Chapter 15 Med Term

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Central nervous system

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Consists of brain and spinal cord, processes info, coordinates and controls body

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Autonomic nervous system

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Regulates activity of the cardiac muscle and glands

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Ventricles

Back 3

Small cavities in the brain

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Plexus

Back 4

Network of nerves or blood vessels

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Sulcus

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Groove or trench on the brains surface

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Limbic system

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Part of the brain associated with emotional behavior

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Ganglion

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Group of nerve cell bodies

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Hemisphere

Back 8

Either half of the brain

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Encephalon

Back 9

Medical term for brain

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Foramen magnum

Back 10

Opening in the occipital bone where the spinal cord passes

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Cauda equina

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Spinal roots that supply the rectal area

Front 12

Cerebellum

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Lobes located in the back of the brain

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Dura mater

Back 13

Outermost membrane of the brain and spinal cord

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Sympathetic

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Part of the nervous system that assists in defense and survival

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Olfactory

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Smell

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Optic

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Vision

Front 17

Trochler

Back 17

Eye muscles

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Trigeminal

Back 18

Face movement

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Auditory

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Hearing

Front 20

Spinal

Back 20

Neck muscles

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Hypoglossal

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Beneath the tongue

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Bell's palsy

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Unilateral facial paralysis

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Cerebral palsy

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Paralysis from developmental defects

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Concussion

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Violent blow to the head

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Convulsion

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A seizure

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Hematoma

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A blood clot

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Huntington's chorea

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Jerky involuntary movements with mental deterioration

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Sciatica

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Severe leg pain

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Parkinson's disease

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Progressive neurologic disorder with tremors

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Ambivalence

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Conflicting emotional attitude

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Autism

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Complete withdrawl

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Delusion

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A false personal belief

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Delirium

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Illusions, excitement, hallucinations (short duration)

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Echolalia

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Automatic repetition of what is said

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Hypochondria

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Imaginary illness

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Megalomania

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Belief in ones greatness, power

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Paranoid

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Person who is abnormally suspicious of others

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Phobia

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Abnormal dread or fear

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Schizophrenia

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A group of severe emotional disorders characterized by delirium, delusion, hallucinations and other bizarre behavior

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Malingering

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Pretending to be ill

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Cerebrum

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Largest portion of the brain, divided into lefr and right

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Meninges

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Three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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Arachnoid

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Delicate membrane between pia mater and dura mater

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Trochlear

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Muscle of the eyes

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Anencephaly

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Congenital absence of a brain

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Hydrocephalus

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Accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the skull

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Meningocele

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Hernial protrusion of the meninges through a defect in the skull or vertebrae

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Poliomyelitis

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An acute viral disease