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91 Cards in this Set
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ct
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computed tomography
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dur/o
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dura matter
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hydrocephalus
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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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-sthenia
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srength
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cerebellum
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the posterior part of the brain; responsble for voluntary muscle movement
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tonic clonic seizure
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major seizre
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parenchyma
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distinguishing cell of an organ
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electroencephalography
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recording electrical activity in the brain
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neur/o
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nerve
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cva
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cerebrovascular accident
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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gait
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walk
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arachnoid membrane
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middle layer ot 3 membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
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absence seizures
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petit mal
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cerebrospinal fluid
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Liquid that circulates throught the brain and spinal cord
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absence seizure
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minor seizure
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glio/o
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glue; parts of the nervous system that support & connect
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thrombotic
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blood clot in rteries leading to brain and blocking
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motor nerves
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nerves that carry messages away from the brain and spinal cords to muscles and organs
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epilepsy
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chronic brain disorder; marked by recurrent seizure
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gli/o
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glue; parts of the nervous system that support & connect
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huntington disease
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hereditary nervous disorder due to degenerative changes in the cerebrum involving sudden movements
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meninges
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3 protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
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alzheimer disease
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brain disorder; marked by deterioration of mental capacity beginning in middle age
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oligodendroglial cell
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neuroglial cell that form sheath covering axons
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embolus
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mass of material travels through the bloodstream and blocks blood vescles
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central nervous system
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CNS - The brain and spinal cord
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palsy
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complete or partial loss of motor function
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ganglion
ganglia |
A collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
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cerebral contusion
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bruising of the brain tissue as a result of trauma presisting longer that 24 hours
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thalamus
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main relay center of the brain; cunducts impulses between spinal cord & cerebrum
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dementia
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metal decline and deterioration
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kines/o
-kinesia |
movement
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mri
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magnetic resonance imaging
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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tpa
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tissue plasminogen activator
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kinesi/o
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movement
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parkinsons disease
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degeneration of nerves in the brain; occuring later in life; leads to tumors
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cerebrum
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largest part of the brain; voluntar muscle activity
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multiple sclerosis
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destruction of neurons in the cns and replaceing with hard tissue
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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cns
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central nervous system
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parasympathetic nerves
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invouluntary autonomic nerves that regulate body functions
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embolic
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sudden blood clot travels to cerebral arteries and bloods a small vescle
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encepahl/o
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brain
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syncop/o
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to cut off, to cut short
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pia mater
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thin delicate inner membrane of the meninges
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csf
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cerebrospinal fluid
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synapse
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space through which nerve impulse is transmitted from one neuron to another; like a muscle or a gland
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herpes zoster
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causes shingles; blisters around body
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neuron
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a nerve cell; carries impulses through the body
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ms
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multiple sclerosis
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lept/o
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thin / slender
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tax/o
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order, cordination
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cerebral cortex
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Outer region of the cerebrum; gray matter of the brain
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aura
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sensation appearing before symptoms
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efferent nerves
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nerves that carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles
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hemorrhagic
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bursting forth of blood from a artery
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nerve
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macroscopic stucture consisting of axons and dendrites in bundles like strands of rope
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als
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amytrophic lateral sclerosis
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my/o
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muscle
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tia
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transient ischemic attack; mini stoke
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afferent nerves
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Nerves that carry impulses toward the brain and spinal cord
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tonic clonic seizures
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grand mal seizures
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dura matter
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outer most layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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tia
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transient ischemic attact
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stroma
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connective and framework tissue of an organ
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spina bifida
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congenital defect in the spinal column due to imperfect union of vertebral parts
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pons
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bridge; part of the brain anterior to the cerebellum & between the medulla
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ad
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alzheimer disease
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radicul/o
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nerve root ( of spinal nerves)
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myasthenia gravis
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neuromuscular disorder marked by replapsing weekness of skeletal muscles
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peripheral nervous system
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nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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progressive disordercharacterized by degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem
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sensory nerves
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nerves that carry messages to the brain and spinal cord from a receptor
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cerebral concussion
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temporary brain dysfunction after an injury clearing within 24 hours
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alges/o
-algesia |
excessive sensitivity to pain
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eeg
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electroencephalogram
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-algia
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pain
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myelography
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contarast injected, x-rays of spinal cord obtained`
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-plegia
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paralysis
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shingles
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viral disease affecting peripheral nerves
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-paresis
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slight paralysis
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palliative
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relieving symptoms but not curing
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-phasia
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speech
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lumbar puncture
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csf is withdrawn between vertebrae
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-praxia
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action
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lp
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lumbar puncture
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esthesi/o
-esthesia |
feeling, nervous sensation
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aneurysm
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abnormal widening of blood vescles
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