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14 Cards in this Set
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encephalo
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brain
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mening/o
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brain covering
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esthesia
cephalo |
sensation, feeling
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hypothalamus
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controls 7 vital body functions
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plexus
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a network of intersecting nerve
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brainstem
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the stalk-like portion of the brain that connects to the to the cerebral hemisphere with the spinal cord.
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amnesia
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is memory disturbance marked by a total of partial inability to recall past experience that can be caused by a brain injury, illness or phyologial disturbance
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myelitis
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inflammation of spianl cord
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conrusion
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bruising of brain tissue as a result of head injury
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electroencephalography
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the process of recording the eclectal activity of the brain through the ud=se of elecodes attached to the scalp
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poliomyelitis
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a viral of the gray matter of the spinal cord that may result in paralysis
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stupor
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a lower level of conciness ny listless and drowsiness
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sciatica
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nerve inflammation that may result in pain through the thigh and legs
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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