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Nervous system consist of: |
Brain Spinal cord Nerves |
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The nervous system is divided into: |
CNS (central nervous system) and PNS (peripheral nervous system) |
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How does the nervous system coordinates all activities of the body? |
Receives information from sensory receptors Uses information to adjust activity of muscles and glands |
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Neurons: |
Cells that conduct electrical impulses. |
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Synapse: |
Point at which two neurons meet (two axon and dendrites meet) |
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Electrical impulses cannot pass directly across the gap between two neurons are called: |
Synaptic cleft |
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Neurotransmitters |
Chemical messengers required to help electrical impulses cross the gap between the neurons. |
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Myelin |
Insulating substance around neurons.
Helps neurons conduct its electrical signal faster. |
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Neurology |
Branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the nervous system including:
The brain Spinal cord Nerves |
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Organs treated in neurology are: |
Brain Cranial nerve Spinal cord Spinal nerve |
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Neurologist |
Can also treat muscle conditions that are caused by nervous system problems. |
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Neurosurgery |
A subspecialty of Neurology.
It includes: Surgical procedures in treating nervous system conditions. |
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Cerebell/o |
Cerebellum |
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Cerebr/o |
Cerebrum |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Medull/o |
Medulla oblongata |
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Mening/o |
Meninges |
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Myel/o |
Spinal cord |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Pont/o |
Pons |
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Thalam/o |
Thalamus |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Electr/o |
Electricity |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Hydr/o |
Water |
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Lumb/o |
Low back (lumbar) |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Scler/o |
sclera (hardening) |
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Spin/o |
Spine |
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Tom/o |
To cut |
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Vascul/o |
Blood vessel |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-ar |
Pertaining to |
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-ary |
Pertaining to |
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-asthenia |
Weakness |
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-cele |
Protrusion |
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-eal |
Pertaining to |
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-ectomy |
Surgical removal |
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-esthesia |
Feeling, sensation |
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-gram |
Record |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-logist |
One who studies |
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-logy |
Study of |
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-malacia |
Abnormal softening |
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-ine |
Pertaining to |
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-oma |
Tumor, mass |
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-phasia |
Speech |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-rrhaphy |
Suture |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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-otomy |
Cutting into |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
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-trophic |
Development |
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di- |
Two |
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an- |
Without |
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dys- |
Painful, difficult, abnormal |
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hyper- |
Excessive |
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hemi- |
Half |
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a- |
Without |
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mono- |
One |
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para- |
Two like parts of a pair, beside |
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sub- |
Beneath, under |
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quadri- |
Four |
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poly- |
Many |