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What is Cerebral palsy? |
Motor function disorder, non-progressive brain defect. Comes perinatally (around birth). |
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What is the medical terminology for excessive water in the brain? |
Hydrocephalus |
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What is a coma? |
Deep, prolonged unconscious state, where the patient cannot be aroused. |
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What is an acute infection caused by the virus that causes chicken pox (varicella)? |
Shingles |
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What is a CVA? |
-Cerebral vascular accident -It is ischemic (holds back, the brain is not getting blood). |
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What is a migraine? |
Headache of vascular origin. |
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What does CNS stand for? |
Central nervous system |
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What does PNS stand for? |
Peripheral nervous system. |
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What does ANS stand for? |
Autonomic nervous system. |
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What is TENSE? |
Pain control method by electro stimulation. |
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What is another term for sleepy study? |
Polysomnography. |
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What is the name of the fluid inside the CNS? |
Cerebrospinal fluid. |
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What is the term for fainting? |
Syncope. |
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What is the term for dizziness? |
Vertigo. |
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What is the medical term for the infection of the meninges? |
Meningitis. |
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What is paraparesis? |
Paralyzed from the waist down on a transverse plane. |
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What is the term for to suture a nerve? |
Neurorrhaphy. |
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What does meningi/o stand for? |
Meninges |
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What does myel/o stand for? |
Spinal cord. |
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What does dura/o stand for? |
Dura mater. |
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What does rhiz/o stand for? |
Nerve root. |
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What does dermat/o stand for? |
Skin. |
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What does cerebr/o stand for? |
Cerebrum. |
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What does spin/o stand for? |
Spine. |
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What does -lepsy stand for? |
Seizure. |
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What does quadri- stand for? |
Four. |
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What does hemi- stand for? |
Half. |
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What does -plegia stand for? |
Paralysis. |
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What does mono- stand for? |
One. |
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What does para- stand for? |
Abnormal. |
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What is the functional unit of a nervous system? |
Neuron. |
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What is a synapse? |
Microscopic space between neurons. |
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What is another name for a glia cell? |
Neuroglia. |
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What is afferent? |
Towards |
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What is efferent? |
Away from |
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Is sensory afferent or efferent? |
Afferent. |
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Is motor afferent or efferent? |
Efferent. |
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Is hives a neurological disorder? |
No. |
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What is the term for lateral paralysis? |
Hemiparalysis/Hemiparesis. |
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Where would an epidural be injected? |
The 3rd and 4th intervertebral space. |
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"Fight or flight" is sympathetic. In which nervous system does it belong? |
ANS (Autonomic nervous system). |
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What are in the CNS? |
Brain and spinal cord. |
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What meninge resembles a spider web? |
Arachnoid membrane. |
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How many cranial nerves are there? |
12. |
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Name the four lobes of the brain. |
-Frontal -Parietal -Occipital -Temporal |
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What does the pons produce? |
It produces a hormone that tells the body when to release hormones. |
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What part of the brain is responsible for thinking? |
Cerebellum. |
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What is the gyri? |
Gray and white matter, folds/creases in the brain. |
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What part of the brain controls fine motor skills? |
Cerebrum. |
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What does the ANS control? |
-Part of the CNS -Involuntary actions. -Two divisions: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic. |
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Name the reflexes. |
-Patellar -> kneecap -Plantar -> bottom of foot -Corneal -> eyes |
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Which nerve controls sense of smell? |
Olfactory nerve. |
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What causes Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? |
The wearing away of the myelin sheath. |
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What are some characteristics of Parkinson Disease? |
-Shuffling gait -Pill rolling |
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What are the two names for adult chicken pox? |
Shingles and herpes zoster. |
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What is the medical term for neuralgia, pain in the 5th cranial nerve? |
Tic douloureux. |
