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Chapter 11

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central nervous system(CNS)   includes the brain and spinal cord and is covered by the bones of the skull and vertebral column  
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peripheral nervous system(PNS)   involves the cranial and spinal nerves  
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autonomic nervous system(ANS)   supplies nerves to all of the internal organs and is responsible for controlling the involuntary responses such as heart rate or blood flow  
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neurology   study of the nervous system and its disorders  
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neurologist   physician involved in the care of the nervous system disorders and diseases  
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thromb/o   clot  
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cephal/o   head  
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quadr/i   four  
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rhiz/o   root  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebellum  
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dendr/o   branching  
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cyt/o   cell  
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narc/o   sleep  
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encephal/o   brain  
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gli/o   neuroglia, nerve cell  
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mening/o   meninges  
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myel/o   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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neur/o   nerve  
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olig/o   few, diminished  
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thec/o   sheath  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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medull/o   medulla oblongata  
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neur/i   nerve tissue  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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dipl/o   double  
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caus/o   burn  
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hemi   half  
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epi   above, over  
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para   around or abnormal  
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poly   many  
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sub   beneath, below  
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dura   hard  
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echo   sound  
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a   without  
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an   without  
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brady   slow  
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dys   difficult  
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hyper   excessive  
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algia   pain  
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ia   condition  
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oma   tumor  
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algesia   sensitivity to pain  
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praxia   activity  
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al   pertaining to  
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opia   vision  
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lexia   reading  
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paresis   partial paralysis  
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plegia   paralysis  
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logist   one who specializes in the study of  
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logy   the study of  
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osis   condition, process  
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tomy   process of cutting  
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phasia   speech  
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asthenia   without feeling or sensation  
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neuron   receives and transmits the nerve impulses  
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afferent neurons   carry impulses toward the brain and spinal cord  
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connecting neurons   carry impulses from one neuron to another  
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efferent neurons   carry impulses away from the brain  
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dendrites   short branches of a cell body of a neuron that receive and conduct impulses to the cell body  
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axon   the extensions of a cell body that sends impulses away from the nerve cell  
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myelin - myelin sheath   white fatty covering on the axon  
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synapse   small space found between the neurons  
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neuroglia   supportive cells of the nervous system and they do not conduct impulses throughout the body  
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nerves   bundles of fibers that connect the body organs with the central nervous system  
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cerebral spinal fluid(CSF)   clear colorless fluid which flows throughout the brain and spinal cord to cushion the organs from injury  
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meninges   three protective membrane layers that enclose the brain and spinal cord  
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dura mater   outer most layer of membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord  
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arachnoid   the middle layer of membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord  
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pia mater   protective membrane layer nearest the brain and spinal cord  
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brain   one of the largest organs in the body, it is contained within the skull, part of the central nervous system  
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cerebrum   largest part of the brain; controls sensory activities such as memory, consciousness, emotions, judgement, and voluntary movement; has four lobes  
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frontal lobe   one of the lobes of the cerebrum; influences motor function  
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parietal lobe   lobe of the brain responsible for sensation  
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occipital lobe   lobe of the brain responsible for vision  
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temporal lobe   lobe of the brain that controls hearing and smell  
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cerebellum   second largest section of the brain which connects to the brainstem; functions to maintain muscle tone, controls balance and coordinates movement  
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brainstem   continuous with spinal cord; divided into three parts  
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midbrain   upper region of the brainstem responsible for reflexes in the cranial nerves  
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pons   middle part of the brainstem which regulates respirations  
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medulla oblongata   lowest part of the brainstem that controls cardiac, respiratory, and vasomotor functions  
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thalamus   receives and relays all sensory stimuli to the cerebral cortex  
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olfactory   involving the sense of smell  
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hypothalamus   brain region that acts as regulator or thermostat of body temperature, appetite and digestion, water balance, sleeping and waking cycles, emotions, and regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and respirations  
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corpus callosum   connects the two hemispheres of the brain  
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spinal cord   thick cord of nervous tissue that contains 31 pairs of spinal nerves  
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somatic nervous system   responsible for the voluntary responses, such as walking and talking  
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sympathetic nervous system   engages the bodies response to emergency situations  
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parasympathetic nervous system   part of the autonomic nervous system, assists in returning the body to normal after a stressful situation has occurred  
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brain abscess   accumulation of pus located in the brain tissue  
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aphasia   inability to communicate through speech due to injury or disease to part of the brain  
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cephalalgia   pain in the head, headache  
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dysphasia   difficult speech  
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hemiparesis   slight or partial paralysis on one half of the body  
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hemiplegia   paralysis of one half of the body  
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narcolepsy   uncontrolled, sudden attacks of sleep  
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neuritis   inflammation of a nerve  
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paresthesia   sensation of numbness or tingling  
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syncope   fainting  
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alzheimer's disease   progressive deterioration of a person's intellectual functioning  
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ALS - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis   severe weakening of the motoneurons of the spinal cord and cortex, leading to progressive paralysis  
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bell's palsy   temporary or permanent weakness/paralysis of muscles in the face on one side  
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CVA -cerebrovascular accident   death of a specific portion of the brain tissue  
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epilepsy   syndrome of recurring episodes of seizures  
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hematoma   collection of blood within tissues  
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MS - multiple sclerosis   degenerative inflammatory disease of the CNS  
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parkinson's disease   degenerative, slow, progressive deterioration of neurons in the brain stem  
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encephalitis   inflammation of the brain  
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meningitis   inflammation of the meninges of the brain/spinal cord  
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herpes zoster, shingles   acute viral infection with inflammation of the skin of a spinal or cranial nerve pathway  
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TIA - transient ischemic attack   temporary interruption of the blood supply to a portion of the brain  
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coma   deep state of unconsciousness/no responses  
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amnesia   disturbance in memory, inability to remember past experiences  
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hemorrhagic stroke - bleed   leak or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain  
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EEG   electroencephalography, recording the electrical activity of the brain  
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LP - spinal tap   lumbar puncture, insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid  
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TENS   transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain relief  
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myelogram   x-ray record of the spinal cord and spinal cavity  
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neurectomy   surgical excision of a nerve or nerve fibers  
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echoencephalography   ultrasound used to analyze the intracranial structures of the brain  
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Romberg test   to evaluate cerebellar function and balance  
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brain scan   nuclear scanning of the brain after intravenous injection of radiosotopes  
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craniotomy   surgical procedure to make an opening in the skull  
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nerve block   injection of a local anesthetic along the course of a nerve to eliminate sensation to the area  
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rhizotomy   surgical resection of a spinal nerve root to relieve pain  
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