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98 Cards in this Set
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What contains cerebrospinal fluid?
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The subarachnoid space
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The subarachnoid space is between?
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The arachnoid and Pia mater
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Inflammation of the meninges is known as?
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meningitis
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The spinal cord in adults end at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 2 (L2)
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The spinal cord in adults end at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 2 (L2)
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In newborns, the spinal cord ends at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 4 (L4)
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The spinal cord in adults end at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 2 (L2)
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In newborns, the spinal cord ends at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 4 (L4)
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Growth of the spinal cord stops at what age?
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Age 5
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The spinal cord in adults end at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 2 (L2)
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In newborns, the spinal cord ends at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 4 (L4)
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Growth of the spinal cord stops at what age?
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Age 5
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what is conus medullaris?
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the cone-shaped end of the spinal cord
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The spinal cord in adults end at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 2 (L2)
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In newborns, the spinal cord ends at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 4 (L4)
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Growth of the spinal cord stops at what age?
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Age 5
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what is conus medullaris?
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the cone-shaped end of the spinal cord
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What is Filum Terminale?
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thread like extensions of pia mater what stabalizes spinal cord in canal.
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The spinal cord in adults end at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 2 (L2)
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In newborns, the spinal cord ends at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 4 (L4)
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Growth of the spinal cord stops at what age?
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Age 5
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what is conus medullaris?
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the cone-shaped end of the spinal cord
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What is Filum Terminale?
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thread like extensions of pia mater what stabalizes spinal cord in canal.
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What is Caudae Equinae?
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the roots that Supplies floor of pelvis and spinal nerves.
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The spinal cord in adults end at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 2 (L2)
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In newborns, the spinal cord ends at which spinus process?
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Lumbar vertebrae 4 (L4)
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Growth of the spinal cord stops at what age?
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Age 5
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what is conus medullaris?
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the cone-shaped end of the spinal cord
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What is Filum Terminale?
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thread like extensions of pia mater what stabalizes spinal cord in canal.
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What is Caudae Equinae?
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the roots that Supplies floor of pelvis and spinal nerves.
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What are spinal segments?
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area of cord from which each pair of spinal nerves arises.
31 pairs of spinal nerves 31 spinal segments |
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How many cervical nerves do we have?
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8 pairs of cervial nerves
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How many cervical nerves do we have?
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8 pairs of cervial nerves
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how many pairs of thoracic nerves do we have?
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the only spinal nerves that don't form plexus.
12 pairs of thoracic nerve |
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How many pairs of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves do we have?
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5 pair of lumbar nerves
5 pair of sacral nerves 1 pair of coccygeal nerves |
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How many pairs of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves do we have?
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5 pair of lumbar nerves
5 pair of sacral nerves 1 pair of coccygeal nerves |
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What connects spinal nerves to a segment of the spinal cord?
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2 sets of ROOTS..
Dorsal roots - have sensory fibres and they have motor fibres which supply skin and muscles of the back. Ventral roots - have mixed fibres. They form plexus supply anterior trunk and limbs which have both sensory and motor fibres. |
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Miningeal branches supply?
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mininges, vertebrae, and BV (blood vessels)
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Miningeal branches supply?
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mininges, vertebrae, and BV (blood vessels)
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Why is it important for the minigeal to supply blood vessels?
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because they can change the size of the blood vessel when needed.
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Miningeal branches supply?
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mininges, vertebrae, and BV (blood vessels)
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Why is it important for the minigeal to supply blood vessels?
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because they can change the size of the blood vessel when needed.
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What does dorsal root ganglion contain?
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the cell bodies of sensory nerves (motor and sensory)
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Miningeal branches supply?
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mininges, vertebrae, and BV (blood vessels)
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Why is it important for the minigeal to supply blood vessels?
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because they can change the size of the blood vessel when needed.
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What does dorsal root ganglion contain?
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the cell bodies of sensory nerves (motor and sensory)
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Are dorsal and posterior root incoming sensory fibres?
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Yes
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Ventral and anterior root is...
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outgoing motor fibres
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Ventral and anterior root is...
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outgoing motor fibres
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what is the purpose of anterior median fissure and posterior median sulcus?
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seperate spinal cord to left and right sides
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Gray matter contain
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lots of interneurons
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Gray matter contain
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lots of interneurons
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What does white matter consist of?
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bundles of mylinated axons of motor and sensory neurons
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What forms the cross bar of the H-Shaped grey matter?
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The grey commissure
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What forms the cross bar of the H-Shaped grey matter?
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The grey commissure
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What does Grey matter consist of?
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Cell bodies of neurons and neuroglia and unmylinated axons and dendrites of association and motor neurons
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Which grey horns are present in thoracic spinal cords?
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Lateral horns
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Which grey horns are present in thoracic spinal cords?
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Lateral horns
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What contains the cell body of sympathetic autonomic motor nerves?
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Lateral hornes
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Anterior, Lateral, and Posterior white columns contain?
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axons that form ascending and descending tracts
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White matter has how many columns?
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3.
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White matter has how many columns?
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3.
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what do 'columns' contain?
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distinct bundles of nerve axons that have a common origin or destination and carry similar information.
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White matter has how many columns?
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3.
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what do 'columns' contain?
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distinct bundles of nerve axons that have a common origin or destination and carry similar information.
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What are 'tracts'
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bundles/columns in white matter.
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White matter has how many columns?
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3.
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what do 'columns' contain?
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distinct bundles of nerve axons that have a common origin or destination and carry similar information.
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What are 'tracts'
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bundles/columns in white matter.
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what are the spinal cords two principle functions?
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to send sensory and or motor nerve impulses (white matter)
to receive and intergrate incoming and outgoing information (grey matter) |
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What conducts nerve impulses toward the brain?
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sensory tracts
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What conducts nerve impulses toward the brain?
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sensory tracts
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what conduct impulses down the cord?
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motor (descending) tracts
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What conducts nerve impulses toward the brain?
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sensory tracts
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what conduct impulses down the cord?
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motor (descending) tracts
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Myelitis is
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inflammation of the spinal cord
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Menningitis is
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inflammation of the meninges due to an infection (bacteria or virus)
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What conducts nerve impulses toward the brain?
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sensory tracts
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what conduct impulses down the cord?
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motor (descending) tracts
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Myelitis is
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inflammation of the spinal cord
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Menningitis is
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inflammation of the meninges due to an infection (bacteria or virus)
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Neuritis is
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inflammation of one of several nerves that may result from irritation to the nerve produced by: direct blows, bone fractures, contusion injuries, infections, vitamin deficiency.
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Poliomyelitis is
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viral infection causing motor neuron death and possible death from cardiac failure or respiratory arrest.
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Neuralgia is
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attacks of pain along the entire course or a branch of sensory nerve.
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monoplegia is
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paralysis of one limb
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Neuralgia is
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attacks of pain along the entire course or a branch of sensory nerve.
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monoplegia is
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paralysis of one limb
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Diplegia
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paralysis of both upper limbs or both lower limbs
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Neuralgia is
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attacks of pain along the entire course or a branch of sensory nerve.
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monoplegia is
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paralysis of one limb
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Diplegia
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paralysis of both upper limbs or both lower limbs
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Paraplegia
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paralysis of both lower limbs
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Neuralgia is
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attacks of pain along the entire course or a branch of sensory nerve.
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monoplegia is
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paralysis of one limb
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Diplegia
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paralysis of both upper limbs or both lower limbs
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Paraplegia
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paralysis of both lower limbs
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Hemiplegia
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paralysis on one side of the body
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quadriplegia
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paralysis of all four limbs
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