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23 Cards in this Set
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-paresis |
Weakness |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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Analgesia |
Without pain |
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Anesthesia |
Absence of sensation |
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Cerebral hemisphere |
Right side controls the left side of the body and vice versa |
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Meninges |
Membrane the lines the CNS |
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Meningitis |
Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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Myelin |
Sheath that covers some nerves of the spinal cord, white matter of the brain, and most peripheral nerves |
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Ataxia |
Stumbling; without coordination |
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Cerebrospinal fluid |
Within the spinal canal; surrounds the spinal cord |
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Afferent (sensory) neurons |
Carry impulses away from CNS |
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Efferent (motor) neurons |
Carry impulses to the CNS |
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Conjunctivitis |
Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
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Lacrim/o |
Tear, tear duct |
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Ocul/o |
Eye, sight |
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Aural hematoma |
Blood pooling in pinna between skin & amp; cartilage |
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Otitis externa |
Inflammation of external ear canal |
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Vertigo |
Dizziness |
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Otoscopy |
Examination of external ear canal |
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Cerumen |
Earwax; a thick secretion from tissues in ear canal |
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Tympanic membrane |
Ear drum |
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Spinal Nerves |
radial- to the forelimb sciatic- to the hind limb Vagus- to the heart |
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Reflex in pets include |
Reflex- automatic, involuntary response PLR (pupillary light reflex)- pupil constricts due to bright light Toe pinch reflex- pinching or tickling the skin web between the toes causing pet to pull back its leg Palpebral Reflex- the eye should blink (eyelids close) in response to touch to the medial canthus of the eye Knuckle reflex- placing the paw onto its dorsum position; the animal will immediately replace its paw into the normal position |
