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A reflex test for abnormalities in the nervous system |
Babinski's test |
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A common term for cephalalgia |
Headache |
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The method of regional anesthesia to stop the passage of sensory information along the sensory nerve |
Nerve block |
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The fissures or valleys found on the surface of the brain are called |
Sulci |
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The medical term for involuntary, repetitive, alternating movement of a part of a body |
Tremor |
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What are the four primary sections of the brain |
Brain stem, diencephalon, cerebellum, cerebrum, |
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The central nervous system is composed of the |
Brain & spinal cord |
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A combination of symptoms that include acute encephalopathy and various organ damage |
Reye's syndrome |
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The eruption of painful vesicles on the body along a nerve path |
Shingles |
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Morphine and related drugs used to treat severe pain are called |
Narcotic analgesics |
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A Blow To The Head that may cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea or vomiting |
Concussion |
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Cavities within the middle portion of the brain |
Ventricles |
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A fairly common disorder of one-sided facial paralysis with an unknown cause |
Bell's palsy |
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The branches of the autonomic nervous system are divided into what two sections |
Sympathetic and parasympathetic branch |
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A procedure performed to relieve pressure on a spinal nerve |
Laminectomy |
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The loss of ability to control movement |
Palsy |
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The meningeal layer that forms a tough outer covering |
Dura mater |
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A viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
Poliomyelitis |
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A test that measures glucose uptake and indicates the metabolic activity of the brain |
Positron emission tomography |
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A medical term meaning weakness on one half of the body |
Hemiparesis |
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One type of brain tumor composed of neuroglial cells |
Astrocytoma |
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A mass of blood within the meninges that forms as a result of trauma |
Subdural hematoma |
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Where is cerebrospinal fluid located |
Subarachnoid |
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A fatty substance that serves as insulation for some nerve axons |
Myelin |
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What occurs when only the meninges protrude through an opening in the vertebral column |
Meningocele |
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A grand mal seizure is also known as |
tonic-clonic seizure |
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What is the abbreviation for a stroke |
CVA Cerebrovascular accident |
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Which type of neuron carries impulses to the central nervous system from the sensory receptor |
Afferent |
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A diagnostic procedure involving X-rays of a spinal cord |
Myelography |
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The brain is attached to the spinal cord at where |
Medulla oblongata |
