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1
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What does the word part cerebell/o mean?

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Cerebellum

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What does the word part cerebr/o mean?

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Cerebrum

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What does the word part cortic/o mean?

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Cerebral cortex

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What does the word part encephal/o mean?

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brain

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what does the word part gangli/o or ganglion/o mean?

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ganglion

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what does the word part gli/o mean?

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neuroglia

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what does the word part -lalia mean?

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babble or speech

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what does the word part -lepsy mean?

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seizure

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what does the word part -lexia mean?

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reading

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what does the word part -mania mean?

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obsessive or excited state

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what does the word part medull/o mean?

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medulla oblongata, spinal cord

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what does the word part mening/o, meninge/o mean?

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meninges

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what does the word part myel/o mean?

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spinal cord

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what does the word part narc/o mean?

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unconsciousness or stupor

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what does the word part neur/o , neur/i mean?

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nervous system, tissues, or nerves

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what does the word part -paresis mean?

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weakness or partial paralysis

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what does the word part -phasia mean?

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speech

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18
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what does the word part -phobia mean?

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irrational or persistent fear

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what does the word part -plegia mean?

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paralysis

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what does the word part -psych/o mean?

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mind

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what does the word part radical/o mean?

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spinal nerve root

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what does the word part somn/o mean?

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sleep

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what does the word part thalam/o mean?

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thalamus

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what does the word part ventricul/o mean?

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ventricle, cavity

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what does amnesia mean?

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loss of memory

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what does ataxia mean?

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loss of muscular coordination

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what is an axon?

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a fiber in the neuron that carries impulses away form the body of a cell

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what does bradykinesia mean?

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abnormal or slowness of motion

29
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what two things consists of the central nervous system?

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the brain and spinal cord

30
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what does cephalgia/cephalalgia mean?

31
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what does cerebrospinal mean?

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pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

32
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what does craniotomy mean?

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surgical opening into the skull

33
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what is a dendrite?

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a fiber in the neuron that carries impulses toward the body of a cell

34
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what does discectomy mean?

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surgical excision of an intervertebral disc

35
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what does dysphasia mean?

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impairment of speech

36
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what does encephalomalacia mean?

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softening of the brain often due to ischemia or infarction

37
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what does epidural mean?

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pertaining to above or outside the dura mater

38
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what does epilepsy mean?

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a brain disorder characterized by electrical-like disturbances resulting in seizures

39
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what is gray matter?

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axons that are not covered in myelin

40
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what is hemiparesis?

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paralysis on one side of the body

41
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what does intracranial mean?

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within the skull

42
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what is an intrathecal administration?

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injection into the spinal canal or subarachnoid space

43
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what is a laminectomy?

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excision of the vertebral posterior arch or spinal process

44
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what is meningitis?

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inflammation of the meninges or the membranes covering the spinal cord or brain

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what is myelin?

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a substance that covers some axons to insulate, protect, and assist in electrical conduction

46
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what is myelitis?

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inflammation of the spinal cord

47
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what is neuralgia?

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severe or stabbing pain in the course or distribution of a nerve

48
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what is neuritis?

A

inflammation of nerve

49
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what is neurolysis?

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destruction of nerve tissue or lysis (breaking up) perineural adhesions

50
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what is a neuron?

A

basic functional unit of the nervous system

51
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what is neurorrhaphy?

A

repair of severed nerve by suture, graft, or synthetic conduit

52
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what is neurosis?

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emotional condition or disorder; anxiety is a primary characteristic

53
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what are neurotransmitters?

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a chemical that transmits energy across a synapse

54
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what is paranoia?

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a mental disorder, often includes delusions involving persecution

55
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what consists of the peripheral nervous system?

A

nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

56
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what is poliomyelitis?

A

inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord

57
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what is psychosis?

A

an abnormal condition of the mind, gross disorganization, or distortion of mental capacity

58
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what is quadriplegia?

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paralysis of all four extremities

59
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what is radiculitis?

A

inflammation of the spinal nerve roots

60
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what is sciatica?

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severe pain along the sciatic nerve, usually unilateral based on the nerve root affected

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what is subdural?

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below the dura mater

62
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what is a vagotomy?

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surgical incision of the vagus nerve

63
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what is white matter?

A

axons that are covered in myelin

64
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what is the right side of the temporal lobe responsible for?

A

visual memory

65
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what is the left side of the temporal lobe responsible for?

A

verbal memory

66
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what is the occipital lobe responsible for?

A

visual info

67
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what is the cerebellum responsible for?

A

coordinate movement

68
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what does the brainstem control?

A

functions necessary for surviving

69
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what cerebrospinal fluid do?

A

cushions brain and spinal cord

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