unit 15 Flashcards
1
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mening/i
A
meninges
2
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CNS
A
central nervous system
3
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encephal/o
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brain
4
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cognitive
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ability to think, learn,and memorize
5
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
6
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cerebr/o
A
cerebral cortex
7
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radic/o
A
nerve root
8
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mononeuropathy
A
condition that affects a single nerve
9
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mening/o
A
meninges
10
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myel/o
A
spinal cord
11
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neur/o
A
nerves
12
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sensory organs
A
eyes, ears, nose, skin, tongue
13
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anesthesiologist
A
enough medication specialist
14
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esthesi/o
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feeling
15
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cephal/o
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head, crown
16
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psychologist
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not MD, talking therapy
17
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psyciatrist
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MD, prescribe medication
18
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conscious
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being alert, awake, aware
19
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A&O
A
alert and oriented
20
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syncopal episode
A
fainting spell
21
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LOC
A
level of conciousness
22
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coma
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deep state of unconciousness
23
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aneurysm
A
balloon-like enlargement in aertery
24
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stroke
A
damage to brain that occurs when blood to brain is disrupted
25
TIA
little strokes
26
FAST
face arm speech time
27
aphasia
not ability to speak
28
hyperesthesia
over feeling
29
seizurs
convulsion
30
rhiz/o
nerve root
31
radicul/o
nerve root
32
-ictal
seizures
33
preictal
before seizures
34
postictal
after seizures
35
CP
cerebral palsy
36
sciatica
radiating lower leg pain due to pressure on the nerve
37
-plegia
paralysis
38
-paresis
paralysis
39
hemiplegia
one side of the body parlyized
40
paraplegia
both legs and lower body
41
quadriplegia
all four limbss
42
monoplegia
one limb
43
ADD
attention defict disorder
44
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
45
concussion
violent shaking or jarring of the brain
46
A&O x3
alert and oriented times three
47
MS
multiple scelrosis
48
analgesic
pain reliever without affecting concousness
49
MRI
magnetic resonce imaging
50
EEG
electroencephalogram
51
HA
headache
