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16 Cards in this Set
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burr
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drill used to create an entry into the cranium
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central nervous system
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brain and spinal cord
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craniectomy
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permanent, partial removal of the skull
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craniotomy
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opening of the skull
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diskectomy
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removal of a vertebral disk
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electroencephalography
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recording of the electric currents of the brain by means of electrodes attached to the scalp
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laminectomy
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surgical excision of the lamina
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paresis
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incomplete paralysis
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peripheral nerves
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12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and autonomic nervous system; connects peripheral receptors to the brain and spinal cord
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shunt
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an artificial passage
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skull
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entire skeletal framework of the head
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somatic nerve
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sensory or motor nerve
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stereotaxis
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method of identifying a specific are or point in the brain
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sympathetic nerve
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part of the peripheral nervous system that controls automatic body function and sympathetic nerves activated under stress
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trephination
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surgical removal of a disk of bone
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vertebrectomy
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removal of vertebra
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