Medical Word Elements & Abbreviations
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -phasia | speech
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| thalam/o | thalamus
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| neur/o | nerve
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord
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| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane over brain and spinal cord)
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| encephal/o | brain
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| crani/o | cranium (skull)
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| I | Olfactory
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| II | Optic
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| III | Oculomotor
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| IV | Trochlear
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| V | Trigeminal
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| VI | Abducens
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| VII | Facial
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| VIII | Vestibulocochlear
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| IX | Glossopharyngeal
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| X | Vagus
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| XI | Accessory
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| XII | Hypoglossal
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| parasympathetic | "rest and digest"
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| Sympathetic | "fight or flight"
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| ANS | Autonomic Nervous System- nerves that control involuntary movement
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| SNS | Somatic Nervous System- ascending sensory info, and descending motor info
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| Meninges | Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater: protect the brain and spinal cord
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| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System: all nervous tissue outside of the spine and brain
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| CNS | Central Nervous System- consists of the brain and spinal cord
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| -kinesia | movement
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| -paresis | partial paralysis
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| -taxia | order, coordination
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| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid
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| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident
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| LOC | loss of consciousness
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| TIA | Transient ischemic attack
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| Psych/o | Mind
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| R/O | rule out
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