The Nervous System

Front 1

alges/o

Back 1

excessive sensitivity to pain

Front 2

cerebell/o

Back 2

cerebellum

Front 3

comat/o

Back 3

deep sleep, coma

Front 4

cerebr/o

Back 4

cerebrum

Front 5

cortic/o

Back 5

cortex

Front 6

crani/o

Back 6

skull

Front 7

dur/o

Back 7

dura mater

Front 8

encephal/o

Back 8

brain

Front 9

esthesi/o

Back 9

nervous sensation

Front 10

ganglion/o

Back 10

ganglion

Front 11

gli/o

Back 11

glial cells

Front 12

kines/o, kinesi/o

Back 12

movement

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lex/o

Back 13

word/phrase

Front 14

menign/o, meningi/o

Back 14

meninges

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myel/o

Back 15

bone marrow, spinal cord

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narc/o

Back 16

numbness, stupor

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neur/o

Back 17

nerve

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phas/o

Back 18

speech

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pont/o

Back 19

pons

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radicul/o

Back 20

nerve root or spinal nerves

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thalam/o

Back 21

thalamus

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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

Back 22

vertebra

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tax/o

Back 23

order, coordination

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vag/o

Back 24

vagus nerve (10th cranial)

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ventricul/o

Back 25

ventricle

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epi-

Back 26

on, above, upon

Front 27

hemi-

Back 27

half

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hyper-

Back 28

above, excessive

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hypo-

Back 29

below and deficient

Front 30

para-

Back 30

beside

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poly-

Back 31

many, much

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quadri-

Back 32

four

Front 33

-algesia

Back 33

excessive sensitivity to pain

Front 34

-algia

Back 34

pain

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-esthesia

Back 35

feeling, nervous sensation

Front 36

-gram

Back 36

record, recording

Front 37

-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

Back 37

movement

Front 38

-lepsy

Back 38

seizure

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-paresis

Back 39

weakness

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-phasia

Back 40

speech

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-plegia

Back 41

paralysis, palsy

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congenital

Back 42

born with it

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degenerative

Back 43

gets worse over time

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infectious

Back 44

viral, pathogenic, or bacterial

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neoplastic tumors

Back 45

cancer forming

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traumatic

Back 46

result of injury

Front 47

vascular stroke

Back 47

stroke in the vessels

Front 48

Spina Bifida

Back 48

congenital neural tube defect resulting in defects in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts. spinus processes tend to be missing.

Front 49

Hydrocephalus

Back 49

Congential, abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain (CSF). Can occur in adults as a result of tumors and infections

Front 50

Myelomeningocele

Back 50

herniation of the meninges outside of the spinal column. looks like a bubble on the back of a child.

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Alzheimer's Disease

Back 51

A degenerative progressive brain disease that results in impairment of language function,inability to calculate, and deterioration of judgement. Brain cells are killed. Problems with memory, thinking, and behavior.

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease)

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A degenerative disease where nerve cells that control the movement of your muscles die and your muscles weaken and waste away. Eventually affects chewing, swallowing, speaking and breathing. never diagnosed on first encounter bc it resembles other conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Back 53

A degenerative disease where the body's immune system eats away at the protective myelin sheath that covers your nerves. Resulting in severe pain, sensitivity, and deterioration of nerves themselves. Also a disease of exclusion.

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Bell's Palsy

Back 54

Degeneration of facial nerve VII that causes facial muscles to weaken and droop on one side. One sided smile, looks like a stroke, usually temporary.

Front 55

Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

Back 55

Infectious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. (also causes chickenpox) Painful rash occurs on only one side of body that never crosses the mid-line.

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Meningitis

Back 56

Infectious inflammation of the membranes surrounding your brain and spinal cord. Highly contagious even through respiratory droplets. "hallmark" signs are headache, stiff neck, and fever. Can be fatal.

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Cerebral Concussion

Back 57

Trauma to the head that causes temporary brain dysfunction after injury.

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Cerebral Contusion

Back 58

TBI (traumatic brain injury) that causes bruising of the brain tissue. Hematomas can occur. Wide range of results

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coma

Back 59

a state of profound unconsciousness

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Epilepsy

Back 60

a disorder of the CNS that is characterized by seizure activity and alterations of consciousness

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Thrombotic stroke

Back 61

blood clot in artery leading to the brain results in occlusion of the vessel

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Embolic stroke

Back 62

dislodged thrombus travels to cerebral ateries and blocks small blood vessels

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emboli

Back 63

a piece of thrombus that broke off

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Hemorrhagic stroke

Back 64

blood vessels break and bleeding occurs

Front 65

Cerebral embolisms and cerebral thrombosis cause

Back 65

ischemic strokes

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Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis

Back 66

CSF should be clear. this test measures pressure, total protein, glucose, cell count and is performed by a lumbar puncture.

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Cerebral Angiography

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X-ray imaging of the arterial blood system in the brain after injection of contrast material

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Computed Tomography (CT)

Back 68

X-ray technique that generates comupterized cross-sectional images of the brain and spinal cord. (or anywhere in the body) (CAT=CT)

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Back 69

Magnetic and radio waves to create an image

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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

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Uses radioactive glucose to image metabolic activity of cells.

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Doppler Ultrasound

Back 71

records sound waves reflecting off moving objects, such as blood, to measure their speed and how they flow.

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Electroencephalography (EEG)

Back 72

records electrical activity in the brain.

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craniectomy

Back 73

excision (removal) of part of the cranium to access the brain

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craniotomy

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incision into the skull to access the brain

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neuroplasty

Back 75

surgical repair of the nerves

Front 76

laminectomy

Back 76

excision of the thin plate of the vertebra to relieve pressure on the spinal cord.

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analgesic

Back 77

drug that relieves pain

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anesthetic

Back 78

compound that provides temporary loss of sensation

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antianxiety agent, anxiolytic

Back 79

category of drugs used to treat anxiety without causing excessive sedation.

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anticonvulsant

Back 80

drug that prevents or arrests seizures

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antidepressant

Back 81

drug used to treat depression

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anti-inflammatory

Back 82

drug that reduces inflammation

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epidural injection

Back 83

subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of an analgesic into the epidural space

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neuroleptic

Back 84

class of psychotropic drugs used to treat psychosis, particularly schizophenia

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psychotropic

Back 85

drug used to treat mental illness

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sedative

Back 86

drug that quiets nervous excitement

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electroencephalography technician

Back 87

a person who is trained to set up and preform electroencephalograms

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neurology

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medical specialty concerned with the study ans treatment of conditions involving the nervous system

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neurologist

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physician who specializes in neurology