Study Guide Chapter 15 -- Nervous System And Psychological Disorders

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ADD

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Attention Deficit Disorder

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ADHD

Back 2

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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CNS

Back 3

Central Nervous System

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CSF

Back 4

Cerebrospinal Fluid

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OCD

Back 5

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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cochlea
(spelling)

Back 6

anything of a spiral form

a spirally wound tube which forms part of the inner ear

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Alzheimer's Disease
(spelling)

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pregressive degenerative disease of the brain

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cerebral
(spelling)

Back 8

pertaining to the cerebrum

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glaucoma
(spelling)

Back 9

a group of eye diseases characterized by an increase in intraocular pressure

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Psychologist
(spelling)

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one who specializes in the science that deals with the mind and mental issues

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blephar(o)

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eyelid

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-edema

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swelling

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-opia

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vision

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-phobia

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irrational fear

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ot(o)

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ear

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opthalm(o)

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eye

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neur(o)

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nerve

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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myel(o)

Back 19

spinal cord

bone marrow

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encephal(o)

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brain

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dacry(o)

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tear duct

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-plegia

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paralysis

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hem(i)

Back 23

half

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narc(o)

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stupor

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pyr(o)

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fire

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-mania

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abnormal preoccupation

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-ocular

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vision

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chem(o)

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chemical

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audi(o)

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hearing

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sem(i)

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partly

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mastoid

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one of the bones of the middle ear

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lacrimation

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discharge of tears

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cauda equine

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end of the spinal cord

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hematoma

Back 34

collection of blood
(bruise)

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peripheral nervous system

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the various nerve processes that connect the brain and spinal cord with receptors, muscles and glands

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central nervous system

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the control center of the body composed of the brain and spinal cord

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afferent system

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conveying toward the brain

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efferent system

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conveying away from the brain

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autonaomic nervous system

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conducts impulses to involuntary muscles and glands
(part of the efferent system)

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somatic nervous system

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conducts impulses to skeletal muscle and is under conscious control

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ventricles

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cavity or chamber in the brain or in the heart

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contraindication

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any condition that renders a particular treatment improper or undesirable

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lacrimal gland

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secretes tear

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algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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chemoreceptors

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nerve endings that are excited by chemical substances

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analgesic

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an agent that relieves pain

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synapse

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the junction between two neurons

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adrenergic fibers

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release epinephrine

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meninges

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made up of the dura mater, arachnoid and pia mater
(from outer most to inner most)

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cerebral cortex

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the gray matter that covers the cerebrum

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receptors

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nerve endings that respond to stimuli

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acetylcholine

Back 52

substance that is released at the neuromuscular junction that leads to contraction of muscles

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intrathecal

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within the spinal cord

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antidepressant

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medication given to relieve morbid sadness, dejection or melancholy

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cerebrum

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main portion or bulk of the brain

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epidural

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on or outside of the dura mater

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cholinergic fibers

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release acetylcholine

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diplopia

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double vision

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dysphasia

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difficulty in language function

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opthalmoplegia

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paralysis of the eyes

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tinnitus

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ringing in the ears

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vertigo

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dizziness

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hyperopia

Back 63

farsightedness

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mastoiditis

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inflammation of the middle ear
(can cause deafness)

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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conjuctivitis

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inflammation of the mucous membrane that forms the lining of the eye

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transient ischemic attack

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brief interruption of blood flow to the brain
(sometimes precedes a stroke)

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anotia

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born without ears

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dyslexia

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impairment of the ability to read resulting from a variety of pathological causes

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kleptomania

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abnormal uncontrollable urge to steal

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cerebral concussion

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resulting from a blow to the head may cause loss of consciousness

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cerebrovascular accident

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damaged blood vessels in the brain

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neurosclerosis

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hardening of nervous tissue

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subdural hemtoma

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collection of blood below the dura

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cerebral meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges of the brain

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Alzheimer's Disease

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involves irreversible loss of memory, disorientation, speech and gait disturbances, dementia due to atrophy of the frontal and occipital lobes of the brain

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aneurysm

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ballooning out of the wall of a vessel

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polyneuralgia

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pain in many nerves

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cerebelitis

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inflammation of the cerebellum

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hemiplegia

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paralysis on one side of the body

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narcolepsy

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a seizure or sudden attack of sleep

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pyromania

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excessive preoccupation with fire

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schizophrenia

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loss of contact with the environment and disintegration of personality

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semicoma

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mild state of unconsciousness from which the patient can be aroused

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pseudoesthesia

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occurrence of a sensation in the absense of the appropriate stimulus

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hyperalgesia

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increased sensitivity to pain

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neurasthenia

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nervous condition characterized by chronic weakness, easy fatigability, and sometimes exhaustion

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encephalosclerosis

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hardening of the brain

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cataract

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opacity on or in the lens, impairing vision or causing blindness

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Meniere's syndrome

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recurrent and progressive group of symptoms that include ringing in the ears and progressive deafness

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stye

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localized circumscribed inflammatory swelling of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid

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botulism

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a severe form of food poisoning caused by a powerful bacterial neurotoxin in improperly canned or preserved foods

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diplegia

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paralysis of similar parts on both sides of the body

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claustrophobia

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a morbid fear of closed places

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dementia

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a progressive mental disorder characterized by
loss of intellectual function

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multiple sclerosis

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progressive deterioration of the myelin sheaths of neurons to form many scleroses

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epilepsy

Back 97

recurrent disorder of cerebral function characterized by sudden brief attacks of altered consciousness or motor activity

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otoscleroisis

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pathological condition of the ear in which there is formation of spongy bone and usually results in hearing loss

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myelography

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radiology of the spinal cord after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space

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ventriculography

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x-ray of cavities in the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid

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otoscopy

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examination of the ears

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neurolysis

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release of a nerve sheath by cutting it longitudinally, loosening adhesions surrounding a nerve , or disintergration of nerve tissue