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20 Cards in this Set
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NEURON
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NERVE CELL
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MYELINATION
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FATTY COATING ON A NERVE CELL
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CEREBRUM
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LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN
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ELECROENCEPHALOGRAM
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RECORD OF THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN
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ENCEPHALOTOMY
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SURGICAL INCISION OF THE BRAIN
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ENCEPHALITIS
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INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN
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POLIOMYELITIS
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INFLAMMATION OF THE GRAY MATER OF THE SPINAL CORD.
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NEUROLOGIST
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A SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF THE DX AND TX OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS.
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MENINGOCELE
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DISPLACEMENT OF THE MENINGES FROM IT'S NORMAL POSITION
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HYPOESTHESIA
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DECREASED SENSATION
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MRI
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X-RAY BEAM ROTATES AROUND THE PT, DETAILING THE STRUCTURE AT VARIOUS DEPTHS.
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ENCEPHALOMALACIA
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SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN
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APHASIA
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NO SPEECH
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DEMYELINATION
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LACK OF; REMOVAL
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AXON
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PART OF THE CELL THAT TRANSMITS ELECTRICAL IMPULSES
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DENDRITES
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BRACHED PROJECTIONS THE NERVE CELL THAT RECEIVE IMPULSES AND STIMULI
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
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PROCESS OF RECORDING THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES OF THE BRAIN
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NEUROBLASTOMA
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TUMOR ARISING FROM IMMATURE NERVE CELLS
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HEMIPLEGIA
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PARALYSIS OF EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT HALF OF THE BODY
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QUADRIPLEGIA
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PARALYSIS OF ALL FOUR LIMBS.
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