Mod A Lab Final Vocab
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| CVA | cerebrovascular accident
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| -edema | swelling
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| -oma | tumor
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| -otmoy | incision
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| neuro- | nerve
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| MS | Multiple Sclerosis
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| psycho | mind
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| TIA | transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| abnormal fear of high places | acrophobia
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| controls involuntary bodily functions such as sweating and arterial blood pressure | autonomic nerves
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| portion of nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord | CNS - central nervous system
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| Outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord. | dura mater
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| Nerve cells in the CNS that acts as links between sensory & motor neurons. | interneurons
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| Conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands; control most of the body's functions. Also described as efferent processes. | motor nerves
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| Nerves that transmit impulses to the CNS | sensory neurons
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| Structural and functional units of the nervous system. Specialized conductors of impulses that enable the body to interact with its internal and external environments. | neurons
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| Part of the brain stem that connects the pons and the rest of the brain to the spinal cord. Regulates & controls breathing, swallowing, coughing, sneezing, vomiting & arterial blood pressure. | oblongata
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| Nerves throughout the body carrying information to and from the spinal cord. 12 pair of cranial nerves & 31 pairs of spinal nerves. | peripheral nerves
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| Innermost meningeal layer, attached directly to the underlying tissue layer. | pia mater
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| Carry impulses from the peripheral to the brain. They do not have true dendrites. | sensory nerves
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| Where the brain's major motor are is located | cerebrum
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| Located in the thoracic & lumbar of the spinal cord; part of anatomical nervous system with fibers that are distributed to heart, smooth muscles & glands of entire body. "Fight or flight." | sympathetic
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| Condition of loss or lack of memory. | amnesia
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| Loss or lack of ability to eat or swallow. | aphagia
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| Second meningeal layer; layer that separates the dura mater from the subarachnoid space. Name refers to the spidery web appearance. | arachnoid
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| Imperfect development of spinal cord | atelomyelia
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| Headache; head pain. | cephalalgia
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| Surgical incision of the skull. | craniotomy
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| Individual who has difficulty in comprehending written language. | dyslexia
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| Paralysis on one side of the body. | hemiplegia
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| Artificially induced condition of sleep | hypnosis
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| Thin membraneous sheath that envelopes a nerve fiber; Sheath of Schwann. | neurilemma
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