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47 Cards in this Set
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Afferent |
Carry or move inward or toward a central structure |
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Blood brain barrier |
Protective mechanism that blocks specific substances found in the bloodstream from entering delicate brain tissue |
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Efferent |
Carry or move away from a central structure |
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Limbic system |
Computed neutral system located beneath the cerebral that controls basic emotions and drives and plays important role in memory |
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Neurilemma |
Additional external myelin sheath that's formed by Schwann cells and found only in axons in the peripheral nervous system |
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Ventricle |
Organ chamber or cavity that receives or holds fluid |
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Neurons |
Transmit impulses |
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Neuroglia |
Cells that support neurons and bind them to other neurons or tissues |
Nerve glue |
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Central nervous system |
Brain and spinal cord |
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Peripheral nervous system |
12 pairs cranial nerves and 31 payouts of spinal nerves |
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Cerebr/o |
Cerebrum |
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Crani/o |
Cranium |
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Encaphal/o |
Brain |
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Gangli/o |
Ganglion |
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Gli/o |
Glue; neuroglial tissue |
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Kinesi/o |
Movement |
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Lept/o |
Thin, slender |
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Lex/o |
Word, phrase |
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Mening/o |
Meninges |
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Meningi/o |
Meninges |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow; spinal cord |
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Narc/o |
Stupor; numbness; sleep |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Radicul/o |
Nerve root |
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Sthen/o |
Strength |
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Thalam/o |
Thalamus |
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Thec/o |
Sheath |
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Ton/o |
Tension |
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Ventricul/o |
Ventricle |
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-algesia |
Pain |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-asthenia |
Weakness, debility |
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-esthesia |
Feeling |
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-kinesia |
Movement |
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-lepsy |
Seizure |
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-paresis |
Partial paralysis |
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-phasia |
Speech |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-taxia |
Order, coordination |
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Pachy |
Thick |
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Para |
Near, beside, beyond |
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Syn |
Union, together, joined |
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Uni |
One |
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Agnosia |
Inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory, or other sensations, even though the sensory sphere is intact |
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Asthenia |
Weakness, debility, or loss of strength |
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Ataxia |
Lack of muscle coordination in voluntary movement |
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Paresthesia |
Sensation of numbness, prickling, tingling, or heightened sensitivity |
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