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part of cell that contains nucleus and cytoplasm
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cell body
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breif interruption of brain function, usuall with a loss of consciousness lasting a few seconds. usuall caused by blunt trauma to the head
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cerebral concussion
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outermost meninge surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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dura mater
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condition characterized by impairment of the ability to read; letters and words are often reversed when reading
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dyslexia
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difficult speech
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dysphasia
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transmitters of nerve impulses away from the CNS; also know as motor nerves
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efferent nerves
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abnormal condition in which a blood clot becomes lodged in a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood within the vessel
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embolism
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space immediately outside of the dura mater that contains a supporting cushion of fat and other connective tissues
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epidural space
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neurological condition characterized by recurrent episodes of sudden, breif attacts of seizures; may vary from mild and unnoticeable to full-scale convuslive seizures
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epilepsy
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deep groove on the surface of an organ
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fissure
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space covered by tough membrane between the bones of infant's cranium
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fontanelle or fontanel
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style of walking
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gait
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knotlike mass of nerve tissue found outside the brain or spinal cord
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ganglion (ganglia)
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part of the nervous system consistion of axons that are not covered with myelin sheath, giving a gray appearance
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gray matter
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slight or partial paralysis of one half of the body
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hemiparesis
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paralysis of one half of the body
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hemiplegia
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acute infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, characterized by painful vesicular lesions along the path of a spinal nerve; also called shingles
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herpes zoster
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excessive sensitivity to sensory stimuli
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hyperkinesia
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part of the brain located below the thalamus; controls functions such as body temp. sleep and appetite
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hypothalamus
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connectiong nurons that conduct impulses from afferent nerves to or toward nerves
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interneurons
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