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44 Cards in this Set
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Name the three parts of the brain
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cerebrum, brain stem, cerebellum
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Describe the cerebellum
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the largest part of the brain
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Describe the brain stem
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connects the cerebellum to the spinal cord
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Describe the cerebellum
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at the back of the brain, connected to brain stem and cerebellum, coordinates muscle movement, balance and muscle tone
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Describe the spinal cord
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approx 45cm long, goes through vertebrae to the second lumbar vertebra
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-phthisis
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wasting away
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polio-
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grey matter (within outer layer of brain and spinal cord)
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polioencephalitis
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inflammation of grey matter of the brain
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Name the three membranes covering the spinal cord and brain
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Meninges - pia mater is innermost, arachnoid mater in the middle, dura mater is outermost
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of grey matter of spinal cord
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-plasia
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abnormal development of...
**PLAS-IA - PLASTIC is abnormal** |
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dysplasia
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abnormal development of cells
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epilepsy
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disorder of the nervous system causing seizures
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hemi-
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half (left or right)
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aesthesi(o)
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Sensation
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-aesthesia
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condition of (feeling) sensation
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-aesthetic
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Pertaining to sensation / drug relating to sensation
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paraesthesia
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altered sensation, e.g. pins and needles
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narc(o)
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stupor, impaired consciousness, deep sleep
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AJ/EJ/KJ
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Ankle / Elbow / Knee jerk
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aphasia
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condition of loss of power of speech and understanding of written / spoken word
p-HAS-ia - "Hates all speech" |
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ataxia
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condition of failure of muscle coordination
a-TAX-ia - "Tone AXed" |
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convulsion
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involuntary contraction of voluntary muscles
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spina bifida
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congential defect of vertebral column allowing meninges to protrude, sometimes causing paralysis
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polyneuritis
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syndrome of acute onset - inflammation of many nerves causing muscle weakness
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psychosis
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state of mind in which thinking becomes irrational and/or disturbed with delusions and/or hallucinations
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anorexia
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condition of no appetite / absence of appetite
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anorexia nervosa
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eating disorder characterised by distorted body image, person does not intake sufficient calories to maintain life
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bulimia
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recurrent episodes of binge eating
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bulimia nervosa
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disease in which there are uncontrolled episodes of binge eating following by self-induced vomiting and overuse of laxatives
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Autism
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pathological "self absorption"
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Neurosis
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relatively mild mental or emotional disorder that may involve anxiety or phobias
no longer used as a medical diagnosis |
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paranoia
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suspicion of others not based on fact
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schizophrenia
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chronic, often disabling, mental disorder. Hallucinations, delusions and bizarre thought patterns
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paranaoid schizophrenia
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chronic mental disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions and persecution complex
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delirium
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state of violent mental agitation
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dementia
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acquired loss of cognitive funciton that may affect language, attention, memory, personaly and abstract reasoning
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Alzheimer's disease
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form of degenerative brain disease resulting in progressive mental deterioration, disorientation, memory disturbance and confusion
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senile dementia
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dementia of the aged, results from brain degeneration in abscence of cerebrovascular disease
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fugue
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disassociative disorder where person develops amnesia but can travel from home and establish a new identity
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imbecile
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idiot - person of subnormal intelligence, mental age of 3-7 years
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moron
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idiot - person of subnormal intelligence, genetically determined mental age of 8-12
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mania
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irrational but irresistible motive for belief or action
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manic depression
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Bipolar disorder - episodes of mania and depressions
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