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45 Cards in this Set
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blood-brain barrier
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mechanism that blocks specfic sibstances found in the bloodstream from entering the brain
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cell body
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division of neuron that includes the nucleus, cell organelles, and surrounding cytoplasm
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motor neuron
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neuron that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to a muscle or gland; also called efferent neuron.
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nervous impulse
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phsiological change that transmitted through certain tissues, especially nerve fibers muscles, resulting in activity or inhibition
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neurology
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branch of medcine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system
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neurotransmitter
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chemical substance that transmit or inhibits nerve impulses at a synapse
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organelle
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cytoplasm structure that provides specialized function for a cell
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psychiatry
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branch of medcine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
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sensory neuron
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neuron that transmits impulses from receptors in the skin, sense of organs, and internal organs to the central nervous system also called afferent neuron.
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synapse
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junction where a nerve impulse passes from an axon terminal to a neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell
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cerebro/o
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cerebrum
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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dendr/o
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tree
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encephal/o
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brain
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gangli/o
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ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
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gli/o
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glue; neuroglial
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lex/o
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word, phrase
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kinesi/o
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movement
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lept/o
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thin, slender
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mening/o
meningi/o |
meninges
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myle/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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narc/o
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stupor; numbness; sleep
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neur/o
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nerve
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sthen/o
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stength
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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thec/o
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sheath
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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ton/o
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tension
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ventricul/o
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venticle
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-algesia
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pain
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-asthenia
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weakness, debility
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-esthesia
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feeling
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-kinesia
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movement
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-plexy
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stroke
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-taxia
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order, coordination
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-trophy
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develompment, nourishment
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contra-
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agianst
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pachy-
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thick
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para-
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near, beside; beyond
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syn-
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union, together, joined
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uni-
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one
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