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42 Cards in this Set
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dendr/o
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tree
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encephal/o
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brain
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esthesi/o
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feeling
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gli/o
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glue
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lamin/o
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thin plate
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narc/o
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numbness, sleep, stupor
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pallid/o
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globus pallidus
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phe/o
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dusky
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poli/o
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gray
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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CNS
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brain and spinal cord
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PNS
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12 - cranial nerves
31 - spinal nerves |
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grey vs white matter
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unsheathed cell bodies + dendrites vs myelinated fibers
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akathesia
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inability to remain still
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ALS
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lou gherigs disease - muscular weakness, etc
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analgesia
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lack of sensation of pain
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aphagia
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loss/lack of ability to swallow
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aphasia
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lack of ability to speak
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apraxia
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lack of ability to use objects
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asthenia
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lack of strength
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astrocytoma
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tumor of the brain composed of astrocytes
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ataxia
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loss of order
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cerebral palsy
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disorder of movement or posture
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chorea
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abnormal involuntary movement disorder
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guillain barre syndrome
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myelin sheaths destroyed
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hemi/paresis
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hemi- = half
-paresis = weakness |
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hemi/plagia
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hemi- = half
-plagia = -stroke |
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herniated disk syndrome
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nucleus pulposus forced through annulus fibrosus
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herpes zoster
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shingles
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hydrocephalus
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increased amount of CSF in brain
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laminectomy
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surgical excision of a vertebral posterior arch
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neurasthenia
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nerve weakness
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pallidotomy
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surgical destruction of globus pallidus to treat parkinsons symptoms
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paresis
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slight, partial, incomplete paralysis
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paresthesia
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abnormal sensation, tingling
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paroxysm
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spasm, seizure
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reyes syndrome
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edema of the brain, etc
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sciatica
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severe pain along sciatic nerve
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somnambulism
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sleep walking
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spondylosyndesis
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spinal fusion
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syncope
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fainting
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TENS
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mild electrical stimulation that alleviates pain
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