Nervous System and Mental Health Flashcards
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neur/o
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nervous system
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gli/o
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neruoglia
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gangli/o
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ganglion
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mening/o
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meninges
5
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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radicul/o
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spinal nerve root
7
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-phasia
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speech
8
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-lalis
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speech
9
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-lexia
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reading
10
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-plegia
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paralysis
11
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- paresis
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partial paralysis
12
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-lepsy
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serizure
13
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-phobia
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persistent, irrational fear
14
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-mania
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excited state
15
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encephal/o
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brain
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cerebell/o
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cerebral cortex
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thalam/o
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thalmaus
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vertricul/o
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ventricle
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata
21
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pysch/o
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mind
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narc/o
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stupor, unconsciousness
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somn/o
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sleep
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The nervous system is organized structurally into
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central and peripheral divisions
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an axon carries impulses
away from the body
26
white matter is covered with
myelin
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a motor neuron transmits impulses
away from the central nervous system
28
a gangilion contains
cell bodies
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a chemicals used to communicate between nerve cells is a
neurotransmitter
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a contact between neurons is a
synapse
31
the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata compromise
brainstem
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CSF is formed in
ventricles
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the meninges are the
membrance around the CNS
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innermost layer of the meninges is the
pia mater
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the section of the brain that is located below the cerebrum and dorsal to the pons and medulla
cerebellum
36
the number of pairs of cranial nerves is
12
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the number of pairs of spinal nerves is
31
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a simple, rapid, automatic response to stimulus os
reflex
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the autonomic nervous system is sepertated into
sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
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the support cells of the nervous system are
neurglia
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hernia of the meninges
meningocele
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atelencephalia is incomplete development of the
brain
43
hypersomnolent person is
excessively sleepy
44
a narcotic drug
induces unconsciousness
45
a drug that acts on the mind
physchotic
46
a coertical neruon is
outer portion of the brain
47
epilespsy is characterized by
seizure
48
another word for stroke
cerebrovascular accident
49
a network as of nerves is a
plexus
50
a condition involving multiple tumors of peripheral nerves
neruofibromatosis
51
ictus is
sudden attack
52
the glasgow scale is used to asses
level of consciousness
