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Nervous System: Preview Flashcards

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Antiemetic

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agent 4 preventing/relieving vomiting

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gray matter

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region in CNS dominated by cell bodies, neuroglia & unmyelinated axons

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Neuroglia

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supporting cells of CNS & PNS

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Glioma

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Tumor composed of cells derived from neuroglia

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Paresis

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Muscle weakness or slight paralysis

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Nuchal rigidity

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stifeness of the neck fleion as a result of meningeal irritation

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Dysphagia

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difficulty in speaking and understanding wriiten, spoken language as a result of brain injury

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Electroencephalography(EEG)

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method of graphically recording electrical activity of the brain

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Tissue Plasminogen Activator TPA tPA

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Substance that disolves blood clots

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Sensory Function

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Using receptors to detect changes & respond in order to maintain homeostasis

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Dura matter

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Tough outtermost membrane that covers brain and spinal cord

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Myelin

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white, fatty substance that forms an insulating sheath around axons

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White matter

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regions in CNS dominated by myelinated axons

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Cerebral Seizures

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Recurrent convulsions w/ blank stares and temporary loss of awareness

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Central Canal fluid

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Passageway in spinal cord that contains cerebrospinal fluid

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Brain Contussion

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Brain tissue bruise

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Cerebral Angiography

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Mapping of cerebral blood vessels using dye and x-rays

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Astrocytoma

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Tumor from astrocyctes

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Aura

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distinctive snesate signaling migrane

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Parasympathetic ns

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Division of autonomic ANS involved in rest& digest response

aka craniosacral ns

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Spina Bifida

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congenital defect of incomplete vertebral closure that allows the spinal cord of meninges to protrude

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Vertigo

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The sensation of dizzines while not moving that causes loss of balance

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pons

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serves as relay station from the peripheral nerves to brain

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Coma

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Prolonged state of deep uncosciousness

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Epidural Space
space between overlying bone and dura matter
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Parkinson Disease(PD)
Disorder resulting from progressive degeneration of dopamine- producing neurons in brain
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Transcient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Brain disorder that's not permanent resulting from blood flaw in interruption
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cell body
main part of neuron
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Hydrocephalus
Accumulation of CSF on the brain commonly known as "water on the brain"
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Thalamus
Brain Part that serves a central relay station for incomming sensory impulses
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Med term. for headache
cephalgia PAin in the head
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Cerebellum
2cd largest region, function in coordination of skeletal muscle activity 2 maintain ballance
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Sequela
disorder caused by preceeding sidordder in same person
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arachnoid matter
middle membrane covering brian & spinal cord
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Gullian-Barré sydrome
Acute symmetrical lower motor neuron paralysis of unknown cause
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Medulla Oblongata
enlarged continuation of spinal cord containing important reflex centers for heart, blood vessels and breathing
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cranial nerves
12 pairs of peripheral nerves originating @ brain that connect to the brain but not the spinal cord
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Hypothalamus
brain part that plays a role in homeostasis such as regulating body temperature and relasing hormones
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MS Multipule Sclerosis
Autoimmune disorder causing destruction of myelin sheaths
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Ventricles
4 fluid filled chambers in brin
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Cerebral Palsy(CP)
Group of mator function diseases present @ birth/ infancy brain during fetal development maybe as a result of interrupted blood floow to the flow of the brain during fetal development,childbirth or infancy
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Spell the word that means memory loss
A-m-n-e-s-i-a
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cauda equina
group of spinal nerves resembing a horse's tail extending below distal end of spinal cord
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Neurotransmitters
chemical messengers nbetween neurons or between neurons & muscles
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Photophobia
eye sensitivity to light
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Reyes Sydrome
complex of symptoms w/ liver damage & brain dysfunction occuring adter viral infection - linked to asprin use
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Subarachnoid space
space between arachnoid matter, pia matter, filled with CSF
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COmputed Telegraphy (CT)
imaginf method that uses a computer to reconscruct the anatomical features obtained by x-ray
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Cerebrovascular Accident
Destruction of brain tissue due to the disruption of blood flow to a particular brain region; aka stroke/brain attack
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Subdural space
Space between dura matter and arachnoid matter
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meninges
3 membrane layers covering brain & spinal cord
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Gyri
elevated ridges of brain surface
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Plexus
spinal nerve network
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Special Senses
Olfaction Gustation vision equilibrium hearing
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Migrane
Recurrent, severe vascuar headache
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Pia matter
Delicate intermost membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord
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Oligodendroglioma
Tumor from oligodendrocytes
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Hemiparesis
Muscle weakness or slight paralysis on one side
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Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Degenerative brain disorder that causes a disabling dementia with an onset typically later in life and is characterized by B-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain
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Sciatica
pain in lower back that radiates from back of thigh & down to leg
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ANS
Autonomic nervous system division of peripheral nervous system controlled subconciously
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Encephalitis
Brain inflammation
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Cerebral hemispheres
2 symetrical halves of cerebrum
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Ependymoma
tumor from ependymal cells
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Sympathetic Nervous System
Division of ANS involved in fight-flight response aka Thoracolumbar ns
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axon
Nerve cell extension carrying impulses away from cell body
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CNS
Central Nervous system Brain and spinal cord
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gustation
the act of tasting
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ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Fatal degenerative disease of motor neurons marked by muscle weakness & atrophy aka Lou Gehrig Disease
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Dementia
loss of intellectual & cognitive function while other brain functions are maintained
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Epilepsy
brain disorder resulting from an irregular electrical discharge of neurons
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Trigeminal Neuroalgia
Condition w/ pin in parts of the face served by one or more braclets of trigemenial nerve (CNV) aka Tic douloureux
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Lumbar Puncture
procedure uing a needle inserted into subarachnoid space of lumbar region to remoce CSF, aka Spinal tap
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Meningitis
Inflammation of meninges
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Sulci
Shallow depression in brain surface
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CSP
cerebrospinalfluid liquid that bathes internal & external surfaces of central nervous system
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Midbrain
part of brainstem that houses reflex centers associated with eye and head movements
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PNS
Peripheral nervous system all neural tissue outside central nervous system
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Cerebrum
Largest porion of brain functioning in reasoning,learning, sensory, preception & emotions
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Fissure
Deep groves in ther brain seperating gyri
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meningocele
protusion of the meninges through bone,, forming a CSF-filled cyst
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spina bifida cystica
severe type og congneital vertebral defect characterized by increased intracranial pressure
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Generalized Tonic-clonic seizure
collapse, loss of consciousness and intermittent muscle contraction and relaxations
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Polio Myelitis
Gray MAtter of spinal cord- sometumes leads to paralysis & muscle wasting aka Polio
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Corpus Callosum
Broad band of white matter conecting cerebral hemispheres
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SNS
Somatic nervous system Division of peripheral nervous system that controls skeletal muscle contractions
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Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS)
Scale used to asses level of consciousness
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Synapses
sites where adjacent neurons communicate
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Cerebral Cortex
Outer layer of cerebrum
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neurons
nerce cells that send & recieve nerve impulses
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Spina Bifida Occulta
incomplete fusion of posterior arch of vertebrae
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dermatome
area of skin supplied by a single pair of spinal nerves
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Diencephalon
brain part that contains hemishpere & brainstem
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brain stem
outside of cerebrum cerebullum consiting mid brain, pons, medulla oblongata
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Huntington Chorea/Disease HD
Inherited farm of dementia accompanied by atrophy of particular brain regions
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Bell Palsy
Paralysis of muscle on oone side of the face innervated by the facial nerve CN VII
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Dendrites
Branched nerve extension that carry impulses toward cell body

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