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Nervous system

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lept/o   thin, slender  
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alges/o   excessive  
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lex/o   word, phrase  
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tax/o   order, coordination  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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radicul/o   nerve root  
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thec/o   sheath  
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-praxia   action  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-phasia   speech  
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syncop/o   to cut off, cut short  
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-algesia   sensitivity to pain  
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mening/o, meningi/o   meninges, membranes  
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-sthenia   strength  
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-algia   pain  
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-esthesia   sensation  
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-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic   movement  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-paresis   weakness  
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vag/o   vagus nerve  
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thalam/o   thalamus  
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pont/o   pons  
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neur/o   nerves  
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gli/o   glial cells  
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encephal/o   brain  
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dur/o   dura mater  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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caus/o   burning  
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comat/o   deep sleep  
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esthesi/o   feeling, nervous  
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kines/o, kinesi/o   movement  
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Major divisions of the nervous system   Central Nervous System (CNS) Peripheral Nervous System  
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What is included in the CNS?   brain and spinal cord  
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What is included in the peripheral nervous system?   cranial nerves, spinal nerves, plexuses  
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All cranial nerves carry impulses between the brain and the head and neck EXCEPT...   cranial nerve X Vagus nerve  
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How many cranial nerve pairs are there?   12  
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How many spinal nerve pairs are there?   31  
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What is the name of a microscopic nerve cell?   neuron  
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Examples of neurotransmitters..   Acetylcholine, norepinephrine, epinephrine(adrenaline), dopamine, serotonin and endorphins  
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The transfer of impulse across the synapse depends on the release of a chemical substance called...   neurotransmitter  
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What is the largest part of the brain?   cerebrum  
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What are sheets that nerve cells lie in, in the cerebrum?   cerebral cortex  
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What are folds that the cerebral cortex are arranged in?   gyri  
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What are grooves that separate the gyri?   sulci  
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What are the halves called that the brain is divided into?   cerebral hemispheres  
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What are the four lobes that each cerebral hemisphere is divided into?   Frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal  
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What are some of the functions of the cerebrum?   thought, judgement, memory, association and descrimination  
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What are the spaces called in the middle of the cerebrum?   ventricles  
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What is the watery fluid that flows throughout the brain and around the spinal cord?   cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)  
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What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid?   to protect the brain and spinal cord from shock by acting as a cushion  
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What is the process of withdrawing CSF for diagnosis or relief of pressure on the brain?   Lumbar puncture (LP)  
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What is the part of the brain that functions to coordinate voluntary movement and maintain posture and balance?   cerebellum  
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Pons and medulla are part of the what?   brainstem  
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What are centers of the medulla oblongata?   respiratory, cardiac and vasomotor  
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Thinking, personality, sensations, movement, memory   cerebrum  
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Relay station for sensory impulses; pain   thalamus  
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Body temperature, sleep, appetite, emotions, controls pituitary gland   hypothalamus  
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Coordination of voluntary movements and balance   cerebellum  
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Connection of nerves (to eyes and face)   pons  
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Nerve fibers cross over. Contains centers to regulate heart, blood vessels and respiratory system   medulla oblongata  
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Brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration with personality changes and impairment of daily function.   Alzheimer disease  
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Degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem   amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)  
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Chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity   epilepsy  
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Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and it's replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue   multiple sclerosis  
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Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles   myasthenia gravis  
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paralysis of one side of the face   Bell palsy  
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Degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, ocuring in later life and leading to tremors, weaknes in muscles, slowness in movement   Parkinson disease  
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Involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements, uncontrollable vocal sounds, inappropriate words   Tourette syndrome  
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Disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke   cerebrovascular accident (CVA) (thrombotic, emolic and hemorrhagic)  
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Paralysis of all four limbs   quadraplegia  
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Paralysis of one side of the body   hemiplegia  
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Weakness of one side of the body   hemiparesis  
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Partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally or using written words   aphasia  
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Failure of muscular coordination   ataxia  
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Faint, temporary loss of conciousness   syncope  
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ALS   amytrophic lateral sclerosis  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident  
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TIA   transient ischemic attack  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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CNS   central nervous system  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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EEG   electroencephalography  
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MS   multiple sclerosis  
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