unit 15 Flashcards by Kyler Zehren | Brainscape

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CNS

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central nervous system

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encephal/o

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brain

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cephal/o

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head, crown

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crani/o

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skull

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

responsible for coordination

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

thinking part of brain

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cognitive

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our ability to think, learn, and describe

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meninges

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mening/o, mennig/i

layers around brain

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Radic/o
Radicul/o
Rhiz/o

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nerve roots

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mononeuropathy

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disease affecting a single nerve

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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neur/o

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nerves

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sensory organs

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eyes, ears, nose, touch, taste

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anesthesiologist

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without feeling specialist

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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psychologist (not MD)

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specialist in mind

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psychiatrist

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specialist like MD

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psychiatry

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feild of the mind

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conscious

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being alert or aware

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A&O

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alert and orented

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syncopal episode

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fainting

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LOC

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Loss Of Consciousness

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Coma

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really deep state of Unconsciousness

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aneurysm

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weak spot in wall of artery and it burst

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stroke

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damage to brain that occurs when there is disuption of blood to brain

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TIA

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Transient Ischemic Attack

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aphasia

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without ability to speech

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hyperesthesia

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excessive feeling sensation

Over sensitive

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seizure

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convulsions, -ictal

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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sciatica

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pain affecting back, hip, and outer leg.

Nerve root pinched

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Paresis, -plegia

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paralysis

loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

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Hemiparesis or hemi plegia

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paralysis of one half of body

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paraplegia

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paralysis of legs and lover body

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quadriplegia

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Neck down paralysis

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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb

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ADD

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Attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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attention deficit/hyperactive disorder

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concussion

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violent shaking or jarring of the brain

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A + O x 3

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Alert and Oriented times times 3

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MS

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Multiple sclerosis

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CAT

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computed axial tomography

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PERRLA

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pupils are Equal, Round, Responsive to light and accommodation

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analgesic

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drug that relieves pain

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anesthesia

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without feeling of normal sensation

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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HA

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headache