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32 Cards in this Set
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cerebellum
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cerebell
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cerebrum
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cerebr
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brain
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encephal
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medulla oblongata
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medull
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spinal cord
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myel
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nerve
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neur
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cerebellar
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pert to the cerebellum
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cerebral
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pert to the cerebrum
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encephalitis
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inflam of the brain
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medullary
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pert to the inner, or soft, part of an organ.
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myelography
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process of recording the spinal cord after contrast material is injected
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neuropathy
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disease of the nervous tissue
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alzheimers
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brain disorder marked by deterioration of mental capacity
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cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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damage to the blood vessels of the cerebrum, leading to loss of blood supply to brain tissue
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concussion
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brief loss of consciousness as a result of injury to the brain
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epilepsy
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chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
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glioblastoma
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marlignant brain tumor arising from neuroglial cells
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hemiplegia
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paralysis that affects the right or left half of the body
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meningitis
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inflam of the meninges
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multiple sclerosis
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destruction of the myelin sheath on nerve cells in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), with replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue
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paraplegia
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paralysis that affects the lower portion of the body
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syncope
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fainting; sudden and temporary loss of consciousness as a result of inadequate flow of blood to the brain
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CSF analysis
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chemical tests, cell counts, cultures, and bacterial smears on samples of CSF to detect diseases of the brain or meninges. A lumbar puncture is used to remove CSF for analysis
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cerebral angiography
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procedure in which x-ray films are taken of the blood vessels in the brain after the injection of contrast material into an artery
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computed tomography (ct-scan)
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cross-sectional x-ray images of the brain and spinal cord (with or without contrast)
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electroencephalography EEG
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the recording of th electrical activity within the brain
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lumbar puncture
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procedure in which the pressure of CSF is measured and contrast may be ijected for imaging (myelography) after removal of CSF from a space between the lumbar vertebrae
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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procedure in which magnetic waves and radiofrequency waves are used to create an image of the brain and spinal cord
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myelography
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x-ray imaging of the spinal cord after the injection of contrast
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positron emission tomography (PET scan)
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procedure in which the uptake of radioactive material in the brain shows how the brain uses glucose and gives information about brain function
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stereotactic radiosurgery
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placement of the skull of a stereotactic instrument that locates a target (such as a tumor) in the brain, then a high energy radiation beam (gamma knife) is delivered to that precise target to destroy the tissue
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transcutanious electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
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a battery-powered device delivers stimulation to nerves to relieve acute and chronic pain
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