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42 Cards in this Set
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Cerebell/o |
Cerebellum |
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Cerebr/o |
Cerebrum |
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Dur/o |
Dura Matter |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Gli/o |
Glial cells |
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Lept/o |
Thin, slender |
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Mening/o, Meningi/o |
Membranes |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Nuer/o |
Nerve |
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Myel/o |
spinal cord |
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Pont/o |
Pons |
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Radicul/o |
Nerve root |
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Thalam/o |
Thalamus |
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Thec/o |
Sheath |
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Vag/o |
Vagus nerve |
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-algesia |
sensitivity to pain |
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-algia |
Pain |
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Caus/o |
Burning |
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Comat/o |
Deep sleep |
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Kines/o, -kenesia, -kenesis, - kenetic |
Movement |
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-lepsy |
Seizure |
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Lex/o |
word, phrase |
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-paresis |
Paralysis |
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-Phasia |
speech |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-praxia |
Action |
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-sthenia |
Strength |
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Syncop/o |
Cut off |
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Tax/o |
Order, Coordinate |
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Hydrocephalus |
Abnormal accumulation of CSF in the brain |
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Spina Bifida |
Defects in the lumbar region of the vertebrae
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Alzheimer Disease |
Progressive dementia causing personalitychanges and the impairment of daily functioning.
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Amyotrophiclateral sclerosis
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Degeneration of motor neurons in the spine and brain |
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Epilepsy |
chronic brain disorder characterized byrecurring seizures
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Huntingtondisease
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Degeneration of the cerebrum leading to involuntary movement and impaired mental ability |
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MultipleSclerosis
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myelin sheath on neurons is replaced by plaques of sclerotic tissue
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MyastheniaGravis
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Antibodies prevent transmission ofimpulse from nerve to muscle cell causing voluntary muscles to be weak |
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Palsy |
partial or complete lack of motorfunction caused by low oxygen flow during birth
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Parkinson disease |
Tremors and weak muscles caused by low dopamine levels |
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TouretteSyndrome
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Nervous tics like twitching and uncontrollable speech. |
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Herpes Zoster, shingles |
Infection that irritates the peripheral nerves |
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Meningitis |
Inflammation of the meninges |
