Nervous System - Chapter 10 - Medical Term Flashcards
1
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term - brain and spinal cord
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
2
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term - nerves connecting CNS receptors, glands, and muscles
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
3
Q
cf - tree
A
Dendr(o)
4
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cf - nerve
A
neur(o)
5
Q
cf - neuroglia/sticky substance
A
gil(o)
6
Q
suf - weakness
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-asthenia
7
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suf - sensitivity to pain
A
-esthesia
8
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suf - words, phrases
A
-lexia
9
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suf - hunger
A
-orexia
10
Q
term - half of the face is paralyzed
A
Bell palsy
11
Q
term - “locked jaw”
A
Tetanus
12
Q
term - muscles paralyzed
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Botulism
13
Q
term - inflammation of gray matter
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Poliomyelitis
14
Q
term - animal bites
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Rabies
15
Q
cf - diaphragm
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phren(o)
16
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cf- fire
A
pyr(o)
17
Q
cf - split
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schiz(o)
18
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pre - individual
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Idio-
