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Unit 15 Flashcards

1
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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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3
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brain

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coordinates all body activities

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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

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cognitive

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our ability (or lack of) to think, learn, and memorize

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mening/o

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meninges

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mening/i

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meninges

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meninges

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layers around the brain and spinal cord

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12
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radic/o

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nerve root

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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rhiz/o

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nerve root

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15
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mononeuropathy

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condition that affects a single nerve

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myel/o

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bone marrow or 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, skin(touch) and tongue

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anesthesiologist

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specialist that removes feeling

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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21
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psych/o

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mind, emotions

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22
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psychologist

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specialist in the mind and emotions

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23
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-iatrist

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specialist

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24
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-iatry

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study of, field of

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25
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conscious

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being alert, awake, aware and responsive

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A&O

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alert and oriented

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27
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syncopal episode

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fainting spell

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LOC

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loss of consciousness or level of consciousness

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coma

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deep state of unconsciousness

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aneurysm

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localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery

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stroke

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damage to the brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted (blockage)

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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aphasia

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loss of the ability to speak, write or comprehend language

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-phasia

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-esthesia

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feeling, sensation

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seizures

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a sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a disturbance in brain function

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convulsion

38
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-ictal

39
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CP

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cerebral palsy

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sciatica

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pain affecting the back, hip, and outer leg caused by the compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back

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paralysis

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loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

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-paresis

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-plegia

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hemiparesis/hemiplegia

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paralysis on one side of the body

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paraplegia

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paralysis of both legs and the lower body

46
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quadriplegia

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paralysis of all four extremities

47
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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb (arm) or area

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ADD

A

attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

50
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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 three (person, place, and time)

52
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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

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CAT

A

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 without affecting consciousness

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anesthesia

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absence of normal sensation, especially pain

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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

60
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cerebral contusion

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bruise of the brain tissue

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cranial hematoma

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blood tumor in the skull

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encephalitis

A

inflammation of the brain

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neuropathy

A

disease of the nerves

64
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cephalalgia

65
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neurologist

A

nerve specialist

66
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poliomyelitis

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inflammation of the spine

67
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neurectomy

A

surgical removal of a nerve

68
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myoparesis

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muscle paralysis (muscle weakness)

69
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neurorrhaphy

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suturing of a nerve

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