s Disease
36
ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
| Lou Gehrig’s Disease
37
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
38
CP
Cerebral Palsy
39
ADD
Attention Deficit Disorder
40
CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid
41
EEG
Electroencephalography
42
ICP
Intracranial Pressure
43
LP
Lumbar Puncture
44
MS
Multiple Sclerosis
45
OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
46
PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
47
Sz
Seizure
48
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
