unit 15 Flashcards
1
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CNS
A
central nervous system
2
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encephal/o
A
brain
3
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cephal/o
A
head, crown
4
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crani/o
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skull
5
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
responsible for coordination
6
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
thinking part of brain
7
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cognitive
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our ability to think, learn, and describe
8
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meninges
A
mening/o, mennig/i
layers around brain
9
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Radic/o
Radicul/o
Rhiz/o
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nerve roots
10
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mononeuropathy
A
disease affecting a single nerve
11
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myel/o
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spinal cord
12
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neur/o
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nerves
13
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sensory organs
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eyes, ears, nose, touch, taste
14
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anesthesiologist
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without feeling specialist
15
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esthesi/o
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feeling
16
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psychologist (not MD)
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specialist in mind
17
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psychiatrist
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specialist like MD
18
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psychiatry
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feild of the mind
19
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conscious
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being alert or aware
20
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A&O
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alert and orented
21
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syncopal episode
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fainting
22
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LOC
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Loss Of Consciousness
23
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Coma
A
really deep state of Unconsciousness
24
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aneurysm
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weak spot in wall of artery and it burst
25
stroke
damage to brain that occurs when there is disuption of blood to brain
26
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
27
aphasia
without ability to speech
28
hyperesthesia
excessive feeling sensation
| Over sensitive
29
seizure
convulsions, -ictal
30
CP
cerebral palsy
31
sciatica
pain affecting back, hip, and outer leg.
| Nerve root pinched
32
Paresis, -plegia
paralysis
| loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement
33
Hemiparesis or hemi plegia
paralysis of one half of body
34
paraplegia
paralysis of legs and lover body
35
quadriplegia
Neck down paralysis
36
monoplegia
paralysis of one limb
37
ADD
Attention deficit disorder
38
ADHD
attention deficit/hyperactive disorder
39
concussion
violent shaking or jarring of the brain
40
A + O x 3
Alert and Oriented times times 3
41
MS
Multiple sclerosis
42
CAT
computed axial tomography
43
PERRLA
pupils are Equal, Round, Responsive to light and accommodation
44
analgesic
drug that relieves pain
45
anesthesia
without feeling of normal sensation
46
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
47
EEG
electroencephalogram
48
HA
headache
