nervous system MT Flashcards
1
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
2
Q
CNS
A
central nervous system
3
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
4
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
5
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalogram
6
Q
HA
A
headache
7
Q
ICP
A
intracranial pressure
8
Q
LOC
A
level of consciousness
9
Q
LP
A
lumbar puncture
10
Q
TIA
A
transient ischemic attack
(mini stroke)
11
Q
ferent
A
to carry
12
Q
lepsy
A
seizure
13
Q
mania
A
elated mental state
14
Q
paresis
A
weakened muscle movement
15
Q
phasia
A
speech
16
Q
phobia
A
fear
16
Q
plegia
A
paralysis
17
Q
cerebro/o
A
brain
18
Q
polio
A
virus that affects nerve cells
18
Q
quad
A
quadriplegia
18
Q
alges/i
A
pain
19
Q
para
A
close, beside
20
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum,brain
21
Q
crani/o
A
cranium
22
dendr/o
tree, treelike
23
dur/o
dura mater
24
electr/o
electricity
25
encephala/o
brain
26
esthesi/o
sensation,perception
27
gangli/o
mass of nervous tissue
28
lob/o
lobe
29
mening/o
meninges
30
myel/o
of spinal cord
31
neur/o
nerves
32
phrenia
mental disorder or condition of the mind
33
psych/o
mind, mental
34
schiz/o
split
35
spin/o
spine
36
vertebr/o
vertebre
37
soma
cell body
38
ef
away from
39
af
toward, near
40
glia
neurological cells
