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29 Cards in this Set
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Arach- |
Spider |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Cerebell/o |
Cerebellum |
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Cerebr/o |
Cerebrum |
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Crani/o |
Skull |
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Encephalo |
Brain |
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Endo- |
Within |
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-esthesia |
Sensation, feeling |
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-graph |
Instrument used to record an image |
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Hemi- |
Half |
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Hydro |
Water |
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Mening |
Membrane coving the brain |
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Myel/o |
Spinal cord |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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-oid |
Like, resemble |
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Pleg/o |
Paralysis |
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Psych/o |
Mind |
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-us |
Structure |
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Blood-brain barrier |
Inability of some substance to penetrate the brain tissue |
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Cerebral ventricles |
Four cavities within the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid |
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Convolutions |
Elevated folds of the surface of the cerebrum that increases the surface area of the brain |
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CVA |
Cerebrovascular accident; stroke |
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Dementia |
Lost in at least two areas of complex behaviors |
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Fight or flight response |
Body perceives danger and prepares to run away or stand in faith; heart rate increases, mouth becomes dry, pupils in bronchi dilate |
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Gyri |
Convolutions in the brain |
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Lumbar puncture |
A needle inserted between two vertebrae to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid |
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Neurotransmitter |
Chemical chemical messenger that carries, boost, and balances signals between neurons |
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Paralysis |
The loss of the ability to move in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury |
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Stimulus |
Something that can elicit or evoke a physiological response in a cell, a tissue or an organism |
